Ever marvel how one can champion a trigger you imagine in at work? I sat down with a pacesetter within the Asia, Pacific, Japan, and China (APJC) area to study how she harnessed her roles inside Cisco—each within the Cisco Buyer Expertise workforce and as a core workforce volunteer with the Cisco Inexperienced Group Community Inclusive Neighborhood, considered one of Cisco’s worker useful resource teams (ERGs), devoted to connecting Cisco workers for social and environmental actions. Be part of us as we discover her journey, the significant collaboration with World Large Fund For Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) since 2022, and the particular initiative at Cisco Stay APJC 2023!
Might you begin by introducing your self?
My identify is Vivien Chia and I’m presently the Digital Advertising Supervisor inside the Digital Buyer Expertise (DCX) workforce, liable for the social media administration of Cisco Neighborhood—Cisco’s peer-to-peer on-line neighborhood portal and Cisco’s 2nd most visited digital property.
On high of this present day job, I’m additionally the APJC Lead of the World Inexperienced Group Inclusive Neighborhood and a part of the core workforce of Australia and New Zealand Sustainable Setting Community (ANZ Inexperienced Group).
Therefore, I see the nice alternative to attempt to incorporate sustainability into the Inexperienced Group’s initiatives and additional interact our members to drive extra social and neighborhood impacts collectively.
Might you inform me slightly bit in regards to the ANZ Inexperienced Group?
The ANZ chapter of the Cisco Inexperienced Group is made up of workers from throughout Cisco’s enterprise items who create, encourage and drive sustainability motion throughout Australia and New Zealand. We’re targeted on:
- Constructing extra sustainable partnerships: Participating and creating strategic collaboration with frequent objective and alternatives.
- Giving again and volunteering: Inspiring motion, constructing resiliency and empowering us all to beat local weather disruptions and protect sources inside communities.
- Educating and constructing consciousness: Activating by way of partaking communications, giving again alternatives and occasions.
Inform us a bit in regards to the collaboration between ANZ Inexperienced Group and WWF-Australia.
Our office giving journey with WWF began in August 2022 after Jay Inexperienced and I connecting with Henry Clough, Office Giving and Company Engagement Supervisor at WWF-Australia.
We have been drawn to WWF’s world mission to cease the degradation of the planet’s pure atmosphere and to construct a future wherein people dwell in concord with nature. WWF-Australia is now the nation’s largest conservation organisation with initiatives and partnerships in each state and territory throughout the nation since its institution in 1978. They work collaboratively with communities, governments, Conventional Homeowners, non-government organisations (NGOs), scientists, business, and innovators. So we wish to assist them to assist drive constructive change by way of resilient ecosystems.
The ANZ Inexperienced Group nominated WWF-Australia for the Cisco Matching Items program, and have established an ongoing collaboration to highlight their essential work in defending wildlife and regenerating nature, together with Earth Hour 2023 and 2024 (take a look at the Earth Hour 2024 | Postcards from world wide!).
In July 2023, we additionally efficiently nominated them for a Cisco Basis Regional Answer Grant (AUD$150,000) to assist fund their Australian Native Vegetation Mapping System challenge; this is a vital challenge as a result of Australia is the one developed nation on the checklist of 24 world deforestation fronts.
After which, it was a serious milestone for us to have them onsite at Cisco Stay APJC in 2023 because the official Charity Accomplice of the occasion. WWF-Australia and Inexperienced Group engaged with the guests on the Sustainability Zone (led by Sarah Simpson), the place we helped undertake 100 koalas (AUD$18,000 donation worth)!
All groups have been thrilled with the success and look ahead to extra collaborations with WWF-Australia and different NGOs to assist make a distinction.
How did you additional prolong the giveback and neighborhood influence initiative finally yr’s Cisco Stay APJC?
The ANZ Inexperienced Group partnered with Cisco Neighborhood to activate our annual giveback initiative and convey it to life onsite. As a substitute of manufacturing lots of of occasion giveaways, we needed one thing distinctive and extra sustainable, so the funds was diverted to assist an excellent trigger by way of the ‘Neighborhood Serving to Neighborhood’ marketing campaign on the occasion. This was to lift consciousness of local weather change and promote collective effort to assist enhance the world collectively.
The workforce additionally directed foot visitors to the WWF-Australia sales space to undertake their very own koala. The symbolic motion to ‘undertake’ these iconic but threatened Australian species will assist save them from extinction. You may be taught extra right here: Undertake a koala.
What are another methods Cisco workers are getting concerned?
It’s essential for workers to rethink their carbon footprint, whether or not it’s by way of work, at dwelling, or when organizing an occasion (huge or small).
Additionally don’t neglect to leverage, discover the chance, and get inventive to drive greater influence by collaborating with different groups. I wish to specific my heartfelt gratitude to everybody who’ve supported me by way of this journey.
There may be a lot data on the market each internally and externally about sustainability. Generally it’s onerous to know the place to begin, however that’s okay as a result of the Inexperienced Group Community will help you begin or proceed your sustainability journey. Whether or not that’s trying to become involved in fundraising or attending inside training periods we encourage workers to be curious, and their data about sustainability will develop from there.
For Cisco workers, the World Inexperienced Group Community Inclusive Neighborhood encourages everybody to affix an area workforce and begin getting concerned. We might love to include new concepts, strategies, and actions to drive our environmental influence and efforts. When you’re a Cisco worker, please be a part of us!
Lastly, you may also keep up to date on Cisco’s sustainability objectives and packages for patrons and companions and don’t neglect to cease by the Cisco Neighborhood kiosk and Sustainability Zones whenever you attend Cisco Stay occasions just like the one in Melbourne, Australia from November 11-14!
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