Cisco: Publicly Available Life Cycle Assessments Document Our Products' Environmental Impact
Cisco Systems announces the publication of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) for its hardware products, becoming one of the first companies to produce such assessments for networking equipment. The LCAs evaluate products' environmental impact across multiple categories, including greenhouse gas emissions, water consumption, and resource depletion throughout production, transport, use, and end-of-life stages.
The company is making detailed reports and two-page GHG emissions summaries publicly available on cisco.com. This initiative aims to provide transparency to stakeholders, support customers in calculating their IT infrastructure's environmental impact, and inform product design decisions. The assessments will help Cisco track progress toward its goal of reaching net zero GHG emissions by 2040.
Cisco Systems annuncia la pubblicazione delle Valutazioni del Ciclo di Vita (LCA) per i suoi prodotti hardware, diventando una delle prime aziende a produrre tali valutazioni per le attrezzature di rete. Le LCA valutano l'impatto ambientale dei prodotti in più categorie, tra cui emissioni di gas serra, consumo d'acqua e sfruttamento delle risorse durante le fasi di produzione, trasporto, utilizzo e fine vita.
L'azienda sta rendendo disponibili rapporti dettagliati e riassunti delle emissioni di GHG di due pagine al pubblico su cisco.com. Questa iniziativa mira a fornire trasparenza agli stakeholder, supportare i clienti nel calcolo dell'impatto ambientale delle loro infrastrutture IT e informare le decisioni di progettazione dei prodotti. Le valutazioni aiuteranno Cisco a monitorare i progressi verso il suo obiettivo di raggiungere zero emissioni nette di GHG entro il 2040.
Cisco Systems anuncia la publicación de Evaluaciones del Ciclo de Vida (LCA) para sus productos de hardware, convirtiéndose en una de las primeras empresas en producir tales evaluaciones para equipos de red. Las LCA evalúan el impacto ambiental de los productos en múltiples categorías, incluyendo emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, consumo de agua y agotamiento de recursos a lo largo de las etapas de producción, transporte, uso y fin de vida.
La empresa está haciendo disponibles informes detallados y resúmenes de dos páginas sobre las emisiones de GHG al público en cisco.com. Esta iniciativa tiene como objetivo proporcionar transparencia a los interesados, apoyar a los clientes en el cálculo del impacto ambiental de su infraestructura de TI e informar las decisiones sobre el diseño de productos. Las evaluaciones ayudarán a Cisco a rastrear el progreso hacia su meta de alcanzar emisiones netas de GHG cero para 2040.
시스코 시스템즈는 하드웨어 제품에 대한 생애 주기 평가(LCAs)를 발표하며 네트워킹 장비를 위한 이러한 평가를 생산하는 최초의 기업 중 하나가 되었습니다. LCAs는 생산, 운송, 사용 및 폐기 단계 전반에 걸쳐 제품의 환경적 영향을 온실가스 배출, 물 소비 및 자원 고갈 등 여러 범주에서 평가합니다.
회사는 cisco.com에서 상세 보고서와 2페이지 분량의 온실가스 배출 요약을 공개합니다. 이 이니셔티브는 이해관계자에게 투명성을 제공하고 고객이 IT 인프라의 환경적 영향을 계산하는 데 도움을 주며 제품 설계 결정을 알리기 위한 것입니다. 이 평가들은 Cisco가 2040년까지 온실가스 배출 제로 달성을 향한 진행 상황을 추적하는 데 도움을 줄 것입니다.
Cisco Systems annonce la publication d'Évaluations du Cycle de Vie (ACV) pour ses produits matériels, devenant ainsi l'une des premières entreprises à produire de telles évaluations pour les équipements de réseau. Les ACV évaluent l'impact environnemental des produits à travers plusieurs catégories, notamment les émissions de gaz à effet de serre, la consommation d'eau et l'épuisement des ressources tout au long des étapes de production, de transport, d'utilisation et de fin de vie.
La société rend des rapports détaillés et des résumés des émissions de GES de deux pages disponibles au public sur cisco.com. Cette initiative vise à offrir de la transparence aux parties prenantes, à soutenir les clients dans le calcul de l'impact environnemental de leur infrastructure informatique et à informer les décisions de conception des produits. Les évaluations aideront Cisco à suivre ses progrès vers l'objectif d'atteindre zéro émission nette de GES d'ici 2040.
Cisco Systems kündigt die Veröffentlichung von Lebenszyklusanalysen (LCAs) für seine Hardwareprodukte an und wird damit eines der ersten Unternehmen, das solche Analysen für Netzwerkgeräte erstellt. Die LCAs bewerten die Umweltauswirkungen der Produkte in mehreren Kategorien, einschließlich Treibhausgasemissionen, Wasserverbrauch und Ressourcenerschöpfung während der Phasen Produktion, Transport, Nutzung und Lebensende.
Das Unternehmen stellt detaillierte Berichte und zweiseitige Zusammenfassungen der Treibhausgasemissionen öffentlich auf cisco.com zur Verfügung. Diese Initiative zielt darauf ab, Transparenz für die Interessengruppen zu schaffen, Kunden bei der Berechnung der Umweltauswirkungen ihrer IT-Infrastruktur zu unterstützen und Entscheidungen im Produktdesign zu informieren. Die Bewertungen werden Cisco helfen, den Fortschritt auf dem Weg zur Erreichung von netto null Treibhausgasemissionen bis 2040 zu verfolgen.
- First mover advantage in publishing LCAs for networking equipment
- Enhanced transparency could strengthen customer relationships and brand value
- Data-driven approach to achieving net zero emissions goal by 2040
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By Michael King, Andrea Rota
NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 9, 2024 / Cisco Systems Inc.
We are excited to announce that Cisco is now publishing life cycle assessments (LCAs) for some of our hardware products.
LCAs estimate a product's environmental impact associated with its production, transport, use, and end-of-life. An LCA takes multiple environmental impact categories into account, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water consumption, resource depletion and others, and evaluates all stages of a product's life cycle using an inventory of relevant environmental inputs.
The LCA reports are publicly available on cisco.com to provide transparent environmental impact information about Cisco products to our customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
For products we assess, we publish a detailed report and a two-page summary outlining high-level results of the product's GHG emissions.
Product LCA reports provide many benefits, including:
Giving customers visibility into the environmental impact of the products they purchase from Cisco
Supporting customers in calculating the overall environmental impact and GHG emissions of their IT infrastructure
Informing Cisco product design decisions by identifying opportunities to reduce energy consumption, optimize resource use and reduce waste
Enabling Cisco to identify component-level hotspots and help prioritize how to address those high impact areas
Addressing product ecolabel requirements
Using the findings to implement best practices in Cisco's Circular Design Principles.
Our team in the Cisco Chief Sustainability Office is partnering with colleagues in Cisco's Supply Chain organization and product business units to produce these reports. We plan to continue to publish the reports on cisco.com as they become available.
Our hope is that the LCAs illustrate a product's impact on the environment, providing valuable insights to help Cisco teams design products with sustainability in mind and increase visibility on product environmental impacts for Cisco and our customers.
While many technology companies publish LCAs, Cisco is one of the first to produce them for networking equipment, such as Catalyst switches.
You can find information about our LCA methodology in our published reports. We intend to continue refining our methodology, assess our products, and publish the results to facilitate continued transparency. We also plan to leverage the LCAs as we track our progress toward our goal to reach net zero GHG emissions by 2040.
The LCA reports are publicly available on cisco.com to provide transparent environmental impact information about Cisco products to our customers, partners, and other stakeholders.
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