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Ukraine & RussiaConfirmed
Cisco contributes $4.2M to Ukraine humanitarian fund
Cisco employees, the Cisco Foundation, and Cisco Corporate contributed $4.2 million to the dedicated Ukraine humanitarian assistance fund as of June 3.
Cisco employees, the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Corporate; as well as non-Cisco employees, have contributed $4.2M+ USD to the dedicated Cisco Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance Fund so far (June 3rd data).
Deploy specific projects leveraging Cisco’s NetAcad program to help displaced Ukrainian, in particular high school students and women, enhance their technology skills.
Cisco and Cisco Foundation donated $2.7M USD in cash grants to NGOs in Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia; UN HCR, UN World Food Programme; International NGOs
Cisco employees, the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Corporate; as well as non-Cisco employees, have contributed $4.2M+ USD to the dedicated Cisco Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance Fund so far (June 3rd data).
Deploy specific projects leveraging Cisco’s NetAcad program to help displaced Ukrainian, in particular high school students and women, enhance their technology skills.
Cisco and Cisco Foundation donated $2.7M USD in cash grants to NGOs in Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia; UN HCR, UN World Food Programme; International NGOs
Cisco employees, the Cisco Foundation and Cisco Corporate; as well as non-Cisco employees, have contributed $4.2M+ USD to the dedicated Cisco Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance Fund so far (June 3rd data).
Deploy specific projects leveraging Cisco’s NetAcad program to help displaced Ukrainian, in particular high school students and women, enhance their technology skills.
Cisco and Cisco Foundation donated $2.7M USD in cash grants to NGOs in Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Slovakia; UN HCR, UN World Food Programme; International NGOs
Israel & PalestineAllegation
Cisco is accused of providing hardware and communications capacity to Israeli military
Cisco is accused of providing hardware and communications capacity to the Israeli military's central datacenter according to the American Friends Service Committee.
Cisco has allegedly been supplying critical networking, hardware and servers infrastructure to the Israeli military, that are believed to be powering surveillance and AI ecosystem enabling mass surveillance and targeting of Palestinians, including tracking their movements and mapping family connections.
According to the American Friends Service Committee, which tracks global companies’ connections to Israel’s actions in Gaza, Cisco provides hardware and communications capacity to the Israeli military’s central datacenter.
Ukraine & RussiaConfirmed
Cisco works with humanitarian partners on connectivity
Cisco is working closely with UNHCR, ETC, NetHope, and others to plan cybersecurity and connectivity responses for humanitarian needs.
Cisco's contribution to bring connectivity and cybersecurity to Ukraine and skills to Ukrainian refugees | Futurium
Cisco Crisis Response (CCR) is working closely with UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency), the UN's Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), NetHope, and other humanitarian partners to plan response efforts to address needs for cybersecurity and connectivity solutions.
Cisco recently provided networking equipment for free to the Ukrainian government for over $5M USD: one hundred fully-fledged, enterprise-class, secure wireless networks, including firewalls, switches, access points, cameras, and accessories via the French government.
Cisco Crisis Response (CCR) is working closely with UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency), the UN's Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), NetHope, and other humanitarian partners to plan response efforts to address needs for cybersecurity and connectivity solutions.
Cisco recently provided networking equipment for free to the Ukrainian government for over $5M USD: one hundred fully-fledged, enterprise-class, secure wireless networks, including firewalls, switches, access points, cameras, and accessories via the French government.
Cisco's contribution to bring connectivity and cybersecurity to Ukraine and skills to Ukrainian refugees | Futurium
Cisco Crisis Response (CCR) is working closely with UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency), the UN's Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC), NetHope, and other humanitarian partners to plan response efforts to address needs for cybersecurity and connectivity solutions.
Cisco recently provided networking equipment for free to the Ukrainian government for over $5M USD: one hundred fully-fledged, enterprise-class, secure wireless networks, including firewalls, switches, access points, cameras, and accessories via the French government.
Cisco's contribution to bring connectivity and cybersecurity to Ukraine and skills to Ukrainian refugees | Futurium
Wages & economic policyConfirmed
Cisco lobbied in 34 states from 2010 to 2014
Cisco lobbied in 34 different states from 2010 through 2014.
For example, Cisco reportedly lobbied in 34 different states from 2010 through 2014 (“Amid Federal Gridlock, Lobbying Rises in the States,” The Center for Public Integrity, Feb.
Political spendingConfirmed
Chuck Robbins contributes to Anna Eshoo
Chuck Robbins contributed $2,800 to Anna Eshoo for Congress on 2019-10-25.
For example, in fiscal 2016 Cisco expanded disclosure around payments to trade associations, industry groups and certain other organizations, and in fiscal 2017 Cisco included links to its federal lobbying disclosure reports.
In other states, disclosure reports concerning Cisco’s lobbying activities may be obtained from the websites of the applicable state governments.
As to disclosure of Cisco’s actual lobbying expenditures, links to Cisco’s federal expenditures can be viewed on the Public Policy Engagements webpage, and its California expenditures can be viewed on the http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov/lobbying website.
Workplace equityConfirmed
Cisco values people and technology
Cisco states it values its people, technology, and a more inclusive future.
Under CEO Chuck Robbins, Cisco has doubled down on its commitment to DEI, emphasizing that equity and inclusion are critical to both employee well-being and business success.
Workplace equityConfirmed
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins defended DEI initiatives
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins defended DEI initiatives during an Axios interview in Davos, Switzerland.
CEO Chuck Robbins defended his company's DEI programs during an interview with Axios in January, maintaining that "the core reasons that you have a diverse workforce are still there from a business perspective."