Cisco Systems, Inc. — Ethics Grade B-

Cisco Systems, Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of B- (58/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Technology. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 50
• privacy: 50
• consumer: 60
• environment: 60
• humanRights: 35

Documented incidents (2)

• Surveillance technology for China (high, 2017) — Supplied network equipment used in China's Great Firewall and surveillance infrastructure targeting political dissidents.
• Mass layoffs (low, 2023) — Laid off 4,000+ employees despite recording $57B in revenue and strong profitability.

Documented good deeds

• Networking Academy — Trained 17.5M+ students in digital skills through free Networking Academy in 190 countries.