Key ratings and rankings

We rely on rankings to gain insight into important and emerging ESG topics and to evaluate our sustainability reporting and performance. We have chosen these rankings based on their public visibility, the transparency of their scoring methodology, and our ability to engage consistently with analysts to discuss their priority topics and our areas for reporting and performance improvement. For example, Cisco has reported to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Corporate Sustainability Assessment and CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) Climate Change and Water Security Questionnaires for over 15 years, demonstrating our long-term commitment to ESG reporting.

1 Formerly CR Magazine and Business Ethics Magazine before 2020.

2 See a historical overview of Cisco CDP climate change performance here.

3 We have been on the Corporate Knights Global 100 sustainability index for 12 years.

4 We have been on the DJSI North America Index for the past 17 years and the DJSI World Index for 16 of the past 17 years.

5 Longer gaps between score releases are due to different timing of submissions.

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7 Formerly SCTI. CATI inaugural year was 2021.