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SDF as a climate tech solution There’ s no doubt that SDF stands at the forefront of climate technology and is a cutting-edge example of how data-driven sustainability decisions can enable climate action at a corporate level.

The SDF’ s impact is particularly evident in product carbon footprint calculations. Colin says:“ The number of requests we’ ve had from customers and partners around product carbon footprint has been going through the roof. The number has doubled over the last 12 months.”

This surge in demand not only reflects the growing importance of climate tech solutions in business decision-making and customer relationships, but it also underscores a broader shift towards accountability and transparency in corporate sustainability practices.

Colin continues:“ It’ s gone from customers asking to have the product carbon footprints( PCFs) for the last order of 50 or so products to customers writing in with their complete inventory of Cisco products asking for the PCFs of everything they’ ve purchased with Cisco.

“ We’ re also getting some partners who are asking for PCFs for thousands of products – basically everything they resell on Cisco’ s behalf.”

Customers are using this data in a variety of ways, Colin shares. Some, naturally, are looking into their own greenhouse gas( GHG) reporting, with inventory assessment, large-scale evaluations, partner use and decision making also coming into play.

Cisco has several sustainability solutions