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ORANGE BUSINESS AND CISCO PARTNER TO JOINTLY REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS
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 .
( Left to right ) Aliette Mousnier Lompre , CEO Orange Business and Chuck Robbins , Chair and CEO , Cisco
“ 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 .
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 .
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 . •
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