Cisco Digital Sustainability Challenge

<h1 style="text-align: center;">Powering an Inclusive Future for All&nbsp;</h1>
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Cisco wants to make the benefits of digitization available to all, but this work cannot come at the expense of a livable planet. A sustainable future requires us to work together with our employees and partners in the public and private sectors to drive greater outcomes for a sustainable inclusive future.&nbsp;
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The first-ever Digital Sustainability Challenge is presented by Cisco&rsquo;s Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) Program and&nbsp;Americas Partner Organization&nbsp;(APO).&nbsp;The&nbsp;Digital Sustainability Challenge&nbsp;brings&nbsp;partners together to develop&nbsp;solutions through a&nbsp;business case&nbsp;approach, focused on helping&nbsp;customers&nbsp;tackle climate concerns and&nbsp;achieve sustainability goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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We invite all US-based Cisco partners to form a team of individuals from one or more partner organizations. Next, submit an application with your business case idea &ndash; detailing the collaborative use of Cisco technology and ecosystem solutions to create a positive climate impact. Approved applications will move on to the business case phase where teams will be assigned a technical advisor from Cisco and have access to sustainability and innovation experts.&nbsp;
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With this challenge, CDA and APO&nbsp;look&nbsp;to accelerate&nbsp;innovation&nbsp;by investing in unique ideas to create amazing stories that elevate&nbsp;sustainable outcomes for our customers.&nbsp;
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<h3>Digital Sustainability Challenge&nbsp;Goals&nbsp;</h3>
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<li>Partner Engagement.&nbsp;Partner engagement and collaboration&nbsp;is at the heart of digital transformation. Cisco&rsquo;s best-in-class partners have the opportunity to collaborate, co-create and present a solution that leverages their collective expertise.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Environmental impact. We look for opportunities to take action to&nbsp;reduce greenhouse gas emissions, minimize waste, reduce energy consumption, and increase the adoption of renewables.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Innovation.&nbsp;We recognize and invest in inventive partner solutions that bring a unique technology strategy and/or enable faster acceptance around customer innovation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Together we can drive our customers to accelerate their sustainability&nbsp;journey.&nbsp;</h3>
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We have a unique opportunity to make a difference in the world.&nbsp;At Cisco, sustainability is foundational to powering an inclusive future for all and ensuring a livable planet where everyone can thrive.&nbsp;
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<h3>How to Register and Apply for the Digital Sustainability Challenge</h3>
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<h3>Prizes&nbsp;</h3>
The top three business cases will have the opportunity to partner with CDA for investment towards a proof of concept or implementation of the ideas submitted. The CDA funds may be used for resources, products, services, training, marketing etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Win up to $300,000 in funding to help finance the necessary resources (people, services, technology, etc.) to execute your winning business case.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li style="line-height: 1.5;">First Prize - CDA funding of up to $300K for&nbsp;business case&nbsp;execution&nbsp;</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5;">Second Prize - CDA funding of up to $200K for&nbsp;business case&nbsp;execution&nbsp;</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5;">Third Prize - CDA funding of up to $100K for&nbsp;business case&nbsp;execution&nbsp;</li>
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Individuals on the team with the winning submissions will also be awarded Shogun points.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<li style="line-height: 1.5;">One (1) First Place Prize of 160,000 Shogun points per individual (up to 6 individuals)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5;">One (1) Second Place Prize of 100,000 Shogun points per individual (up to 6 individuals)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="line-height: 1.5;">One (1) Third Place Prize of 40,000 Shogun points per individual (up to 6 individuals)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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Participants must adhere to their employer&rsquo;s policies regarding their eligibility to participate and/or receive Cisco Shogun points in this and similar programs and promotions. Individuals&nbsp;participating in Cisco Shogun must be employed by a Gold, Select, or Premier channel partner company&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">Cisco&rsquo;s commitment is to drive the most trusted customer experience in the industry, through our innovation, choice and extraordinary people.</h3>
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<h3>Technology for Good&nbsp;</h3>
Cisco and our partners solve customers&rsquo; biggest business problems and drive positive outcomes by connecting different products and services together in Architecture that serve multiple verticals.&nbsp;
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The Digital Sustainability Challenge encourages partners to collaborate and utilize solutions from Collaboration, Cloud, IoT, Data Center, Networking, and Security. Clear and inventive use of Cisco technology and our broader ecosystem of solutions is what is needed for a successful Digital Sustainability Challenge business case.&nbsp;