Sustainability

Striving for Sustainability: Meet Pelin

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Striving for Sustainability: Meet Pelin

This blog is part of our focus on Cisco employees who are “Striving for Sustainability” by finding opportunities to integrate sustainability in their day-to-day work. When I announced the company’s next generation environmental sustainability strategy, The Plan for Possible, last July, it led Cisco employees to wonder how to further integrate sustainability into their work. And this can be done in many ways, no matter what area you work in. Meet Pelin Salem. She is a…

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A More Sustainable Future for Africa: Cisco’s Role in Bridging the Digital Divide

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A More Sustainable Future for Africa: Cisco’s Role in Bridging the Digital Divide

When you think of the term sustainability, chances are you think of the environmental kind. But improving the environment doesn’t happen in a void—you need technological access and people with the know-how to manage it all. This requires a strong foundation of sustainable communities, calling for digital divide solutions that incorporate intersectional considerations like education and gender equity. The need for educational initiatives to foster environmental resilience in Africa We could talk about the need…

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Striving for Sustainability: Meet Pelin

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Striving for Sustainability: Meet Pelin

This blog is part of our focus on Cisco employees who are “Striving for Sustainability” by finding opportunities to integrate sustainability in their day-to-day work. When I announced the company’s next generation environmental sustainability strategy, The Plan for Possible, last July, it led Cisco employees to wonder how to further integrate sustainability into their work. And this can be done in many ways, no matter what area you work in. Meet Pelin Salem. She is a…

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Rebooting Europe’s Sustainable Growth and Connectivity with Cisco’s Policy Roadmap

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Rebooting Europe’s Sustainable Growth and Connectivity with Cisco’s Policy Roadmap

On Sunday, like 185 million of my fellow European citizens, I headed to my local polling station to vote in the European elections. As the banners come down, and the corks and confetti are swept up, the buzz of campaigning will now shift to practical policy making. When our elected MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) head to Strasbourg for their first session in July, over half of them will be newcomers. The beginning of…

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Top 5 Cloud Trends U.K. Businesses Should Watch in 2024

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Top 5 Cloud Trends U.K. Businesses Should Watch in 2024

As business data demands increase, cloud providers and their customers find themselves having to consider the implications of increasing storage costs, security risks and environmental footprint. Such impacts are of particular importance to U.K. organisations, as it is the largest cloud market in Europe. TechRepublic spoke to U.K. cloud experts to identify the top five industry trends emerging from the country’s burgeoning reliance on the fundamental IT infrastructure. These cloud trends are: Premiumisation of cloud packages….

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Sustainability 101: What is a resilient ecosystem?

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Sustainability 101: What is a resilient ecosystem?

Do you feel a bit lost when people refer to certain environmental sustainability topics and aren’t sure where to start when it comes to learning more? Sustainability 101 is a blog series that you can turn to for information about different environmental terms that may come up at work, during discussions with friends, and even at your annual holiday gathering. “Biodiversity forms the web of life that we depend on for so many things –…

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Why IT Leaders Are Evolving the Network into a High-Performance Digital Engine

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Why IT Leaders Are Evolving the Network into a High-Performance Digital Engine

In 2024, digital methods of payment are outpacing cash. 3D printers are becoming a fixture in implant surgery and AI is adding color to the world for people who are visually impaired, using just a phone—and the network. Society expects and depends on an ever-increasing fusion of digital and physical experiences for everyday life and business progress. This dependency is apparent in the 2024 Cisco Global Networking Trends Report, which shows a continued correlation between…

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Climate concerns: Personal advice on how to navigate eco-anxiety

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Climate concerns: Personal advice on how to navigate eco-anxiety

We’ve all seen the headlines in the news focusing on wildfires, floods, droughts, and hurricanes. For those of us who care deeply about the health of our planet, it’s hard not to be concerned about the consequences of climate change. According to the American Psychological Association (APA), “eco-anxiety” refers to “anxiety or worry about climate change and its effects.” May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and in honor of that, I decided it was timely to…

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The Australian Government’s Manufacturing Objectives Rely on IT Capabilities

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The Australian Government’s Manufacturing Objectives Rely on IT Capabilities

In recent weeks, the Australian government has announced several objectives and initiatives that are intended to drive towards a single outcome: a far more robust local manufacturing industry. For Australia to be able to achieve this, it’s going to need a highly capable and equally well-resourced IT sector working in the manufacturing sector. The Australian government earmarks nation-building levels of investment The Future Made in Australia Act has yet to be fully detailed, but as…

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Setting the Standard: Cisco Catalyst switches among the first to achieve ENERGY STAR certification

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Setting the Standard: Cisco Catalyst switches among the first to achieve ENERGY STAR certification

Today, three of Cisco’s Catalyst line of switches — C9200-L, C9300-48P, and C9300-48UXM — are officially ENERGY STAR® certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. We are among the first to achieve this in the Large Network Equipment category. This certification is yet another step in our sustainability journey, which we’ve been making progress on for over two decades. These commitments are essential because sustainability is top of mind for everyone I speak to, from investors to colleagues…

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