Cisco Systems—Cisco committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 across full value chain
In September 2021, Cisco announced a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its full value chain (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) by 2040. The commitment was validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. Cisco also set interim targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% by 2025 from a 2019 baseline and reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Environmental Sustainability | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Cisco announced net zero greenhouse gas emissions commitment by 2040 with SBTi validation
Cisco published a press release in September 2021 committing to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 across Scopes 1, 2, and 3, with interim targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.