# How Cisco Is Turning Sustainability Into a Business Advantage | ESG Decoded #192

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Published: 2026-05-12T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Sustainability is no longer a side initiative—it’s a core driver of innovation, resilience, and long-term business growth. In this episode of ESG Decoded, Emma Cox joins forces with Mary de Wysocki , Chief Sustainability Officer at Cisco , to discuss how one of the world’s largest technology companies is embedding sustainability across its business—from circular product design to AI-driven energy challenges. Mary shares how Cisco is aligning innovation with impact, building more resilient communities, and collaborating across the value chain to accelerate climate action. She also reflects on her unconventional path into sustainability leadership and what the future of leadership looks like in an AI-powered world. Thank you to our sponsor, Amazon Sustainability, for supporting this episode. Amazon is known for speed and scale. That same approach drives their sustainability efforts. Guided by data and science, and powered by invention, Amazon works backward from ambitious targets to drive measurable progress. Every package delivered, every data center powered, every product designed is an opportunity to make tomorrow better. Learn more about Amazon Sustainability Amazon’s Water spotlight: https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/stories/spotlight-on-water Amazon’s Homepage: https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/ Cisco Purpose Hub: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr.html Cisco Purpose Report: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/csr/esg-hub/reports-and-data.html Designing Your Life (Bill Burnett & Dave Evans): https://designingyour.life/the-book/ - About ESG Decoded ESG Decoded is a podcast powered by ClimeCo to share updates related to business innovation and sustainability in a clear and actionable manner. Join Emma Cox, Erika Schiller, and Anna Stablum for thoug…

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