- Companies form collaborative partnership to accelerate progress
towards GHG emission reduction goals.
- The agreement includes circular economy best practices,
including refurbishing and recycling products.
- The collaboration will allow Orange Business to provide their
customers an estimate of the GHG emissions from their products and
solutions based on Cisco technology.
BARCELONA, Feb. 26,
2024 /CNW/ -- Orange Business and Cisco have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a joint action plan to help
reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The plan represents a
first for both companies, deepening their partnership, and
facilitating the sharing of data that will inform progress towards
their net zero goals. They agree to create an emissions baseline
regarding the GHG emissions of Orange Business solutions that
integrate Cisco products, allowing both organisations to measure
GHG emissions across their shared portfolio.
Both companies have ambitious net zero goals and other near-term
targets related to reducing emissions and evolving their businesses
to a circular model. Orange has set a goal to reduce its GHG
emissions by 45% across all scopes by 2030*, committing to reaching
net zero by 2040. Cisco has set a goal to reach net-zero GHG
emissions across its value chain by 2040 and has also set a goal to
reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and
services, upstream transportation and distribution, and use of sold
Cisco products by 30% by 2030**.
This MoU arose in recognition of the interdependencies in
achieving both companies' GHG emission reduction goals, and the
understanding that a new kind of collaborative partnership is
required to help accelerate progress. Both organisations hope that
this MoU will represent the first of many collaborations towards
joint net zero models.
"Sustainability is woven into everything we do at Cisco, from
our product development, to our operations, to our partnerships,"
said Chuck Robbins, Chair and CEO,
Cisco. "We have an aggressive timeline to reach net zero and our
partnership with Orange Business is a major step in that direction.
By sharing data and best practices, we are going to hold ourselves
accountable to our shared goals and mission, and hopefully inspire
others to join us in this journey."
"Orange Group is committed to being Net Zero by 2040. At Orange
Business we support both our enterprise customers and partners in
their transformation to lead a more responsible economy and
society," explained Aliette Mousnier
Lompre, CEO Orange Business. "We encourage all stakeholders
to embed environmental issues as a key priority into their
day-to-day processes and activities. Together with Cisco, we can
drive and satisfy these ambitions to build and empower a more
sustainable future for all."
The MoU includes a number of key focus areas that Cisco and
Orange Business will work together on, including:
1. GHG Emissions Trajectory
Cisco and Orange Business
aim to build a GHG emissions trajectory for the Cisco products used
by Orange Business. Both partners will use shared data to help
estimate the GHG emissions related to Orange Business solutions
integrating Cisco technology with the objective to reduce GHG
emissions.
2. Carbon Impact of Products and Services
Cisco aims to provide Orange Business with data on the estimated
carbon footprint of Cisco products sold by Orange Business. This
will allow Orange Business to integrate this data into their own
emissions calculations in order to estimate the overall carbon
footprint of Orange's solutions portfolio integrating Cisco
products. Orange Business will then be able to provide their
customers with an estimate of the total emissions of their supplied
products and solutions.
3. Emphasis on Circular Economy Programs and
Principles
Cisco and Orange Business agree to focus on
increasing the uptake of circular economy principles and practices
by Orange Business and its customers. This will be done through two
channels, first boosting the purchase of remanufactured units
through the Cisco Refresh Program, then through the uptake of
Cisco´s Takeback and Reuse Program facilitated by Orange
Business.
4. Eco-designed Products and Solutions of the
Future
Orange Business and Cisco will also endeavor to
explore different ways to integrate eco-design principles into the
design of products and services. For this purpose, Cisco will
provide Orange Business with Lifecycle Analysis data for its
products, when available. This will help Orange Business to reach
its goal of a 100% rate of eco-designed solutions offered to its
customers.
Cisco and Orange Business have previously worked together on
several joint sustainability initiatives***, including a smart
office solution that better manages conference rooms, enhances user
experience and proactively optimizes energy consumption. They also
collaborated on an energy saving initiative at the Orange Velodrome
in Marseille, France, developing a
solution that converted always-on Wi-Fi networks to on-demand
systems. Last, Orange Business is using the Flexible SD-WAN
"One Box" based on Cisco technology,
merging several routing features into one single unit, decreasing
the environmental impact, and reducing the energy consumption by
more than 70%.
Notes to the editor
* Compared to Orange Business GHG
emissions from baseline year 2020.
** By Cisco fiscal year 2030 and compared to Cisco GHG emissions
from Cisco's baseline fiscal year 2019.
*** Demos of these solutions will be available at the Orange
Business booth at Mobile World Congress 2024.
About Cisco
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide
technology leader that securely connects everything to make
anything possible. Our purpose is to power an inclusive future for
all by helping our customers reimagine their applications, power
hybrid work, secure their enterprise, transform their
infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals. Discover more
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at @Cisco.
About Orange Business
Orange Business, the enterprise
division of the Orange Group, is a leading network and digital
integrator, supporting customers to create positive impact and
digital business. The combined strength of its next-generation
connectivity, cloud, and cybersecurity expertise, platforms, and
partners provides the foundation for enterprises around the world.
With 30,000 employees across 65 countries, Orange Business enables
its customers' transformations by orchestrating end-to-end secured
digital infrastructure and focusing on the employee, customer, and
operational experience. More than 30,000
B-to-B customers put their trust in Orange Business
globally.
Orange is one of the world's leading telecommunications
operators with revenues of 44.1 billion
euros in 2023 and 298 million customers worldwide at
31 December 2023. In February 2023, the Group presented its strategic
plan "Lead the Future", built on a new business model and guided by
responsibility and efficiency. "Lead the Future" capitalizes on
network excellence to reinforce Orange's leadership in service
quality.
Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (ORA) and on the New York
Stock Exchange (ORAN). For more information:
www.orange-business.com or follow us on LinkedIn and on X:
@orangebusiness
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included
in this material are trademarks of Orange or Orange Brand Services
Limited.
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