The Environment
- Cisco met its goal to reduce all Scope 1, 2, and business-air-travel Scope 3 GHG Emissions worldwide by 25 percent absolute by 2012 (from a 2007 baseline). This 25 percent absolute reduction was accomplished even with a revenue increase of more than 30 percent over the same period, demonstrating the ability to decouple economic growth from GHG emissions.
- Cisco has used its technology within the company to improve collaboration and reduce GHG emissions due to travel. Cisco now has approximately 1,400 room-based TelePresence Units in Cisco offices in nearly 250 cities across 70 countries.
- Additionally, Cisco used over 20 million hours of Cisco WebEx desktop conferencing in 2012 alone and more than 22,000 Cisco employees telework using Cisco Virtual Office, which extends Cisco’s own network into employee homes.
John Chambers, Chief Executive Officer, Cisco, said, “Cisco’s true value is not in what we make, but in what we make possible. Our business innovation underpins our CSR performance and as innovation occurs, we are helping break down the barriers that stifle economic growth and stall environmental sustainability. Education and the Internet are two great equalizers and through the use of technology – as well as in collaboration with our employees, partners and governments – we are transforming lives.”
Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Cisco, said, “The technology, partnerships, and expertise that Cisco uses to help its customers also play a critical role in multiplying positive impacts for society and the environment. Through our human and technology networks, Cisco has had the ability to address pressing global issues in CSR such as access to healthcare, improving underperforming education systems, and increasing greenhouse gas emissions.”
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