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East and Africa. “As a global technology • Cisco has achieved 100% renewable • Cisco has achieved 100% renewable
leader, we must set the standard for energy in several countries around energy in several countries around
sustainable business practices and the world and is on track to reach its the world and is on track to reach its
support our customers, partners, and goal to use electricity generated from goal to use electricity generated from
suppliers in their efforts to reduce their renewable sources for at least 85% renewable sources for at least 85%
impact on the environment as well.” of Cisco’s global electricity by FY22. of Cisco’s global electricity by FY22.
Cisco has been setting and achieving • For Scope 3 emissions, in 2019, Cisco • For Scope 3 emissions, in 2019, Cisco
goals to reduce its GHG emissions was one year ahead of schedule in was one year ahead of schedule in
at its facilities and across its supply reaching a goal to avoid 1 million metric reaching a goal to avoid 1 million metric
chain since 2008. Strategies Cisco tons of CO2e in our supply chain through tons of CO2e in our supply chain through
will use to reach net zero include: a range of actions -- such as utilizing a range of actions -- such as utilizing
• Continuing to increase the more ocean shipments, redesigning more ocean shipments, redesigning
energy efficiency of our products product packaging, and implementing product packaging, and implementing
through innovative product design energy management at our contract energy management at our contract
• Accelerating use of renewable energy manufacturing partners. We then set a manufacturing partners. We then set a
• Embracing hybrid work new goal to reduce supply chain-related new goal to reduce supply chain-related
• Investing in carbon removal solutions Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30 percent Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30 percent
• Further embedding sustainability absolute by FY30 (compared to FY19). absolute by FY30 (compared to FY19).
and circular economy • Cisco is committed to designing and • Cisco is committed to designing and
principles across our business managing its products and packaging managing its products and packaging
For more than 15 years, Cisco has for reuse, repair and resource efficiency. for reuse, repair and resource
worked toward a sustainable future by Cisco is on track to design 100% of efficiency. Cisco is on track to design
reducing emissions, reducing waste, new Cisco products and packaging to 100% of new Cisco products and
building more efficient products, and incorporate Circular Design Principles packaging to incorporate Circular
setting and achieving ambitious goals. by 2025. Cisco also continues to Design Principles by 2025. Cisco also
• Since 2008, Cisco has set and achieved deliver and improve its product continues to deliver and improve its
a series of five-year goals to reduce our service, takeback and reuse programs, product service, takeback and reuse
Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions. supporting the 100% product return programs, supporting the 100% product
The current goal to reduce Scope pledge made by CEO Chuck Robbins return pledge made by CEO Chuck
1 and 2 emissions by 60% by FY22 at the World Economic Forum Annual Robbins at the World Economic Forum
(compared to FY07) is approved by Meeting in 2018 as part of the PACE Annual Meeting in 2018 as part of the
the Science Based Target initiative Capital Equipment Coalition.initiative PACE Capital Equipment Coalition.
(SBTi), and we are on track to meet it. (SBTi), and we are on track to meet it.

Cisco and Telstra Renew Agreement to Offer Businesses Added Visibility
and Insights to Monetize IoT

Cisco and Telstra announced plans for serving the connected car industry. It is Industry Solutions and IoT, Telstra.
continued collaboration with a new five- currently used in more than 50 service “Working with Cisco, our management
year agreement to provide advanced provider networks and 30,000 enterprises platform helps customers automate and
connectivity management for Internet of supporting more than 185 million manage large-scale IoT deployments
Things (IoT) services with Telstra Control connected devices. Cisco continues to easily and cost-effectively. This means
Center powered by Cisco. Using Cisco’s work with its service provider customers customers can be faster to market, lower
IoT Control Center SaaS solution for more like Telstra to explore 5G use cases that costs, increase reliability and take actions
than 10 years has allowed Telstra to will drive value, including private 5G, as through the platform ’s insights.” “Cisco
advance its business goals and grow new the platform supports both 5G standalone and Telstra have a long history driving
revenue streams. The company currently (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) networks. innovation in networking, 5G, collaboration
serves thousands of customers including “We’re proud to be an IoT global leader as solutions and more,” said Masum Mir,
Australia's major financial institutions, we continue to scale up our IoT software Vice President, Mobility, Automation and
retailers and government, offering more and platform offerings across several IoT Control, Cisco. “Together we continue
visibility and flexibility to better manage industry verticals, while leveraging to empower autonomous industries and
their businesses and turn IoT data into Australia’s largest IoT network with over connected communities in Australia with
decisions. Cisco IoT Control Center is a four million IoT devices now connected,” smart infrastructure designed to support
market leading mobile IoT SaaS platform said Mark Chapman, Group Owner of the future of connectivity with 5G.”

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