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Cisco’s Green Business Value Calculators Solutions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions While Also Reducing Costs

Internet Business Solutions GroupInnovations TeamBrian Suckow, Christopher RebergerSeptember 2009


Introduction to Green Business Value Calculators

There are powerful economic, regulatory, shareholder, competitive, and customer trends driving an increased focus on green.

However, some organizations are concerned that going green is going to increase their costs.

Cisco has found that many of our existing solutions have a significant impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while at the same time reducing costs.

Cisco has developed Green Business Value Calculators that help customers quantify both economic benefits and green benefits.

The projected green benefits have been validated by Domani, a leading environmental consulting firm, and are supported by case studies.

Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009

The investment payback period for most customers is very rapid (many are less than two years), making these solutions highly attractive even where green considerations are not paramount.


All Models Have Been Validated Externally

Domani has concluded:

“… utilizes an appropriate methodology…”

“… incorporates the most relevant, appropriate and widely accepted data publicly available…”

“… does not quantify the actual emissions…”


Quick Tutorial on Using Calculators To activate the Calculators:

Insure you have version 9 of Adobe Flash Place PowerPoint in full screen mode Mouse over the different tabs to move to different screens Mouse over the green balls to bring up a help screen

To tailor an estimate to a specific organization Mouse over the Current Profile tab Enter any information that needs to be changed Enter information by clicking on the box, deleting existing number, and typing new number Mouse over the Impact tab Choose High, Medium, or Low impact, and where needed, choose the Investment option For Help, mouse over the green button for that page, and context specific instructions will pop up Optionally, you can fine tune the estimate using the parameters on the Notes and Assumptions pages

To save the new information you entered as a Scenario (on your PC*): Click on the Scenario button, and a menu will pop up Click on the Save button, and a new box will pop up Type in a name for the Scenario and click on Save To display this scenario in the future, click on Scenario, then Load, and then highlight the name of the desired scenario, and click on Load

*To send this scenario to someone else, please see the instructions in the Notes page below.


Potential Impact on 10,000 Employee Organization

GHG Emissions, 1,000 metric tons CO2e/year

Costs Benefits

Solution Before After (Medium)

Reduction Initial$ M

Ongoing$ M/yr

One-time$ M

Ongoing$ M/yr

Connected Building• Offices 27.8 23.6* 4.2 $7.8 $0 $0

$1.9

Connected Workplace• Offices 23.6* 17.8

5.8 $74.1 $0 $187.1 $10.8

Remote Collaboration• Business Travel 51.7 41.5 10.2 $8.3 $6.6 $0 $23.4

Telecommuting• Commuting 25.4 17.2 8.2

Included in Remote Collaboration $0 $10.2

Total 104.9 76.5 28.4 $90.2M $6.6M/yr $187.1M $46.3M/yr

*Note this value is after implementing Connected Building, but before implementing Connected Workplace, and is not part of the total.

Summary - Combined Potential Impact of These Four Solutions:• 27% greenhouse gas emission reduction• Ongoing net benefits of $40M/yr on an initial investment of $90M• One-time return of $187M in real estate

Source: Cisco IBSG, 2009


Domani Validation Letters for Connected Building and Connected Workplace


Domani Validation Letters for Remote Collaboration and Telecommuting

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