Official Juniper Networks Blogs Juniper Sustainable Innovation Cruises to Industry Recognition I know. Using automotive metaphors to describe networking has been a cliché since the days of “The Information Superhighway.” But I can’t help but get “revved up” by Juniper’s latest award for an innovation that has the potential to improve the power efficiency of network infrastructure by up to 70%. Juniper’s Power Steering innovation was recently awarded Deutsche Telekom’s Green Future Best Practice Award in the “Innovation/Game Changer” category at the 2024 Telekom Campus Fair event in Bonn, Germa ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Are AI and Sustainability Compatible? Few technological advancements have had the immediate and powerful impact of artificial intelligence (AI). Although AI’s foundations are well established, its recent thrust into the public consciousness—and adoption throughout industries—is astonishing by any measure.   In 2024, AI’s moment is only growing stronger. Yet, an ongoing concern around AI’s adoption is its potential incompatibility with must-have sustainability strategies. Consider today’s data center where AI requires huge amounts of computing power to ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Expanding Juniper’s Climate Commitment When we announced two years ago that we would make our global operations carbon neutral by 2025, we set out to do so through energy efficiency measures and clean energy sources – only leveraging carbon offsets where our actions would leave us short of our emission reduction goals.  It was a positive first step toward creating a more sustainable business. But we believe climate goals should be centered on actual emissions reduction. At Juniper, we are committed to truly zeroing out our emissions not just in our own oper ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Juniper’s 2024 Earth Day Grants: Giving Back for Land and Climate April 22 – Earth Day – is the perfect day to recognize the founder of the global environmental movement, Rachel Carson. Her revelatory book Silent Spring in 1962 brought new awareness to a public that previously had limited concern for environmental damage and land conservation. Her research and prose ultimately launched the global environmental movement, capped annually by Earth Day to honor environmental progress, and increase awareness and action.   At Juniper Networks, we view our co ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Embracing the Green Revolution – Our Sustainable Packaging Journey With global environmental awareness at an all-time high, Juniper Networks is committed to ensuring networking is a force for good by taking important steps in sustainability, such as reducing carbon emissions and incorporating sustainability throughout our product lifecycles and product packaging. Traditional packaging design and materials create environmental challenges, particularly when it comes to plastic waste. Over the last three or four years, Juniper has made significant advancements in p ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs It’s Time to Show Up Differently: A Sustainable Future is Our Responsibility Each year, I look forward to the day when Juniper Networks releases its annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report. Most of my job involves getting into the weeds of how Juniper’s products are going to market and solving technical challenges for our global customers better than our competitors can. However, I also have the important task of ensuring Juniper operates as a good corporate citizen. That means fulfilling responsibilities that are just as important, like ensuring we ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Electrifying Juniper Networks’ IEC with a New Solar Power Plant Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the climate crisis – and its findings on the raise in global temperatures, fossil fuel emissions and climate impacts on the future of our planet are stark. Simply put, our actions over the next seven years will have critical implications on the viability of humanity’s continued existence on earth. And that is why, at Juniper Networks, we are committed to playing our part toward building a sustainabl ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Beyond Earth Day 2023: Conserving Energy and Reducing Waste is Everyone’s Responsibility The theme of Earth Day 2023, “Invest in Your Future,” underscores the importance that the planet’s future depends on the changes and investments we make today. Over the last year, Juniper Networks has embarked on turning green ideas into full-fledged initiatives. Making these up-front investments to dedicated time and resources can enhance product sustainability and customer satisfaction. This Earth Day, we’re shining the spotlight on two such initiatives, one designed for e ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs #DrivenByDifferent at Grace Hopper and Beyond As women in technology take a look around at their respective places of work, they can be hard-pressed to find a face that looks like their own. It’s no wonder, as you consider the below, that in the United States in 2017: Women held 57 percent of professional occupations in the workforce. [1] However, women held only 26 percent of professional computing [1] Women held only 17 percent of Fortune 500 chief information officer (CIO) positions. [1] And if women do join the technology workforce, they often don’t stay l ..read more

Official Juniper Networks Blogs Juniper Recognized as One of America’s Most JUST Companies Prioritizing employees and customers has always been at the heart of our business practice at Juniper Networks. We’re thrilled to announce that Forbes and JUST Capital have recognized us for these shared standards of excellence, naming Juniper as one of America’s Most JUST Companies of 2017. This honor recognizes companies that produce high quality products, rate extremely high in customer satisfaction, support their local community, promote ethical and diverse leadership, minimize environmental impact ..read more