Reducing Our Impact
HP's number one goal is to improve customers' lives by providing simple, valuable and trusted technology. We wholly integrate environmental considerations into our business strategy because this results in better products. We manage our facilities and conduct our business activities to minimize environmental impacts and promote the welfare and safety of our employees and customers.
Worldwide, HP employs over 300,000 people in more than 170 countries. We recognize that the large size of our operations comes with large responsibilities. We are always striving to minimize our footprint, and have made HP operations a cornerstone of our commitment to environmental responsibility.
Learn more about HP's low-carbon solutions for our customers and the successes they have achieved in lowering their footprint. Our own efforts to streamline our operations and reduce our impact are described below.
Environmental Management System
HP's longstanding commitment to environmental management and employee safety is an integral part of how we do business.
Climate Change
HP is working towards reducing the GHG emissions from HP-owned and HP-leased facilities 20% below 2005 levels by 2013 on an absolute basis.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ›Read the climate strategy white paper (PDF) ›
Energy Use ›
Travel ›
Waste and Recycling
HP strives to reduce the amount of hazardous and non-hazardous waste we generate, and continue to recycle, find alternative uses, and dispose of necessary waste in an environmentally responsible manner.
Waste and Recycling ›Using Recycled Paper ›
Water
HP is minimizing water consumption, and has installed water saving technology in our cooling systems.
Water Usage ›Compliance
HP is committed to conducting sound environmental operations and addressing any concerns caused by our business activities. Full legal compliance is HP's minimum requirement for environment, health and safety.
Management and Compliance ›Remediation ›
Related HP links
Related Topics in HP's Global Citizenship Report
