Intro Power Inclusive Future For All FY23 Purpose Report | 44 Looking Ahead Resilient ecosystems As Cisco products are manufactured by our suppliers, water In addition to transitioning to clean energy and adopting stewardship within the supply chain is another area in which we a circular 昀氀ow of materials, Cisco is helping safeguard engage. We work to improve the river basins and ecosystems where the water, land, and ecosystems that businesses and our suppliers operate, focusing on both internal and external water communities depend on. management. As a member of the Alliance for Water Stewardship Within our own operations, we conserve water, reduce waste, and (AWS), we are proud to be a part of a global movement to advance good water stewardship practices. In collaboration with ICT peers, protect wildlife habitats near our o昀케ce locations. We also work with our suppliers to promote environmental stewardship practices we engage high-water-consuming supplier areas located in high- throughout our value chain. More broadly, our products and water-stress areas in water stewardship programs. investments can be used to monitor and manage local resources and In 昀椀scal 2023, we worked with GAIASCAPE Studio under Friends ecosystems. Support from the Cisco Foundation is helping to protect of Nature, a China-based environmental NGO, to train suppliers to and regenerate ecosystems while supporting communities in adapting improve onsite water stewardship through nature-based solution to the realities of a changing climate. workshops, including rainwater harvesting systems, landscaping, Water stewardship in our and wastewater treatment. We also cohosted a “water 昀椀eld trip” with 98% AWS and an industry peer for high-water-consumption suppliers to 1 operations and supply chain learn about the importance of wetland and water source protection on of Cisco key suppliers disclosed to CDP China’s Qiandao Lake. (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project) Water is a vital resource that we share with the communities where we operate. Over the past few years, we have implemented water 76% conservation projects in our direct operations that are still conserving 1 of Cisco key suppliers set water-related water today, like our comprehensive water management system at our In FY23, we withdrew 2164 m3 of water, a Bangalore campus. In 昀椀scal 2023, we withdrew 2164 cubic meters 34% decrease from FY19. targets in CDP of water in our direct operations globally, a 34 percent decrease since 昀椀scal 2019. Annually, we use the World Resources Institute's 16 (WRI) Aqueduct tool to better understand our water use and risks. The Aqueduct tool revealed that 33 percent of Cisco’s water use by Learn more about supplier sites engaged in ICT water volume is withdrawn from water-stressed areas. our water initiatives. stewardship program 1 ESG Key suppliers means Cisco Contract Manufacturers, Strategic Original Design Reporting Hub Manufacturers and Hardware Suppliers in the top 80 percent of spend in 昀椀scal 2023.