In der IT und durch Einsatz von IT Nachhaltigkeitsziele erreichen. Mag. Michael Salat (Cisco Systems Austria GmbH)

1. In der IT und durch Einsatz
von IT Nachhaltigkeitsziele
erreichen
Mag. Michael Salat
Sustainability Champion, Cisco Österreich GmbH
msalat@cisco.com
19.2.2024
Cisco’s Net Zero Strategie an Hand von Beispielen

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Clean Energy
Transitions
Accelerate clean energy
adoption and global Net
Zero ambitions
The Plan for Possible
Our plan to
connect a
regenerative
future
Circular
Transformation
Evolve to a regenerative,
circular model
Enhanced Governance
Embed sustainability into the way we operate to manage risk prudently, enhance trust, uphold brand integrity & inspire
Resilient
Ecosystems
Scale efforts to foster an
inclusive future and a
healthy planet

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Delivering on important environmental, social, and
governance (ESG) goals is
not just critical for society, but also for
our business.
- Chuck Robbins, Cisco Chairman & CEO
2022 Cisco Purpose Report

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What is Net Zero?
=
Net Zero
Balance between
amount of GHG produced
and removed from
the atmosphere.
Measures to
reduce emissions
For example:
• Use electricity produced from
low-emission sources
(e.g. solar, wind)
• Increase product efficiency
• Reduce waste
x
+
Measures to
remove emissions
For example:
• Forest expansions
• Direct air carbon capture
Cisco's SBTi Commitment
Cisco's 2040 Net Zero target is approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). This means we have pledged to reduce our emissions
by at least 90% (compared to our base year of 2019). We will invest in verified carbon removal offsets to compensate for any residual
emissions (maximum 10% of FY19 baseline).

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Cisco’s goal
Net zero across our
value chain by 2040
Our 2040 net-zero target is approved by the
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

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Scope 3
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 1
Direct emissions
from operations
owned by the
company
Examples: Heating
fuel, company
vehicles
Scope 2
Indirect emissions
from the generation
of purchased
electricity, steam,
heating and cooling
Examples: Electricity
used in company
buildings
Scope 3
All other indirect
emissions that
occur in a
company's value
chain
Examples: Employee
business travel and
commuting, supplier
emissions, use of sold
products, transportati
on and distribution
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of
organizations are classified in 3 scopes:
Understanding corporate emissions
* https://normative.io/insight/carbon-accounting-explained/

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Net Zero Emissions Roadmap
Base Year
Scopes 1 & 2
Reduce 90%
Scope 3
Reduce 30%2
All Scopes
Net Zero
FY19 FY25 FY40
FY30
Additional carbon removal
efforts
1This chart is for illustrative purposes only. BAU assumes a 1.7%
annual growth across all scopes of emissions, based on 2022
European Commission data showing the average yearly percentage
growth of CO2 emissions between 1990 and 2021
2 From purchased goods and services, upstream
transportation and distribution, and use of
sold products

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Our carbon footprint
Product
Manufacturing
Logistics
Product Use Direct Operations
23
%
5%
70
%
<1
%
Scope 3 Scope 1 & 2
Manufacturing and warehousing
of Cisco components, products,
and services produce upstream
emissions that are accounted for
in Scope 3.
Transportation and
distribution of our products
in the value chain produce
emissions that are accounted for
in Scope 3.
The use of the products we sell
produces emissions accounted
for in Scope 3.
This includes emissions from the
energy our products consume
during customer use.
Emissions from the operation of
Cisco facilities (electricity, fuel
for heating and cooling, etc.) are
accounted for
in Scope 1 & 2.
Note: Other value chain activities (e.g. waste and business travel) are also accounted for in Scope 3,
but do not represent a large share of emissions. Percentages shown may be rounded.

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How we’ll do it
Product Use | Scope 3
Renewable Electricity
• Collaborate with customers to help them procure and adopt renewable electricity to lower
emissions associated with use of Cisco products
• Continue engaging with external stakeholders (governments, peers, NGOs etc.) to organize to
advocate for the decarbonization of the global grid
Product Power Efficiency
• Expand innovation to increase the power efficiency of our products generation over
generation
• Engage with customers to lower overall energy use from Cisco products by optimizing their
internal network
Enhanced Product Data
• Engage with customers through real-time telemetry to better understand product energy use
to inform future engineering choices
• Encourage customers to report emissions data through public disclosures such as CDP to
increase global sustainability data transparency and help Cisco identify additional areas for
sustainability action
70%

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IT’s Dual Responsibility
10
“Sustainable IT”
• Renewable Energy
• Greener DataCentre
• Cloud Migration
• EnergyOptimization
• IncreasedAsset Utilization
• Equipment Modernization
• Extended Life
• Remanufactured Equipment
• Supplier Management
2-4%
How you can make your technology greener,
less power consuming.

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IT’s Dual Responsibility
11
“Sustainable IT”
• Renewable Energy
• Greener DataCentre
• Cloud Migration
• EnergyOptimization
• IncreasedAsset Utilization
• Equipment Modernization
• Extended Life
• Remanufactured Equipment
• Supplier Management
15%
2-4%
• ConnectedTransport
• E-Work / HybridWork
• E-Health
• E-Learning
• E-Commerce
• Smart Buildings
• SmartGrid
• SmartAgriculture
• Smart Manufacturing
“IT for Sustainability”
Based on Exponential Roadmap1.5.1 (2020)
Smarter 2030 (GeSI 2015), Malmodin (2015)
How you can make your technology greener,
less power consuming.
Technology as a sustainability enabler.
Outcome based

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How we’ll do it
Product Manufacturing | Scope 3
23%
Renewables and Energy Efficiency in our Supply Chain
• Work with suppliers to perform frequent energy audits to understand opportunities to reduce energy
consumption, and encourage them to adopt low-carbon fuel alternatives, such as biofuels and hydrogen
• Help suppliers procure and adopt renewable electricity through power purchase agreements (PPAs) and
onsite renewable generation
Circular Business Transformation
• Continue to incorporate circular design principles into our practices and utilize low-carbon and recycled
materials for both design and packaging
• Expand our robust product takeback program to reduce waste from Cisco products
• Broaden Cisco's library of product carbon footprints (PCFs) to better understand the impact of our entire
portfolio
Supplier Reporting and Goal Setting
• Work with suppliers to report fuel consumption and sustainability metrics (e.g. electricity use, fuel
consumption) through public disclosures
• Help suppliers set sustainability goals and ensure they are making progress on their emissions reduction
targets
• Continue to collaborate with suppliers to increase the usage/accuracy of component data to better
understand Cisco's product carbon footprints (PCFs)

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How we’ll do it
Logistics | Scope 3
Mode shifting
• Continue engaging with logistics suppliers to shift to lower-carbon intensive modes of
transportation
(e.g. switching from air freight to marine or rail)
• Work with suppliers to electrify their fleets to decarbonize last-mile delivery
Packaging
• Optimize our packaging to reduce shipping weight and volume to reduce overall fuel
consumption for Cisco product logistics
• Increase recycled and recovered materials used in packaging, and engage municipal waste
facilities to use less-carbon-intensive methods of disposal
Renewable and low-carbon fuels
• Continue to invest in low-carbon and renewable fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF),
to signal our interest in growing the market
• Invest in additional innovation technology to optimize fuel consumption and lower emissions
through other alternative fuels
5%

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How we’ll do it
Direct Operations | Scope 1 and 2
<1%
Renewable energy
• Increase renewable energy procurement for Cisco's operations, focusing on long-term
renewable energy contracts and investments. We plan to source renewable electricity
for the vast majority of our global electricity use by FY25
Energy management
• Continue to perform energy audits to identify and execute projects that reduce Cisco's total
energy consumption
• Expand efforts to reduce waste in operations through recycling and compost programs
• Prioritize hybrid work to decrease emissions associated with commuting, and explore
opportunities to further reduce Scope 3 emissions associated with our employees, such as ride
share opportunities and greening business travel
Electrification
• Further reduce Cisco's dependency on natural gas by electrifying our building heating systems
• Expand our electric fleet of company cars in Europe to reduce vehicle emissions

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#1
Green Supply
Chain Corporate
Information Transparency
Transparency Index (CITI),
(CITI), in IT sector
for 2021 and 2022
#3 #5
AA Rating A List Gold Class
World Index &
North America Index
#2
Gartner Supply
ChainTop 25

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