Intro Power Inclusive Future For All FY23 Purpose Report | 24 Looking Ahead Diversity, equity, and inclusion Our employees come from every walk of life and every part of the world, and there is power in those perspectives. Our business has always been about enabling people to connect and collaborate across distance and di昀昀erence. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a core competency that we leverage to accelerate and amplify Cisco’s existing business goals and mission. It is intrinsic to who we are—and who we intend to be long into the future. Over the past several years, we have seen many organizations commit to—then back away from—DEI work. The opposite is happening at Cisco. Many of our programs that support underrepresented employees have been in place for more than a decade. In 2020, we deepened our work to create a more diverse and inclusive workplace and to address historic inequities both within and beyond our company. In 昀椀scal 2023, we strengthened our top-level commitment with two key appointments: Gloria Goins, Cisco’s new Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion O昀케cer, and Brian Tippens, Cisco’s 昀椀rst Chief Social Impact O昀케cer. DEI informs all aspects of how Cisco recruits, develops, and engages our people. Through fairness assessments, we look beyond pay to support equity in terms of promotions, stock grant values, and bonuses. We enable employees to share their pronouns through our technology and encourage them to connect with others through employee resource groups, which we call Cisco Inclusive Communities. Our teams accomplished a lot over the past few years—and we know that we still have a long way to go. We won’t stop until we’ve realized our vision of creating an inclusive future for everyone, everywhere. Learn more about DEI. ESG Reporting Hub