Cisco Systems

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🌐 Electronics / HardwareUSMaking progress

~90,000 employees~$55.8B revenue17.7Mt CO₂e totalRanked #73 of 324Website ↗

Cisco Systems is a electronics / hardware company headquartered in US with total reported emissions of 17.7Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, Cisco Systems scores 46/100 — rated as making progress on sustainability but with room to improve.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated Cisco Systems's score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

Electronics / Hardware industry ceiling

Performance

76/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.7x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 40 + 0.7 × 76) × 0.7 = 46

Emissions Breakdown

Scope 1

34Kt

Direct emissions

Scope 2

28Kt

Energy (purchased)

Scope 3

17.1Mt

Value chain

Total

17.7Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

Click any question to see the reasoning, sources and community challenges.

9/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

8/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

7/10

Emissions Trajectory

9/10

Energy Source

5/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

7/10

Resource Use & Waste

6/10

Water Impact

9/10

Targets & Commitments

8/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

8/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 4 Apr 2026

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