We have expanded the list of climate policies we assess company engagement with to incorporate land-use related policy, referring to legislative or regulatory measures to enhance and protect ecosystems and land where carbon is being stored. Assessments under this category are currently underweighted in terms of their contribution to the overall company metrics. This weighting will be progressively increased over the next 6 months.
We adjusted the terminology used to describe the queries running down the left-hand side of our scoring matrix and added additional explanatory text to the info-boxes. This has no impact on the scores and methodology. It has been done following user feedback to improve clarity.
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Cisco is a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Cisco is a member of the US-Japan Business Council
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Cisco is a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
not specified
InfluenceMap Data Point on Corporate - Influencer Relationship
(1 = weak, 10 = strong)
Cisco is a member of the US-Japan Business Council
In this section, we depict graphically the relationships the corporation has with trade associations, federations, advocacy groups and other third parties who may be acting on their behalf to influence climate change policy. Each of the columns above represents one relationship the corporation appears to have with such a third party. In these columns, the top, dark section represents the strength of the relationship the corporation has with the influencer. For example if a corporation's senior executive also held a key role in the trade association, we would deem this to be a strong relationship and it would be on the far left of the chart above, with the weaker ones to the right. Click on these grey shaded upper sections for details of these relationships. The middle section contains a link to the organization score details of the influencer concerned, so you can see the details of its climate change policy influence. Click on the middle sections for for details of the trade associations. The lower section contains the organization score of that influencer, the lower the more negatively it is influencing climate policy.
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Climate Lobbying Overview: Cisco Systems (Cisco) appears to engage on climate change policy with positive, though limited engagement. While its top-line statements are positive, the company does not appear to engage with specific climate-related policy.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Cisco’s top-line messaging on climate policy is largely positive, although limited. In its 2020 environmental technical review, it recognizes some of the science of climate change but did not link increasing GHG levels to anthropogenic causes. In the same review, it states how its current targets are consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to “Well-below 2°C.” However, Cisco does not appear to comment on the Paris Agreement or any specific emission reductions goal, such as ‘net-zero.’
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: In its 2018 CSR report, Cisco stated it engaged with governments, regulatory agencies, and standards development organizations regarding energy efficiency requirements and standards. InfluenceMap has not found any detailed engagement on energy efficiency standards or requirements from Cisco thus far. Cisco does not appear to engage on any other areas of climate-related policy.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Cisco appears to support the energy transition, though with limited engagement. In a 2019 blog post, the entity stated: “We have an important opportunity to collaborate with our global network of component, manufacturing, and logistics suppliers, as well as our industry peers, to drive the large-scale change needed to transition to a low-carbon economy.”
Industry Association Governance: Cisco discloses its 2020 US trade association memberships on its website, however it is not easily accessible, with only one hyperlink on its ‘government affairs’ page providing access. Additionally, the disclosure lacks details on the positions held by Cisco executives within the associations or if Cisco is aligned with the associations' climate change positions. Nevertheless, Cisco’s CEO Chuck Robbins is on the board of the Business Roundtable, which engages on US climate policy with mixed positions. Cisco is also a member of the US Chamber of Commerce and the Business Council of Australia, which traditionally adopt negative positions on climate change policy.