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Goals and Progress

We set bold goals with measurable near-term targets to demonstrate our progress.

Community
Resilience

Goal

Provide digital and cybersecurity skills training to 25 million more learners by fiscal 2030 through Cisco Networking Academy.1

11.9 million learners trained from fiscal 2023 through fiscal 2025

Read more about our efforts to support learning and digital skills.

Our People

Goal

Sustain 80% community impact participation in fiscal 2025, as measured by employees' actions, including donating, volunteering, participating in programs that positively impact communities, and advocating for causes they care about.

Maintained >80% participation in community impact for sixth year in a row.

Read more about employee giving and volunteering at Cisco.

Energy and
Sustainability

Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Goals announced September 2021

Goal

Reach net-zero GHG emissions across our value chain by reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 90% by 2040 (fiscal 2019 base year).1

We are reporting progress through the near-term targets below.

Near-term Target

Reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 90% by fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2019 base year).2

90% reduction in fiscal 20253

Near-term Target

Reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, and use of sold products by 30% by fiscal 2030 (fiscal 2019 base year).4

35% reduction in fiscal 20255

Read more about our Net-Zero Strategy.

Energy and
Sustainability

Circular Design, Products, and Packaging

Goal

100% of new Cisco products and packaging incorporate Circular Design Principles by fiscal 2025.6

100% meeting circular design criteria in fiscal 2025

NEW: Maintain 100% for new products and packaging in fiscal 2026

Goal

Reduce foam used in Cisco product packaging by 75% as measured by weight by fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2019 base year).

78% reduction in fiscal 2025

Goal

Increase product packaging cube efficiency by 50% by fiscal 2025 (fiscal 2019 base year).7

73% cumulative improvement in fiscal 2025

Goal

50% of plastic used in our products (by weight) will be made of recycled content by fiscal 2025.8

45% recycled content used in products in fiscal 2025

Read more about our focus on circular transformation in packaging.

Supply Chain
Environmental
Stewardship

Goal

80% of Cisco component, manufacturing, and logistics suppliers by spend will have a public, absolute GHG emissions reduction target by fiscal 2025.9

88% by spend with targets in fiscal 2025

Goal

70% of Cisco component and manufacturing suppliers by spend will achieve a zero-waste diversion rate at one or more sites by fiscal 2025.10

76% by spend with at least one certified site

Read more about our supply chain environmental stewardship efforts.

This table lists our energy and sustainability goals completed prior to the start of the last fiscal year. The table includes a link and page reference to the public report corresponding to the target or completion year.

Completed Energy and Sustainability Goals
Goal Announcement Date Goal Topic Goal Final Reporting Fiscal Year
Date goal announced:September 2018 Goal Topic:Energy/GHG Goal:Improve large rack-mounted-equipment system power efficiency — as measured from the input power from the facility to the board-mounted ASICs, memory, and other chip devices — from 77% to 87% by FY22 (FY16 base year). See Product Use and Efficiency for details. Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2022 Purpose Report (p. 8)
Date goal announced:October 2018 Goal Topic:Product and Packaging Materials Goal:Decrease use of virgin plastic by 20% by FY25 (FY18 base year).1 Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2021 Purpose Report (pp. 11, 85, 86)
Date goal established:September 2017 Goal Topic:Energy/GHG Environment goal:
  1. Reduce total Cisco Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions worldwide by 60% absolute by FY22 (FY07 base year).
  2. Use electricity generated from renewable sources for at least 85% of our global electricity by FY22.
 Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2021 Purpose Report (p. 77)
Date goal established:June 2016 Goal Topic:Energy/GHG Environment goal:Avoid 1 million metric tonnes cumulative of GHG emissions in our supply chain from FY12 to FY20. Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2019 CSR Report (pp. 135, 142, 150, 152, 169, and 170)
Date goal established:February 2013 Goal Topic:Energy/GHG Environment goal:
  1. Reduce total Cisco Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions worldwide by 40% absolute by FY17 (FY07 base year).
  2. Reduce total Cisco business-air-travel Scope 3 GHG emissions worldwide by 40% absolute by FY17 (FY07 base year).
  3. Reduce Cisco’s FY17 net consumption-weighted electricity emission factor to half of the latest International Energy Agency world average emission factor publicly available before the end of FY17.
  4. Reduce total Cisco operational energy use per unit of revenue worldwide by 15% by FY17 (FY07 base year).
  5. Use electricity generated from renewable sources for at least 25% of our electricity every year through FY17.
 Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2017 CSR Report (pp. 101, 102, 106, and 108)
Date goal established:June 2008 Goal Topic:Energy/GHG Environment goal:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Leaders commitment to reduce all Scope 1, Scope 2, and business-air-travel Scope 3 GHG emissions worldwide by 25% absolute by end of CY12 (CY07 base year). Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2012 CSR Report (p. F14)
Date goal established:September 2006 Goal Topic:Energy/GHG Environment goal:Clinton Global Initiative commitment to reduce GHG emissions from all Cisco business air travel worldwide by 10% absolute by FY09 (FY06 base year). Final Reporting Fiscal Year:2009 CSR Report (p. C32)

1 From beginning of fiscal 2023 through end of fiscal 2030.

1 We intend to neutralize the remaining 10% of emissions by removing an equal amount from the atmosphere.

2 Cisco purchased verified voluntary carbon removals in support of our fiscal 2025 goal to neutralize the residual emissions from our operations.

3 Percentage is rounded from an 89.7% reduction. This rounding is for presentation purposes only and does not affect the underlying data.

4 The baseline and progress reported for our fiscal 2030 goal includes a subset of Scope 3 Category 1 (purchased goods and services from manufacturing, component, and warehouse suppliers), a subset of Scope 3 Category 4 (upstream transportation and distribution from Cisco purchased air transportation), and all of Scope 3 Category 11 (use of sold products).

5 We expect our progress to fluctuate year-over-year based on the number and type of products we sell each year.

6 The scope of this goal is limited to hardware products and associated packaging, excluding: standalone components (e.g., chassis, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), optical modules), standalone basic product accessories (e.g., power cables, brackets), Original Equipment Manufacturer products (where Cisco does not own the design), and products and packaging of nonintegrated acquisitions. Product and packaging designs achieving a score of 75% or higher are counted toward the goal.

7 Packaging efficiency is measured by comparing the size of the product relative to the packaging, using dimensional weight. Dimensional weight uses volume and a standard dimensional factor to calculate the weight of a package. In this methodology, the packaging efficiency metric is based on the difference of the normalized dimensional weight (by volume) between the baseline and current year. This goal applies to high-volume packaging requiring redesigns.

8 The scope of this goal excludes plastics contained in commodity components (e.g., plastic screws, fans, and cables) and in products designed and manufactured by our Original Design Manufacturers. While we did not meet the 50% target, our teams drove innovation and deepened collaboration across our supply chain, resulting in an increase in recycled plastic use.

9 Suppliers are expected to set public absolute GHG emissions reduction targets or intensity targets that produce an absolute emissions reduction during the target period. Cisco encourages suppliers to set targets in line with an approved science-based methodology. Progress toward this goal is quantified using Cisco’s supply chain spend which can vary annually.

10 According to current standard definitions used in certification protocols, “zero-waste” diversion is defined as a 90% or greater overall diversion of solid, nonhazardous wastes from landfill, incineration (waste-to-energy), and the environment. Diversion methods can include reduction, reuse, recycling, and/or compost.

1 The scope of this goal excludes plastics contained in commodity components (e.g., plastic screws, fans, and cables) and in products designed and manufactured by our Original Design Manufacturers.