Welcome to the Cisco
ESG Reporting Hub
Here, you will find relevant information and data related to many aspects of our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, performance, and policies.
Cisco has a purpose to Power an Inclusive Future for All. Our 2022 Purpose Report summarizes how we have brought this purpose to life. The report describes our commitments, goals, progress, and impact for the ESG topics that are significant to achieving Cisco's purpose and are important for our stakeholders. This ESG Reporting Hub includes in-depth information on all reporting topics.
Our people highlights
Maintained
>80%
employee participation in
community impact for third
year in a row
Achieved
60%
increase in representation of all employees who self-identify as African American/Black (AA/B) from entry level through manager (FY20 base year)
Our global communities highlights
Contributed
US$494 million
in cash and in-kind contributions to community programs by Cisco and the Cisco Foundation, including US$377 million in in-kind contributions for Cisco Networking Academy
Positively impacted
893 million
people through our social impact grants and signature programs (FY16-FY22)1
1 Cisco’s annual Purpose Report features many different initiatives, programs, and partnerships, but not all are included in Cisco’s goal to positively impact 1 billion people by 2025. Some of our social impact grantees also receive funding from other organizations. Our Reporting Criteria documents which programs are in scope for limited assurance, together with our overall measurement approach, methodology, for those programs and/or grantee partnerships. The cumulative to date number that demonstrates our progress against our goal was updated in April 2023 upon completion of independent limited assurance. For details on the number of people positively impacted between FY16-FY22, please see our Reporting Criteria and the independent limited assurance report. To access the assurance report, download the PDF and open in Adobe® Acrobat® Reader to click-to-accept terms to access the full document.
Environment highlights
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved our goal of
net zero by 2040
across our value chain
Reduced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by
39%
compared to FY19 base year1
1 By reducing our absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions 90% compared to fiscal 2019 and neutralizing any remaining emissions by removing an equal amount from the atmosphere.
