Cisco | Sustainability Performance
Develops and sells networking hardware, software, and telecommunications equipment.
1984
United States
10,001+ employees
Computer Networking
$10B+ in revenue
$10B+ in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#771
Overallⓘ#198
in United Statesⓘ#2
in Computer NetworkingⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Laggard
Aligned
Laggard
Aligned
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
10.5
B/M 24.7
312.2
B/M 459.8
27.7
B/M 36.0
0.1
B/M 0.5
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Controversy level
- Cisco disclosed multiple critical security vulnerabilities including the 2021 IOS XE activelyexploited flaw affecting tens of thousands of devices and the Salt Typhoon Chinese stateactor breach in 2024 of U.S. telecom infrastructure via Cisco equipment.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.