Global citizenship

To provide context for the data we report on first-tier supplier GHG emissions, we also report the percentage of our overall spending on first-tier suppliers that the data represents. Each year since 2007, that percentage has increased.

In 2012, GHG emissions from transporting HP products totaled an estimated 1.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e). This is about 10% less than GHG emissions from our own operations.

In 2012, HP recycled 295 million pounds of electronic products and supplies, bringing the total since 1987 to 2.54 billion pounds.

In 2012, we recovered 159,550 tonnes of hardware and supplies. This included approximately 3.9 million hardware units weighing 26,000 tonnes for reuse and remarketing (nearly 60% returned by business customers) and approximately 133,550 tonnes for recycling (more than 80% of which was returned by consumers).

HP offers hardware recycling programs in 69 countries and territories, and free recycling for HP cartridges in 56 countries and territories.

In 2012, HP recovered approximately 133,550 tonnes (295 million pounds) of hardware and supplies for recycling, 45% from the Americas, 51% from Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and 4% from Asia Pacific and Japan.

In 2012, HP recovered approximately 133,550 tonnes (295 million pounds) of hardware and supplies for recycling, 86% hardware, 13% HP LaserJet toner cartridges, and 1% HP ink cartridges.

HP operations consumed 4,109 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy in 2012, slightly less than 4,239 million kWh in 2011 and a 5% drop from 4,334 million kWh in 2010. The decrease from our 2010 baseline is the result of a 25% reduction in natural gas use combined with a 3% decrease in electricity consumption during that period. Our energy intensity relative to net revenue was 34.1 kWh per $ million USD of net revenue, a 2% increase on 2011 and a 1% drop from our 2010 baseline.

We purchased approximately 496 million kWh of renewable energy worldwide in 2012, in addition to 3 million kWh generated on site, equivalent to 13% of our total electricity consumption and a 60% increase since 2010. As a result, we achieved our target to double renewable energy purchases to 8% of our electricity use by 2012 (we actually reached this goal in 2011, one year ahead of schedule). This figure includes a small amount of energy generated on-site, but more than 99% is through energy contracts in Ireland, the UK, and other European countries, plus renewable energy credits (RECs) in the United States. Our reporting excludes renewable energy provided by default in the power grid.

HP generated approximately 117,400 tonnes of nonhazardous waste in 2012, a 42% increase on 2011. This considerable rise is the result of two major building demolition projects in the Americas region which will not be repeated. We expect waste volumes to substantially reduce again next year.

In 2012, we reused, recycled, or incinerated for energy around 103,500 tonnes of nonhazardous waste, achieving a landfill-diversion rate of 88.1%. This is an increase from 82.0% in 2011.

HP generated approximately 8,060 tonnes of hazardous waste in 2012, a 9% increase compared with 2011.

In 2012, HP’s total water use was just under 8.5 million cubic meters worldwide, predominantly for domestic use in buildings, cooling, and landscape irrigation. This represents a 2% increase from 2011.

In 2012, our operations produced a total of 1,889,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) emissions, a decrease from 1,990,000 tonnes of CO₂e in 2011 and an 8% reduction from our 2010 baseline. Our total GHG emissions normalized against net revenue equaled 15.7 tonnes of CO₂e per $ million USD in 2012, broadly in line with 2011 and a 4% reduction compared with 2010.

Many HP employees travel as part of their work. In 2011, employee business travel generated 461,600 tonnes CO₂e, a 3% increase from 2010. Emissions per employee decreased 4% over the same period, and have decreased by 51% since 2007. The majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from business travel are from commercial air travel (70%), followed by use of the HP auto fleet (27%) by our mobile sales force and the HP air fleet (3%).

HP's four-phase supplier management system (introduction, assessment, validation and improvement, capability building) provides an overarching framework for suppliers to progress through our supply chain SER program. We focus our resources according to risks posed by supplier activities. The system aims to improve long-term SER performance by building suppliers' capabilities. Since our SER program began, all of our key production suppliers have completed the introduction and assessment stages.

We measure the SER performance of some suppliers using the results of self-assessments, and of others using audits. We use supplier audits to verify conformance with HP's Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) Code of Conduct and to establish whether the supplier has systems in place to facilitate continued conformance. We perform these audits based on EICC tools. Audits enable HP to identify pressing issues and build corrective action plans with suppliers to address those issues, as well as helping us to prioritize issues to cover in our capability building programs.

We work with suppliers to deliver substantial and lasting SER performance improvements on a broad range of issues. Our work builds knowledge and strengthens processes, educating employees throughout supplier organizations. We aim to instill behavioral changes that shift less developed practices away from historical norms towards ever-improving SER performance.
Supplier capabilities are built most effectively through collaboration. HP works with local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and training groups to deliver our programs.

Diverse suppliers bring innovation to HP's supply chain, helping us gain a competitive advantage while supporting our global citizenship efforts. HP's Global Supplier Diversity program helps create a supply chain that is diverse, inclusive, and global-similar to our customers and employees.

To provide context for the data we report on first-tier supplier GHG emissions, we also report the percentage of our overall spending on first-tier suppliers that the data represents. Each year since 2007, that percentage has increased.

Our global workforce of approximately 331,800 employees worldwide (as of October 31, 2012) responds to the rapid pace of change in our industry and anticipates future business needs. We support their careers and development wherever we operate. Investing in people benefits our business, customers, shareholders, local communities, and society at-large. We aim to continually improve our people’s experience of working at HP.

A workforce that includes men and women from different nations, cultures, ethnic groups, generations, and backgrounds, with a wide range of skills and abilities, helps us to understand and reflect our customers' values and demographics. A diverse workforce is also vital to attracting and retaining the best employees.

The lost workday case rate decreased slightly in 2012 compared with 2011 in all regions except Asia Pacific and Japan, where it remained unchanged. Slips, trips, and falls continues to be the leading category for lost workday incidents, up slightly to 45% from 40% in 2011.

Recordable incidence rates continued to decrease gradually in 2012, with the most notable reduction in the Americas region compared with 2011.

HP addresses critical social needs through a powerful union of innovation and collaboration, measuring our progress by the positive impact of our programs. Although many benefits of our social innovation programs cannot be measured purely in terms of dollars spent or products and services donated, we understand the importance of tracking and reporting our financial investments. The total value of our social investments, including contributions from HP's business units for social projects, was approximately $118.6 million USD in 2012.

The Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation provides employees in the United States with one-to-one cash matching for gifts to qualified nonprofit organizations, at up to $1,000 USD per employee, per fiscal year.

In 2012, HP contributed $1,422,375 USD to state and local candidates, political memberships or sponsorships, and ballot measure campaigns in the United States. These contributions aligned with our policy positions and complied with HP's political guidelines, SBC, and applicable laws. U.S. law prohibits corporate contributions to federal political candidates. As a general rule, HP does not make political contributions outside the United States.

U.S. law prohibits corporate contributions to federal political candidates. However, eligible employees can make voluntary donations to the HP Political Action Committee (PAC) and legacy EDS PAC. These are separate legal entities from HP that contribute to campaigns for Democrat and Republican U.S. congressional candidates who share our policy views. In 2012, these PACs contributed a combined $529,450 USD.

Each year since 2007, the data we captured has shown a steady decrease in GHG emissions intensity.

Wastewater is not a significant environmental impact for HP. In 2012, our six imaging and printing product-manufacturing facilities generated 1,335,000 cubic meters of wastewater. These effluents are discharged under permits and treated at local treatment plants. We have procedures in place to prevent unauthorized discharges of chemicals to wastewater systems and ensure we do not discharge wastewater directly from HP operations to surface water or groundwater. Globally, our total wastewater generation increased by 3% over 2011.

In 2012, we began to calculate ODS emissions by tracking those sites that have reported replacing refrigerants due to leakage. We apply an intensity factor based on those actual quantities for nonreporting sites. Previously, we estimated the level of leakage across the entire real estate portfolio based on the inventory of refrigerants in equipment and in storage. Between this change and the ongoing replacement of CFCs we saw a significant reduction in estimated ODS emissions in 2012.

Many HP employees travel as part of their work. In 2011, employee business travel generated 461,600 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), a 3% increase from 2010. Emissions per employee decreased 4% over the same period, and have decreased by 51% since 2007. The majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from business travel are from commercial air travel (70%), followed by use of the HP auto fleet (27%) by our mobile sales force, and the HP air fleet (3%).

HP facilities use ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in cooling and air conditioning systems. Although these systems are sealed, leaks during operation and maintenance could result in emissions. We continue to replace chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in our systems with hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Although HFCs are greenhouse gases, they do not deplete the ozone layer. We do not measure ODS emissions but rather estimate leakage using guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

A workforce that includes men and women from different nations, cultures, ethnic groups, generations, and backgrounds, with a wide range of skills and abilities, helps us to understand and reflect our customers' values and demographics. A diverse workforce is also vital to attracting and retaining the best employees.

A workforce that includes men and women from different nations, cultures, ethnic groups, generations, and backgrounds, with a wide range of skills and abilities, helps us to understand and reflect our customers' values and demographics. A diverse workforce is also vital to attracting and retaining the best employees.

A workforce that includes men and women from different nations, cultures, ethnic groups, generations, and backgrounds, with a wide range of skills and abilities, helps us to understand and reflect our customers' values and demographics. A diverse workforce is also vital to attracting and retaining the best employees.

The Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation provides employees in the United States with one-to-one cash matching for gifts to qualified nonprofit organizations, up to $1,000 USD per employee, per fiscal year. In 2012, HP employees in the United States donated cash totaling $4.2 million USD, matched by $3.5 million from the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation. In addition, U.S. employees can donate HP technology to qualified charitable organizations or schools. Employees contribute 25% of the product list price, up to $5,000 USD, and HP contributes the remaining amount. In 2012, HP and its employees in the United States donated products worth approximately $4.7 million USD. Since 2008, HP and employees have donated products valued at approximately $34.9 million USD.