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Leveraging the unique strengths of our people, technology, innovation, and our ecosystem, we believe we have the power to address systemic causes of inequity, break down barriers, and create lasting generational change for marginalized communities around the world.</p> <p>In 2020, we embarked on a five-year journey backed by a US$300 million commitment to explore new ways to address inequities, break down barriers, and create more inclusive opportunities for people to thrive.</p> <p>Our 12 Actions for Social Justice began as a commitment to the African American/Black community. They now serve as a blueprint that drives us forward, working together to create lasting, generational change-within Cisco, across our partners and suppliers, and in marginalized communities around the world.</p> <p>Cisco's <a href="/c/en/us/about/social-justice-action-office.html">Social Justice Action Office</a> brings together leaders and experts across our company to drive consistent execution, rigor, and accountability in our social justice actions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full "> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center " data-stickynav-title="Actions" data-deeplink-name="actions" id="actions" data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="12 bold actions for social justice"> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > 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src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/_jcr_content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933/Th-Third-1/tile.img.png/1684823925560.png" title="Action 4" alt="Action 4"></noscript> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action4"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Increase board diversity"> Increase board diversity </a> </div> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl icon" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Deliver inclusive culture and anti-discrimination training" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action5"> <a class="img-link" href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="image"> <div class="dm-img" src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/jcr:content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933/Th-Third-2/tile_copy.img.png/1684823938714.png" title="Action 5" alt="Action 5" > <noscript class="dmimg-ns"><img src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/_jcr_content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933/Th-Third-2/tile_copy.img.png/1684823938714.png" title="Action 5" alt="Action 5"></noscript> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action5"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Deliver inclusive culture and anti-discrimination training"> Deliver inclusive culture and anti-discrimination training </a> </div> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl icon" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Connect leaders and employees" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action6"> <a class="img-link" href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="image"> <div class="dm-img" src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/jcr:content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933/Th-Third-3/tile_copy.img.png/1684823950696.png" title="Action 6" alt="Action 6" > <noscript class="dmimg-ns"><img src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/_jcr_content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933/Th-Third-3/tile_copy.img.png/1684823950696.png" title="Action 6" alt="Action 6"></noscript> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action6"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Connect leaders and employees"> Connect leaders and 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</div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action7"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Transform our supplier ecosystem"> Transform our supplier ecosystem </a> </div> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl icon" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Commit to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action8"> <a class="img-link" href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="image"> <div class="dm-img" src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/jcr:content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933_cop/Th-Third-2/tile_copy.img.png/1684823977919.png" title="Action 8" alt="Action 8" > <noscript class="dmimg-ns"><img src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/_jcr_content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933_cop/Th-Third-2/tile_copy.img.png/1684823977919.png" title="Action 8" alt="Action 8"></noscript> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action8"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Commit to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)"> Commit to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) </a> </div> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl icon" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Support Diverse-owned companies" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action9"> <a class="img-link" href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="image"> <div 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alt="Action 11"></noscript> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action11"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Invest in next-generation tech innovation"> Invest in next-generation tech innovation </a> </div> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl icon" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-config-metrics-title="Integrate human rights and inclusion across our business" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action12"> <a class="img-link" href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="image"> <div class="dm-img" src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/jcr:content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933_cop_161926813/Th-Third-3/tile_copy.img.png/1684824056216.png" title="Action 12" alt="Action 12" > <noscript class="dmimg-ns"><img src="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/_jcr_content/Grid/category_atl/layout-category-atl/blade_1334766631_cop/bladeContents/thirds_446573933_cop_161926813/Th-Third-3/tile_copy.img.png/1684824056216.png" title="Action 12" alt="Action 12"></noscript> </div> </a> </div> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <h3> <div class="lightbox-link" data-lightbox-id="lightbox-action12"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" role="button" data-config-metrics-item="Integrate human rights and inclusion across our business"> Integrate human rights and inclusion across our business </a> </div> </h3> <p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center nopd-thm thml-2" data-stickynav-title="Progress" data-deeplink-name="progress" id="progress" data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="Progress in our five-year journey"> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > <h2>Progress in our five-year journey</h2> </div> <div class="blade-description" > <p>Highlights of our progress fiscal years 2020 through 2024 (FY20鈥揊Y24)</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full blowout "> <div class="col full"> <div class="row thirds" data-owner="ID"> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/graphic/grapClientLib.min.css"><script src="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/graphic/grapClientLib.min.js" defer></script> <p>US$97M</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Donated US$97M in services and software to HBCUs</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <p>63</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Completed 63 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity assessments at HBCUs</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <p>47</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Completed 47 technology installations at HBCUs</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row thirds" data-owner="ID"> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <p>US$1.5B</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Preserved US$1.5 billion in Title IV funding at HBCUs through services and software installations that made schools NIST compliant</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <p>100%</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Received diversity metrics from 100 percent of our preferred suppliers in FY24</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col third"> <div class="dm0 dmc-tl grap" data-config-metrics-group="Tile" data-version="DM:components/tile/tile:V3.0.3"> <div class="med ct"> <p>US$4.5M</p> </div> <div class="cnt"> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Donated US$4.5M to non-profits supporting equity and justice for marginalized communities</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/spotlight/clientLib-v2.min.css" type="text/css"> <div class="dm0 dm-cmcl dmc-sl var-4 c-middle graphic-C river no-border focal-C compact nopd-thm thmp-0 pal-3" 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<div class="cnt"> <h2 class="sl-title">The beliefs that drive us</h2> <div class="rte-txt"> <p>Our聽5-year Social Justice journey to drive greater impact is guided by six core beliefs that help determine how we respond to inequities and injustice and what bold actions we will take.</p> </div> <ul class="ctas"><li><a class="cta pri0" href="/c/en/us/about/social-justice/beliefs.html" data-config-metrics-item="Read about our beliefs">Read about our beliefs</a></li></ul> </div> </div>   <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center nopd-thm thmd-1 pal-2" data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="Power an inclusive future for all"> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > <h2>Power an inclusive future for all</h2> </div> <div class="blade-description" > <p>We pursue our purpose by closing the digital divide, empowering the future of work, fighting for equality and social justice, and building a regenerative planet.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full "> <div class="col full"> </div> </div> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <ul class="ctas"><li><a class="cta pri1" href="https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/about/purpose/index.html" data-config-metrics-item="Learn more about our purpose">Learn more about our purpose</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dm0 dmc-bld compact header-center description-center cta-center nopd-thm thml-1" data-config-metrics-group="Blade" data-config-metrics-title="Resources"> <div class="bl-cnt "> <div class="row full"> <div class="col full"> <div class="bld-text"> <div class = "blade-header" > <h2>Resources</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row full "> <div class="col full"> <div class="row thirds" data-owner="ID"> <div class="col third"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/list/list.min.css"><script src="/etc/designs/cdc/dmr/list/list.min.js" 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class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Support community partnerships, l..." data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Support community partnerships, legislation, and advocacy</h3> <p>Cisco supports key partnerships, nonprofits, and鈥痑dvocates shaping and impacting social justice policy, legislation, and philanthropy. Together, we're supporting equal rights and access to opportunity for marginalized communities.</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><b>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey</b><br> </p> <ul> <li>Awarded US$4.5 million to nonprofits that work in marginalized communities that advocate for equity and justice</li> <li>Established the observance of Juneteenth as a paid holiday</li> <li>Launched the Power to Empower Ambassador program to connect nonprofits to Cisco resources including employee expertise, volunteers, corporate matching funds, technology donations, and training.</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action2' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action2-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Increase representation" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Increase representation</h3> <p>Cisco seeks to create more access to opportunities for employees from marginalized communities, including the African American/Black community, by addressing gaps in the number of applicants, expanding Social Talent Certified Interview training, and working with key organizations to source talented candidates. </p> <p style="text-align: left;">Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey </p> <ul> <li>Increased African American/Black representation in non-executive roles by 66 percent</li> <li>Increased African American/Black representation in director-level roles by 94 percent</li> <li>Increased African American/Black representation in executive roles by 300 percent</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action3' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action3-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Expand fair pay" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Expand fair pay</h3> <p>Cisco is expanding our approach to fair pay and continuing to focus on promotion fairness, stock, and bonuses to help ensure equity in our leadership pipeline.</p> <p><b>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey</b></p> <ul> <li>Expanded our pay fairness program to include analysis on merit, promotion, and stock participation</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action4' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action4-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Increase board diversity" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Increase board diversity</h3> <p>Cisco is increasing the diversity of our board of directors, focusing on expanding our talent pipeline within marginalized communities, including the African American/Black community.</p> <p><b>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey</b></p> <ul> <li>Increased the number of diverse candidates in our executive leadership pipelines</li> <li>Welcomed John D. Harris II as the first African American member of Cisco's Board of Directors</li> <li>Welcomed Marianna Tessel (2021) and Sarah Rae Murphy (2022). Women now hold 4 of our 11 board seats.</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action5' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action5-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Deliver inclusive culture and ant..." data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Deliver inclusive culture and anti-discrimination training</h3> <p>Cisco offers anti-discrimination and inclusive company culture training to employees, partners, and select suppliers. This helps us recognize bias and discrimination, and expand a culture of trust, inclusion, and allyship. </p> <p><b>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey</b></p> <ul> <li>Achieved a 97 percent completion rate for employees worldwide in FY24</li> <li>Achieved a 98 percent completion rate for employees in the U.S. in FY24</li> <li>Made Building Skills for a Conscious Culture training available to select suppliers</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action6' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action6-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Connect leaders and employees" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Connect leaders and employees</h3> <p>Cisco is connecting our leaders, partners, and suppliers with employees from marginalized communities and Cisco Networking Academy students through proximity and The Multiplier Effect (TME) sponsorship initiatives.</p> <p>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey<br> </p> <ul> <li>Introduced Cisco suppliers and partners to the impact and power of sponsorship to accelerate careers of diverse talent</li> <li>Trained more than 500 new leaders</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action7' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action7-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Transform our supplier ecosystem" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Transform our supplier ecosystem</h3> <p>Cisco is accelerating diversity, committing to double our spending across our suppliers by 2025 and supporting their success by sharing solutions and innovations that drive equity and inclusion. </p> <p>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey </p> <ul> <li>Increased spend with diverse U.S. suppliers by 161 percent by end of fiscal year 2024 (FY24)</li> <li>Received diversity metrics from 100 percent of our preferred suppliers in FY24</li> <li>Made Building Skills for a Conscious Culture training available to select suppliers and launched two new micro-lessons in FY24</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action8' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action8-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Commit to Historically Black Coll..." data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Commit to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)</h3> <p>Cisco has committed US$150 million over 5 years to the strategic recovery and sustainability of America's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Of this total, US$50 million supports HBCU students and US$100 million funds technology modernization.</p> <p><b>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey</b></p> <ul> <li>Preserved US$1.5 billion in HBCU Title IV funding through services and software needed for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) compliance</li> <li>Donated US$97 million in services and software to HBCUs</li> <li>Completed 63 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) assessments and 47 technology installations at HBCUs</li> <li>Launched the Cisco Cyber Academy at Denmark Technical College, a two-year HBCU located in rural Bamberg County, South Carolina</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action9' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action9-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Support Diverse-owned companies" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Support Diverse-owned companies</h3> <p>Cisco is driving equitable access to capital, education, and customers for marginalized communities, including African American/Black-owned companies, through special finance offers and training programs designed to increase revenue and profitability. </p> <p>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey </p> <ul> <li>Created a special offer of deferring payments for six months with zero percent interest鈥攁n offer that has been extended to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and diverse-owned businesses</li> <li>Provided equipment leasing and finance training to over 130 Cisco partners and HBCU students.</li> <li>Onboarded 26 African American Cisco Partner Community (AACPC) channel finance partners</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action10' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' data-ltbox-content='parsys' data-ltbox-version = 'v2' data-config-metrics-group='Lightbox' data-config-metrics-title='' > <div id="lightbox-lightbox-action10-parsys" > <div class="dm0 dmc-text" data-config-metrics-group="Responsive Text" data-config-metrics-title="Diversify our partner ecosystem" data-version="DM:components/text/text:V2.2.0"> <h3>Diversify our partner ecosystem</h3> <p>Cisco has committed US$50 million over 5 years to increase the number of African American/Black-owned technology companies in our partner ecosystem to accelerate their growth and financial success.  </p> <p>Highlights of progress in our 5-year journey</p> <ul> <li>Connected over 20,000 diverse candidates with technical and management job prospects at Cisco or with partners</li> <li>Created the African American Cisco Partner Community (AACPC) with more than 400 Black-owned partners focused on growth</li> <li>Developed an accelerate program focused on 17 AACPC partners through focused investment and access to Cisco resources</li> <li>Provided opportunities, training, and support to AACPC partners to drive demand for their businesses</li> </ul> <p>鈥疉ll data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id='lightbox-action11' class='dmc-lb parsys' style='display:none'data-ltbox-type='parsys' role='dialog' aria-modal='true' aria-hidden='true' aria-labelledby='lb_title' aria-describedby='lb_desc' data-ltbox-title='' data-ltbox-description='' 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We've expanded our focus into three areas.</p> <h3><b>Human rights</b></h3> <p>Cisco is expanding and evolving our global human rights program and addressing human rights impacts in our operations and supply chain. We're also developing frameworks for addressing human rights risks associated with Cisco's technology.</p> <h3><b>Accessibility</b></h3> <p>Cisco is developing an accessibility infrastructure to transform the way we support employees with accessibility needs. We're advising product teams on integrating accessibility throughout the product development lifecycle.</p> <h3><b>Inclusive language</b></h3> <p>Cisco is driving awareness, implementing inclusive language policies, and creating new resources for our engineering teams to assist in removing harmful language and terminology from our products. Our efforts have included:</p> <ul> <li>Establishing Cisco's Human Rights Advisory Committee to guide Cisco's business and human-rights strategy</li> <li>Publishing Cisco's Principles for Responsible Artificial Intelligence and Responsible AI Framework</li> <li>Joining The Valuable 500, a global business collective innovating together for disability inclusion</li> <li>Implementing an inclusive language policy</li> <li>Creating an inclusive language playbook to facilitate removing harmful language from products</li> </ul> <p>All data pertains to fiscal years 2020-2024 unless otherwise noted</p> </div> </div> </div>  </div> <script type="module" src="/site/web-components/us/en/cdc-footer.js"></script> <cdc-footer></cdc-footer> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.querySelector('#privacy-manager')!=null){ document.querySelector('#privacy-manager').href='#cookies'; } </script> <div id="fw-overlay"></div> <script src="/etc/designs/cdc/clientlibs/responsive/js/responsive.min.js"></script> <script src="/etc/designs/cdc/fw/m/res_marketing_metrics_rules.js" type="text/javascript"></script>  <noscript><img src="//cisco.112.2o7.net/b/ss/cisco-mobile/5/12345" width="2" height="2" border="0" alt=""/></noscript> </body> </html>

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