We harness the creativity of our employees to promote sustainability at Cisco and beyond. Our campaigns aim to inspire employees to become "green ambassadors." We are proud of their passion and dedication to live and work sustainably.
Think Green, Act Green
Our Think Green, Act Green campaign, now in its second year, encourages employees to commit to act green at work, at home and in their communities. Employees have already made 4128 pledges, ranging from installing energy-efficient light bulbs to taking shorter showers, and our target is to reach 10,000. For every pledge made, Cisco donates $1 to Water.org, a global nonprofit organization committed to providing safe drinking water for people in developing countries.
My Green Life
In FY10, the "My Green Life" video challenge encouraged employees to live more sustainably at work and at home. The competition asked employees to highlight their approach to their homes and communities. Click on the photo to view a video from one employee and his family on "Our Green Lifestyle."
Our Green Lifestyle
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Entries were featured on the Cisco Green website, an online community for employees to learn about Cisco's environmental strategy, share ideas and swap tips. Over half (65 percent) of our employees visited the site in FY10 and around 2000 also subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter on the environment.
Virtual Earth Day
Cisco's Earth Day event in April 2010 showcased one of our Low-Carbon Solutions. Through Cisco WebEx, our online tool enabling virtual collaboration, around 1200 employees participated in 34 sessions that were designed to share best practices and to educate on how Cisco solutions and other ICTs can enable environmental sustainability. The event was also attended by external stakeholders including customers, industry peers, government representatives, academia, and NGOs. See more on Virtual Earth Day.
Think before you print
Raising staff awareness of the environmental impacts of printer use was a focus in FY10. In October 2009, we ran a pilot "no print day" in India, asking employees not to use printers on a given date. Following the success of the pilot, which cut printer use that day by 41 percent, we have made it a monthly global campaign. Since the introduction of this campaign, we have reduced printing by 10 to 29 percent on "no print days."
By requiring employees to enter a personal identification number to retrieve printed documents, we have reduced printing by 10 to 15 percent a month since January 2010. In the Asia Pacific region, printer statistics are used to encourage individuals who print frequently to reconsider the need to print paper copies.
