Helping the health of our planet, one bottle at a time

Helping the health of our planet, one bottle at a time

Imagine our planet as a vast network — not of technology and devices, but of life. Earth Month invites us, as stewards of this global network, to initiate impactful changes, both small and significant, in our daily lives. Over the last two years, I’ve committed to a personal challenge that aligns with our corporate ethos of sustainability. I’ve eliminated plastic water bottles and paper coffee cups from my routine, even while traveling. Take a moment to visualize a…

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Making applications more sustainable with Cisco

Making applications more sustainable with Cisco

Global greenhouse gas emissions in the tech sector are significant as they are on par or larger than that of the aviation industry. Building applications more sustainably and reducing cloud carbon footprint have become increasingly important as part of organizations’ operational goals. For instance, ebay aims to source 100% renewable electricity for all eBay-controlled data centers and offices by 2025. Organizations have started to practice green coding, with some even re-coding their applications with older programming…

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Prioritizing sustainability can open doors to profitability

Prioritizing sustainability can open doors to profitability

Andrew: Cisco has made sustainability a priority for many years, and we recently launched Cisco’s next generation environmental sustainability strategy. As a part of that, we have also set a goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our value chain by 2040. And now our customers are increasingly making it a priority. In fact, as we announced in June in a keynote in Las Vegas, sustainability is now among the company’s top five…

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