This presentation is an overview of Cisco’s point of view and approach to Environmental Sustainability. This deck is intended to give customers and other stakeholders a high-level understanding of Cisco’s perspective on the Green priority — followed by a closer look at topics of more specific interest. Additional more specific content may found on Cisco Book at wwin.cisco.com/go/cbook.
This presentation is an overview of Cisco’s point of view and approach to Environmental Sustainability.
This deck is intended to give customers and other stakeholders a high-level understanding of Cisco’s perspective on the Green priority — followed by a closer look at topics of more specific interest.
Additional more specific content may found on Cisco Book at wwwin.cisco.com/go/cbook.
Cisco’s ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) is fully aligned with the EcoBoard’s vision, and influences all aspects of Cisco operations, products, customer solutions, and employee programs.
Cisco’s has been ISO 14001 certified since 2000 and currently covers approximately 70 percent of Cisco’s employees.
In FY08, approximately 50 percent of internal audits were conducted virtually, an increase from 30 percent in FY2007.
Cisco’s Environmental Data Tool (EDT) is considered best-of-class by EPA Climate Leaders and an ISO 14001 best-practices technology.
EDT enables a corporate-wide facility inventory of GhG emissions and creates a framework for gathering and reporting Green accomplishments.
EDT can be used to track GHG emissions associated with electricity, natural gas, diesel fuel and/or light fuel oil, propane, and refrigerants used or consumed by facilities.
Cisco’s 2006 Clinton Global Initiative Carbon-to-Collaboration commitment is to reduce emissions from business air travel by 10 percent, using FY06 as a baseline.
GHG Emissions from Air Travel Compared to Headcount and Revenue
*Percent change in GHG emissions based on previously reported FY04 and FY05 air travel emissions.
Event Marketer magazine recognized Cisco’s 2008 CIO Summit with a silver award in the Best Green Event/Tradeshow category of its annual Ex Awards.
In May 2009, Cisco held its inaugural Virtual Strategic Leadership Offsite. More than 3,000 participants rated the event a 4.3 on a scale from 1-5 (5 being the highest rating).
Cisco Consumer Business Group is now shipping 92 products in packaging that uses 38% less paper and blister packs that use 50% less plastic.
Ensuring that all Cisco products can be sourced, manufactured, and sold anywhere, any time, in a socially responsible manner.
In January 2008 Aberdeen’s “Supply Chain Executives Strategic Report” highlighted Cisco as a case study on how to drive end-to-end sustainability throughout the supply chain.
Cisco Consumer Business Group is now shipping 92 products in packaging that uses 38% less paper and blister packs that use 50% less plastic.
Cisco has developed a tightly controlled, closed-loop reverse supply chain, ensuring that environmental responsibility results in financial benefits for Cisco and our shareholders.
Cisco has developed a tightly controlled, closed-loop reverse supply chain, ensuring that environmental responsibility results in financial benefits for Cisco and our shareholders.
Less than two percent of Cisco’s returned electronicequipment goes to landfills.
Cisco’s Technology Migration Program offers participating customers a discount on new products in exchange for returning existing equipment. In 2008, Cisco saw a 63% improvement over 2007 in the number of products redployed.
In FY08 Cisco had Takeback and Recycle program requests in Europe totaling about 192,000 kg (more than 422,000 lb). 99.5 percent of this waste was diverted from landfills.
In two years, World Wide Reverse Logistics (WWRL) increased returned product re-use from virtually zero in FY 2005 to 22% of its inbound volume in FY 2007. This equates to 3.7 million lbs of material re-used instead of scrapped.
Efficient Use of Power in our Buildings,Labs and Data Centers
Both emissions and costs can be reduced through improved management facilitated by networking. Cisco has developed and is piloting two software programs designed to achieve greater energy efficiency in our company’s operations.
Cisco’s Automated Management Power System (AMPS) powers down equipment when it is not in use.
Cisco’s EMAN is a web-based system that monitors and reports on equipment power status, sending prompts when equipment has been left on.
The use of these programs is projected to result in an annual energy savings of 5.8 million kilowatt hours representing more than $800,000 in cost savings and rebates.
Conserving water ensures availability and allows Cisco to save and reinvest these utility costs.
Low-flow auto-shutoff faucets in our Boxborough facility and waterless urinals in our San Jose headquarters are reducing water consumption by more than 11.8 million gallons per year.
We use web-based technology to automate and optimize water schedules.
At product fabrication sites, recycled water is being used for the cooling of PCB ovens, driving our water conservation efforts through to our supply chain.
Cisco uses reclaimed water for landscaping and similar applications. In California alone, we are saving more than 81 million gallons of water each year.
In April 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ranked Cisco the eighth largest Fortune 500 purchaser of renewable energy in the United States.
KWh Green Power
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Equivalent Per Capita Usage in U.S. (number of people)
Smart CommunitiesAn urban communications infrastructure that makes the flow of information, knowledge, people, and traffic more efficient, in turn dramatically enhancing how people experience life in and around cities.
Green Information and Communication Infrastructure
Connected andSustainable
Next-Generation Broadband Infrastructure
IT-Enabled City Infrastructure:Build Environment, Transportation, Energy, Water
Cisco Connected Workplace combines collaborative and networking technologies with an open floor plan and an emphasis on mobility, thereby reconciling productive working patterns with environmental responsibility.
Connected Workplace at Cisco
Estimated Energy EfficiencyGains with Connected Workplace
Cisco’s service module architecture provides a more efficient solution as compared to conventional appliance-based models.
Cisco has dedicated R&D resources in its data center business unit focused on power-efficient solutions.
Cisco power supplies for its data center products are +90% efficient on AC supply when loaded at 60% or higher.
Cisco’s Energy Efficient Data Center (EEDC) can increase storage asset utilization up to 70% through virtualization—enabling consolidation and decreasing dependence on appliances that support server groups.
Cisco employees learn about Cisco’s environmental strategy via the internal “Cisco Green” website and use it to collaborate and discuss environmental issues and share potential solutions.
Cisco employees commit to change at least one thing in their daily workplace lives by making a pledge to the Think Green, Act Green pledge page, actively contributing toward achieving Cisco’s green goals.
Cisco employees participate in global events such as beach and park cleanups, tree planting, eScrap collection, Earth Day, and Bike to Work Day.
Cisco seeks to inspire employees to help make the workplace more energy- and resource-efficient, as well as to engender pride in Cisco’s environmental actions.
