Ever surprise how one can champion a trigger you consider 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 staff and as a core staff volunteer with the Cisco Inexperienced Group Community Inclusive Group, 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 Broad Fund For Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) since 2022, and the particular initiative at Cisco Dwell APJC 2023!
Might you begin by introducing your self?
My title is Vivien Chia and I’m presently the Digital Advertising Supervisor inside the Digital Buyer Expertise (DCX) staff, accountable for the social media administration of Cisco Group—Cisco’s peer-to-peer on-line neighborhood portal and Cisco’s 2nd most visited digital property.
On prime of today job, I’m additionally the APJC Lead of the International Inexperienced Group Inclusive Group and a part of the core staff of Australia and New Zealand Sustainable Surroundings Community (ANZ Inexperienced Group).
Therefore, I see the nice alternative to attempt to incorporate sustainability into the Inexperienced Group’s initiatives and additional have interaction our members to drive extra social and neighborhood impacts collectively.
Might you inform me a bit 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 centered on:
- Constructing extra sustainable partnerships: Partaking and growing strategic collaboration with widespread 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 participating 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 had been drawn to WWF’s world mission to cease the degradation of the planet’s pure surroundings and to construct a future during which people reside in concord with nature. WWF-Australia is now the nation’s largest conservation organisation with tasks 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 need to assist them to assist drive optimistic change by resilient ecosystems.
The ANZ Inexperienced Group nominated WWF-Australia for the Cisco Matching Items program, and have established an ongoing collaboration to highlight their necessary work in defending wildlife and regenerating nature, together with Earth Hour 2023 and 2024 (take a look at the Earth Hour 2024 | Postcards from all over the world!).
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 venture; this is a crucial venture as a result of Australia is the one developed nation on the record of 24 world deforestation fronts.
After which, it was a serious milestone for us to have them onsite at Cisco Dwell APJC in 2023 because the official Charity Associate 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 had been thrilled with the success and sit up for extra collaborations with WWF-Australia and different NGOs to assist make a distinction.
How did you additional prolong the giveback and neighborhood impression initiative ultimately 12 months’s Cisco Dwell APJC?
The ANZ Inexperienced Group partnered with Cisco Group to activate our annual giveback initiative and produce it to life onsite. As a substitute of manufacturing lots of of occasion giveaways, we wished one thing distinctive and extra sustainable, so the funds was diverted to assist an important trigger by the ‘Group Serving to Group’ 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 staff additionally directed foot site 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 possibly can study extra right here: Undertake a koala.
What are another methods Cisco workers are getting concerned?
It’s necessary for workers to rethink their carbon footprint, whether or not it’s by work, at house, or when organizing an occasion (massive or small).
Additionally don’t overlook to leverage, discover the chance, and get artistic to drive greater impression by collaborating with different groups. I need to categorical my heartfelt gratitude to everybody who’ve supported me by this journey.
There’s a lot info on the market each internally and externally about sustainability. Typically it’s arduous 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 get entangled in fundraising or attending inner schooling periods we encourage workers to be curious, and their information about sustainability will develop from there.
For Cisco workers, the International Inexperienced Group Community Inclusive Group encourages everybody to affix an area staff and begin getting concerned. We might love to include new concepts, solutions, and actions to drive our environmental impression and efforts. If you happen to’re a Cisco worker, please be a part of us!
Lastly, you may also keep up to date on Cisco’s sustainability targets and packages for patrons and companions and don’t overlook to cease by the Cisco Group kiosk and Sustainability Zones while you attend Cisco Dwell occasions just like the one in Melbourne, Australia from November 11-14!
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