Corporate Social Responsibility

2008 Cisco CSR Awards

Our People

  • 100 Best Places to Work (#6), Fortune
  • Most Admired Companies (#18 overall, #1 in Network Communications), Fortune
  • Best Workplace in Germany (#1), Great Place to Work Institute
  • Employer of Choice for Women (Australia), Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)
  • 100% Score (5th consecutive year), Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign
  • Best Workplace in Norway ( #7), Great Place to Work Institute
  • Best Workplace in Italy (#7), Great Place to Work Institute
  • Best Workplace in France (#7), Great Place to Work Institute
  • Best Employer in Belgium ( #1), Great Place to Work Institute
  • Talent Management Best in Class (TAMBIC) Award ( #1), IQPC Talent Management Super Conference
  • Best Workplaces in Europe 2008 (#3), Great Places to Work Institute

Society

  • 2008 China Philanthropy Award, China Ministry of Civil Affairs
  • China's Top Philanthropic Award, recognition of Cisco's significant rebuilding efforts in Sichuan Province
  • 2008 Directors Nonprofit Excellence Award, for Cisco partner Community Voice Mail, Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy (CECP)
  • Power in Partnership Award, "Big Tick" for our work with BT on Lifelines India, Business in the Community

Environment

  • Green Power Partner of the Year, EPA's Green Power Partnership
  • 2008 Waste Reduction Awards Program recipient
  • 6th Annual Flex Your Power Award, Peak Demand Response

Governance and Ethics

  • 2008 World’s Most Ethical Companies, Computer hardware, Ethisphere Magazine
  • The World’s Best CEO, Top 30, for John Chambers, Barron’s Weekly
  • Top CEO in the Telecommunications, Data Networking & Wireline Equipment sector
  • Gold Class Company, 2008 SAM (Sustainable Asset Management)
  • 2008 Corporate Governance Award, IR Global Ranking
  • Best Corporate Governance; Best Corporate Advertising; Honorable Mention: Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations, Mega-Cap
  • Most Shareholder-friendly Company, Telecommunications/Data Networking & Wireline Equipment sector

Other CSR awards

  • 2008 Corporate Social Responsibility Index (CSRI) (#41)
  • 100 Best Corporate Citizens (#14), Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO)

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