Ever surprise 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 Staff Community Inclusive Neighborhood, certainly one of Cisco’s worker useful resource teams (ERGs), devoted to connecting Cisco staff 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!
May you begin by introducing your self?
My identify is Vivien Chia and I’m at the moment the Digital Advertising Supervisor throughout the Digital Buyer Expertise (DCX) workforce, accountable for the social media administration of Cisco Neighborhood—Cisco’s peer-to-peer on-line group 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 Staff Inclusive Neighborhood and a part of the core workforce of Australia and New Zealand Sustainable Setting Community (ANZ Inexperienced Staff).
Therefore, I see the nice alternative to attempt to incorporate sustainability into the Inexperienced Staff’s initiatives and additional interact our members to drive extra social and group impacts collectively.
May you inform me slightly bit in regards to the ANZ Inexperienced Staff?
The ANZ chapter of the Cisco Inexperienced Staff is made up of staff from throughout Cisco’s enterprise models who create, encourage and drive sustainability motion throughout Australia and New Zealand. We’re targeted on:
- Constructing extra sustainable partnerships: Partaking and growing strategic collaboration with widespread function 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 via partaking communications, giving again alternatives and occasions.
Inform us a bit in regards to the collaboration between ANZ Inexperienced Staff 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 atmosphere and to construct a future through which 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 House owners, non-government organisations (NGOs), scientists, trade, and innovators. So we need to assist them to assist drive constructive change via resilient ecosystems.
The ANZ Inexperienced Staff nominated WWF-Australia for the Cisco Matching Presents 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 Resolution Grant (AUD$150,000) to assist fund their Australian Native Vegetation Mapping System challenge; this is a crucial challenge as a result of Australia is the one developed nation on the listing of 24 world deforestation fronts.
After which, it was a significant milestone for us to have them onsite at Cisco Dwell APJC in 2023 because the official Charity Accomplice of the occasion. WWF-Australia and Inexperienced Staff 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 group impression initiative ultimately yr’s Cisco Dwell APJC?
The ANZ Inexperienced Staff partnered with Cisco Neighborhood to activate our annual giveback initiative and produce it to life onsite. As an alternative of manufacturing a whole bunch of occasion giveaways, we wished one thing distinctive and extra sustainable, so the price range was diverted to assist an amazing trigger via the ‘Neighborhood Serving to Neighborhood’ marketing campaign on the occasion. This was to boost consciousness of local weather change and promote collective effort to assist enhance the world collectively.
The workforce 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’ll be able to study extra right here: Undertake a koala.
What are another methods Cisco staff are getting concerned?
It’s essential for workers to rethink their carbon footprint, whether or not it’s via work, at residence, or when organizing an occasion (huge 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 via this journey.
There’s a lot info 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 Staff Community will help you begin or proceed your sustainability journey. Whether or not that’s seeking to become involved in fundraising or attending inside training classes we encourage staff to be curious, and their data about sustainability will develop from there.
For Cisco staff, the World Inexperienced Staff Community Inclusive Neighborhood encourages everybody to affix a neighborhood workforce and begin getting concerned. We’d love to include new concepts, recommendations, and actions to drive our environmental impression and efforts. For those who’re a Cisco worker, please be a part of us!
Lastly, you can too keep up to date on Cisco’s sustainability objectives and packages for purchasers and companions and don’t overlook to cease by the Cisco Neighborhood kiosk and Sustainability Zones whenever you attend Cisco Dwell occasions just like the one in Melbourne, Australia from November 11-14!
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