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 find out about how she harnessed her roles inside Cisco—each within the Cisco Buyer Expertise staff and as a core staff volunteer with the Cisco Inexperienced Workforce Community Inclusive Group, one in all Cisco’s worker useful resource teams (ERGs), devoted to connecting Cisco workers for social and environmental actions. Be a part of us as we discover her journey, the significant collaboration with World Huge Fund For Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) since 2022, and the particular initiative at Cisco Reside APJC 2023!
May you begin by introducing your self?
My title is Vivien Chia and I’m at present the Digital Advertising Supervisor inside the Digital Buyer Expertise (DCX) staff, answerable 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 this present day job, I’m additionally the APJC Lead of the International Inexperienced Workforce Inclusive Group and a part of the core staff of Australia and New Zealand Sustainable Surroundings Community (ANZ Inexperienced Workforce).
Therefore, I see the good alternative to attempt to incorporate sustainability into the Inexperienced Workforce’s initiatives and additional interact our members to drive extra social and neighborhood impacts collectively.
May you inform me a little bit bit concerning the ANZ Inexperienced Workforce?
The ANZ chapter of the Cisco Inexperienced Workforce is made up of workers 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 frequent goal 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 means of partaking communications, giving again alternatives and occasions.
Inform us a bit concerning the collaboration between ANZ Inexperienced Workforce 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 international 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 tasks 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, business, and innovators. So we need to help them to assist drive optimistic change by means of resilient ecosystems.
The ANZ Inexperienced Workforce 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 (try the Earth Hour 2024 | Postcards from around the globe!).
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 undertaking; this is a crucial undertaking as a result of Australia is the one developed nation on the listing of 24 international deforestation fronts.
After which, it was a significant milestone for us to have them onsite at Cisco Reside APJC in 2023 because the official Charity Accomplice of the occasion. WWF-Australia and Inexperienced Workforce 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 sit up for extra collaborations with WWF-Australia and different NGOs to assist make a distinction.
How did you additional lengthen the giveback and neighborhood influence initiative ultimately yr’s Cisco Reside APJC?
The ANZ Inexperienced Workforce partnered with Cisco Group to activate our annual giveback initiative and convey it to life onsite. As an alternative of manufacturing a whole lot of occasion giveaways, we needed one thing distinctive and extra sustainable, so the funds was diverted to help an important trigger by means of 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 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 means of 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 larger influence by collaborating with different groups. I need to specific my heartfelt gratitude to everybody who’ve supported me by means of this journey.
There may be 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 Workforce Community may help you begin or proceed your sustainability journey. Whether or not that’s trying to get entangled in fundraising or attending inside schooling classes we encourage workers to be curious, and their information about sustainability will develop from there.
For Cisco workers, the International Inexperienced Workforce Community Inclusive Group encourages everybody to hitch an area staff and begin getting concerned. We might love to include new concepts, options, and actions to drive our environmental influence and efforts. In case you’re a Cisco worker, please be part of us!
Lastly, it’s also possible to keep up to date on Cisco’s sustainability objectives and applications for purchasers and companions and don’t overlook to cease by the Cisco Group kiosk and Sustainability Zones if you attend Cisco Reside occasions just like the one in Melbourne, Australia from November 11-14!
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