Funds in Environment

Torrential monsoon rains and floods have washed away villages and infrastructure across three of the four provinces of Pakistan (Sindh, Baluchistan, and Punjab). As a result, around 33 million people, including 16 million children, have been affected, with more than 1,100 people dead. Some 200,000 homes have been swept away and a further 450,000 damaged; nearly 18,000 schools have been damaged as well. Government officials are calling it a “climate catastrophe” and say the country is “ground zero” for extreme weather events. In the past year, Pakistan's also experienced heat waves, forest fires, and glacial lake outbursts. Pakistan produces less than 1% of global GHG emissions, yet it is listed as one of the most climate vulnerable places in the world. We've created the fund to support organizations and their emergency response efforts delivering life saving supplies, such as food, water, medicines and shelter.

AMC is dedicated to the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors. https://www.outdoors.org/

Working together to clean up Silicon Valley

It seems every day we’re faced with more ramifications of climate change and environmental impacts. Wildfire season used to last only from October to April, but today we’re seeing larger disasters year-round. Flooding concerns are no longer constrained to predicted flood zones. Global temperature rise is causing loss of habitat for plants, animals, and human beings. Now more than ever our daily actions impact the environment, and it is imperative that we continue to educate ourselves and take action to reduce our environmental footprint. Forest fires continue to plague California, forever impacting many different communities and ecosystems. In 2021 alone, roughly 2.6 million acres of land was damaged by a fire in California. Given our high concentration of employees and properties within California, we selected two important organizations to help combat natural disasters in a state that has been disproportionately impacted by extreme weather. As a building owner with sustainability at the forefront of our Company's efforts, Emily Pierce, Director of Sustainability, recommended two charities whose efforts directly support the preservation and protection of the natural environment, with a specific focus on California. These two organizations, The National Park Conservation Association and the California Fire Safe Council, are both recognized and certified 501(c)3 organizations. This Campaign will be open from July 1 – September 30 with a stated goal of reaching $2,500 in employee giving. Further, if we reach 100% employee participation, long time California resident, Mike Ibe will match donations dollar for dollar up to $1,500.00!

Help preserve natural spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area for everyone.

Revamp's vision as a company is to do our part to preserve the planet for future generations. This fund is a curated list of non-profits making an impact in the fight against climate change. If you know of a worthwhile cause that should be added to the list, please email Veronica Arder (varder@revamp-eng.com)

Sustainability in an Inclusive Future is about ensuring that people and the environment can thrive together on a livable planet. In support of that, we invite you to join our “PLANT A TREE” campaign. Trees help clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink, and provide habitat to over 80% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity. Forests provide jobs to over 1.6 billion people, absorb harmful carbon from the atmosphere, and are key ingredients in 25% of all medicines. Have you ever taken an Aspirin? It comes from the bark of a tree! We’ll plant one tree with every dollar donated. By donating, you will be playing an important part in helping increase awareness around important environmental issues.

Let's help mother nature by re-developing biodiversity across the global. Recently studies have found that forests have a great effect on climate cooling than previously known!

Ayuda a reforestar la zona biológicamente más diversa del mundo, Corcovado. Por cada rojo ($2) que dones Cisco duplicará el monto con el fin de reforestar y mantener los corredores biológicos que impactan la vida salvaje tanto de esta comunidad como Latinoamérica. Para más información sobre esta iniciativa de reforestación visita la página: https://airtable.com/shr1BWIJaZ215LYyO/tblwfHzFCQ5G4XNA5

Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22nd, marking the anniversary of the modern environmental movement. Earth Day is marked by more than a billion people annually as a day of action toward a cleaner environment and the fight against climate change. We encourage you to give to this campaign, or to search on Bright Funds for a nonprofit that is working toward a healthier planet. The composition of nonprofits in this fund is subject to change.

Leveraging on our strong roots, CX SP EMEAR has set a Big Hairy Ambitious Goal: To plant not just 10, 20 or 100 trees, we want to create a forest! In partnership with One Tree Planted, we are targeting to raise $10,000 to create a forest in Kitui. For every $1 you donate 1 tree gets planted. This project in Kitui, Kenya, is more than a mission to off-set carbon emissions, it is about empowering a community. We deliberately chose this project due to the potential far-reaching impact it will have not just on the environment but more so on the community as well. Your donation will benefit the environment and community in the following ways: Improved soil fertility Protecting crops and livestock from extreme weather events Restoring degraded lands Improving water conservation Prevention of soil erosion Increasing tree cover Increasing biodiversity Climate change adaptation and mitigation Improving ecosystems services Conservation and creation of fauna habitat Improving the health and nutrition of vulnerable rural households Sustainable Livelihoods Increasing the levels of Income per household Women empowerment and gender equality on natural resource management Increasing crop productivity and food security Fuel wood provision in situ Rescuing local and traditional ethno-botanical uses such as medicine Shade provision for livestock and humans Improve access and quality of diverse ecosystem services Help us impact this community for generations to come! Give today and tell a friend. Learn more about One Tree Planted here: https://onetreeplanted.org.

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Preserve the beauty

Q1 FY22 Fund aligned to Cisco initiative on CSR

The latest IPCC report on climate change spells code red for our planet. Disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, flooding and drought are continuing to rise. There's no doubt that human impact is the main driver, but there is hope. People and organizations everywhere are working to reverse these impacts and preserve nature. And nature is resilient. Take Chernobyl, the site of a nuclear meltdown in 1986. Within 30 years, forests, marshes, fields and rivers reclaimed the land, reversing the effects of hundreds of years of human development. Diverse wildlife, including beaver, bison, birds, fish and more re-populated this no-man's land. Even more surprising, the wolf population in Chernobyl is seven times higher than nearby nature reserves. According to 1t.org, "Forests are an essential part of the solution to tackle climate change and biodiversity collapse. Forests make us healthier and more resilient; they filter air pollution and reduce heat islands in cities; and they can propel new drug discoveries to treat current and future diseases." For more on why forests are so critical, download the presentation "Why Forests Are Key to Solving Global Challenges Like Climate Change" -- https://www.slideshare.net/nekochan2000/why-forests-are-key-to-solving-challenges-like-climate-change In the words of David Attenborough, "A future with more forests is key to the resilience of our planet. If we choose to give forests time and space, they could re-clothe the earth with much of the rich and varied communities of animals and plants of which we have, so recently, robbed it." All of the nonprofits in this Fund are highly rated on Charity Navigator and Guidestar, and several are part of 1t.org's work to conserve, restore and grow one trillion trees by 2030. They include nonprofits working on these areas of forest conservation: 1. Conservation of U.S. forests 2. Conservation of forests across the globe, including critical rainforests 3. Forest conservation through carbon offsets 4. Legal protection for forests 5. Reforestation and support for indigenous people Read the blog to learn more about how the nonprofits were vetted - https://hello.brightfunds.org/blog/forests-for-the-earth-and-how-to-create-a-fund/

"A landmark new report by hundreds of the world’s top climate scientists is a clarion call for immediate action to slash greenhouse gases in the face of unprecedented and accelerating climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today (August 9, 2021). "The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group I report, Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis, provides the clearest and most comprehensive assessment to date of warming of the atmosphere, oceans and land." https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-new-climate-report-clarion-call-urgent-action

Our food choices have a very direct impact on not just our own health but also the environment, farm workers and public health. Factory farms that exist to satisfy our demand for animal products adversely impact us in many different ways – learn more here : https://www.ffacoalition.org/blog-posts/factory-farming-basics. This is also a social justice and inclusivity issue since research shows that minorities are disproportionately impacted due to factory farming. The NGO’s in this fund strive to create a more compassionate and inclusive world by enabling people to make more thoughtful plant based food choices. The good news is that in addition to Cisco Foundation matching, any donations made via this fund will be matched by an external investment fund, VegInvest, dollar for dollar up to $50k per NGO annually. Note that Cisco employee data will not be shared with VegInvest, only the total $ raised. As of April 2022, VegInvest has matched a total of $1,720 (of which $1,359 were donated by Cisco employees and $361 were donated by non employees).

“To all of you who choose to look the other way every day because you seem more frightened of the changes that can prevent catastrophic climate change than the catastrophic climate change itself. Your silence is worst of all.”

World Oceans Day was established in 2008 by the United Nations to promote public interest in the protection of the ocean and the sustainable management of its resources. Oceans are a major source of food and medicines, and are a critical part of the biosphere. This year’s theme is “The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods,” focusing on the celebration and support of the life and ecosystems that the ocean sustains. Join us in supporting World Oceans Day by contributing to the Kioxia World Oceans Day 2021 Fund!

Highly-rated organizations that advocate for resilient, evidence-based solutions to hard problems in climate and energy (among other issues).

Our world needs transformational change. It’s time for the world to hold sectors accountable for their role in our environmental crisis while also calling for bold, creative, and innovative solutions. This will require action at all levels, from business and investment to city and national government. That’s where you come in: As an individual, you yield real power and influence as a consumer, a voter, and a member of a community that can unite for change. And many small donations add up to make a very large impact, especially if they're monthly recurring donations. Don’t underestimate your power. When your voice and your actions are united with thousands or millions of others around the world, we create a movement that is inclusive, impactful, and impossible to ignore. Every Earth Day can drive a year of energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to create a new plan of action for our planet.

We believe that a healthy ecosystem and thriving biodiversity are essential for every community. We are all a part of this quest and in Tanzania, we have started a reforestation project to contribute to this objective. Desertification is a big issue in the area. It is caused mostly by human activity and lack of alternative practices when it comes to agriculture. Soil erosion worsens every year, and contributes to lower farming outcomes, and an increase in the annual floodings from the nearby river which have destroyed homes and crops. Local schools and leaders of the area have started working on a Tree planting project to mitigate these issues. Their idea is that tree-planting is a sustainable solution to these problems that will contribute to a healthier environment. We want to support them and help accelerate this initiative that will also contribute to our global environmental challenges. The plan: more than 10,000 trees will be grown by students of a local Secondary School and transplanted along the riverbank and throughout the community. The students have set up an environmental club that is coordinating these efforts, supported by their teachers, and have already started working. One tree at a time, the students are reforesting the area! On the side, awareness campaigns in the community will be conducted so that this initiative is appreciated and cared for by everyone who will benefit from it. You can join us!

Effective Altruism for Climate Change GivingGreen.earth is an evidence-based guide to help donors and volunteers fight climate change. This fund is made up of the non-profits recommended by Giving Green. 2022 update: Giving Green has replaced The SunRise Foundation with Carbon180 and Evergreen Collaborative as the most effective policy groups along with the Clean Air Task Force. This fund will be updated accordingly once those groups are approved.

A través de un donativo mensual por Brightfuds Cisco, estarán apoyado a los apicultores a realizar procesos de reforestación, implementación de sistemas MIAF (milpas intercaladas con árboles frutales) y técnicas agroecológicas para la conservación, diversificación y cuidado del medio ambiente que permitan garantizar entornos sanos para la preservación de las abejas, así como para el aumento de su población en la zona. ¡Contamos contigo para continuar preservando el mundo de las abejas! Para mayor información contactar a Luis Lizarraga (llizarra@cisco.com)