Cisco Systems , Inc . is a worldwide leader in networking and seeks to build environmental sustainability into each of its business functions and processes .

Electricity represents more than 85 percent of Cisco ’ s Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions , and as a result , green power is instrumental to the company ’ s GHG management strategy . In 2015 , Cisco used approximately 1,085 million kilowatt hours ( kWh ) of green

power for its U . S . operations , amounting to over 96 percent of the company ’ s U . S . electricity consumption . Cisco also recently announced a new set of environmental sustainability targets , one of which is to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 40 percent on an absolute basis by FY2017 compared to FY2007 . Another target is to use electricity from renewable sources for at least 25 % of global electricity consumed every year through FY2017 .

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