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 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 Group Community Inclusive Group, one in every of Cisco’s worker useful resource teams (ERGs), devoted to connecting Cisco staff for social and environmental actions. Be a part of us as we discover her journey, the significant collaboration with World Vast Fund For Nature Australia (WWF-Australia) since 2022, and the particular initiative at Cisco Reside APJC 2023!
Might you begin by introducing your self?
My title is Vivien Chia and I’m at the moment the Digital Advertising Supervisor inside the Digital Buyer Expertise (DCX) staff, liable for the social media administration of Cisco Group—Cisco’s peer-to-peer on-line group 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 Group Inclusive Group and a part of the core staff of Australia and New Zealand Sustainable Setting Community (ANZ Inexperienced Group).
Therefore, I see the good alternative to attempt to incorporate sustainability into the Inexperienced Group’s initiatives and additional have interaction our members to drive extra social and group impacts collectively.
Might you inform me somewhat bit in regards to the ANZ Inexperienced Group?
The ANZ chapter of the Cisco Inexperienced Group is made up of staff 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: Participating and creating 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 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 have 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 stay 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, trade, and innovators. So we wish to help them to assist drive constructive change by means of resilient ecosystems.
The ANZ Inexperienced Group 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 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 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 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 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 finally yr’s Cisco Reside APJC?
The ANZ Inexperienced Group partnered with Cisco Group to activate our annual giveback initiative and convey it to life onsite. As a substitute of manufacturing a whole lot of occasion giveaways, we needed one thing distinctive and extra sustainable, so the finances was diverted to help an incredible 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 staff are getting concerned?
It’s essential for workers to rethink their carbon footprint, whether or not it’s by means of work, at dwelling, or when organizing an occasion (massive or small).
Additionally don’t neglect to leverage, discover the chance, and get artistic to drive greater impression by collaborating with different groups. I wish to specific my heartfelt gratitude to everybody who’ve supported me by means of this journey.
There’s a lot data on the market each internally and externally about sustainability. Typically it’s laborious 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 seeking to get entangled in fundraising or attending inside schooling periods we encourage staff to be curious, and their data about sustainability will develop from there.
For Cisco staff, the International Inexperienced Group Community Inclusive Group encourages everybody to affix a neighborhood staff and begin getting concerned. We might love to include new concepts, recommendations, and actions to drive our environmental impression and efforts. In the event you’re a Cisco worker, please be part of us!
Lastly, you can even keep up to date on Cisco’s sustainability objectives and applications for patrons and companions and don’t neglect 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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