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In 2019, we announced new goals to reduce impact from our operations, including our aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from global operations by 60% by 2025.
HP has a global presence – with 177 sites in 59 countries around the world. Although our offices and manufacturing sites account for only 1% of our carbon footprint, it is the area where we have the greatest control. Setting bold goals to improve our environmental performance and demonstrating the benefits of sustainable operations helps us to model the change we wish to see in our industry and beyond. By innovating to minimize GHG emissions, transition to 100% renewable electricity, consume less water and create less waste, we can move toward a circular and low-carbon economy, while also reducing operational costs and risks.
Our goals and progress in 2018
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Goal
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Reduce Scope 1 and
Scope 2 GHG emissions from global operations by 60% by 2025, compared to 2015 |
Use 100% renewable electricity in our global operations by 2035, with an interim goal of 60% by 2025 | Reduce potable water consumption in global operations by 15% by 2025, compared to 2015 |
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Progress
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HP’s global operations produced 229,600 tonnes of Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2e emissions, 41% less than our 2015 baseline. | HP’s global operations procured and generated 275,944 MWh of renewable electricity and attributes, equivalent to 47% of our global electricity consumption. | Potable water consumption equaled 2,997,000 cubic meters globally, 6% less than in 2015. |
Managing our environmental impacts
HP owns and leases facilities around the world. Our Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Policy and EHS management system help limit our environmental impact, improve worker safety, meet internal standards, and comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Every year, we perform environmental risk assessment on all operational sites, with additional auditing performed at complex and high-risk locations.
As of the end of 2018, 18 facilities (including all HP manufacturing sites) were certified to ISO 14001, with 15 as part of our global ISO 14001 certificate. During the year, we transitioned completely to the latest version of the ISO 14001 standard. As appropriate, we also achieve green building certifications at HP-owned and leased facilities. All new build-outs target the LEED v4 Gold Standard.All new build-outs target the LEED v4 Gold Standard. In 2018, we also earned ISO 50001 facilities energy management certification for two of our sites in Singapore.
Promoting a culture of environmental responsibility
On Earth Day and World Environment Day, HP employees held events at 50 sites worldwide, focused on decreasing single-use plastics. This included a ‘plastic scavenger hunt’, during which employees proposed ways to reduce single-use plastics in their own facilities. We are implementing many of the suggestions at HP sites.
More than 2,000 HP employees from 30 sites took part in the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI) EcoChallenge—a competition that invites people to take up a three-week personal sustainability challenge. HP sites in India and Puerto Rico earned the top two spots for their efforts, out of nearly 850 teams worldwide from HP and other organizations.
More than 600 HP volunteers worldwide at 12 sites participated in shoreline cleanup events to support World Environment Day and the HP Foundation’s 40 Days of Doing Good campaign. They collected nearly 2 tonnes of trash, including discarded plastic, hazardous waste, cigarette ends, tin cans, and even bikes. We plan to continue this initiative annually.
GHG emissions
Most of our operational emissions stem from energy used to power our facilities. To save money and drive progress toward our goals, we continue to:
- Aggressively reduce energy consumption by optimizing efficiency and launching new efficiency projects.
- Increase on-site generation of renewable power.
- Procure off-site renewable power, including through renewable energy credits and power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Continued progress against our GHG emissions reduction targets accelerates our commitment to reduce HP’s total carbon footprint in line with what climate science, to keep global warming below 2° Celsius.
For more data, see our complete carbon footprint.
Energy efficiency and renewables
Energy use is a significant operating expense for HP, and the main driver of our facilities’ climate impact. Our operations consumed 758,898 MWh of energy in 2018, 6% less than 2017, due to the implementation of energy conservation projects and real estate consolidation.
In 2018, we completed 29 projects at 12 locations that saved 8,500 MWh annually. For 2019, we have already identified and are implementing projects with a further 2,100 MWh of potential savings at 14 other sites, with more projects to follow.
By shifting toward renewable, carbon neutral energy, we can reduce GHG emissions from operations. We continue to drive progress toward our goal of using 100% renewable electricity in our global operations by 2035, as part of our commitment to RE100’s 100% renewable electricity goal. Having surpassed our interim goal to use 40% renewable electricity in global operations by 2025, in 2019 we re-set and increased this interim target to 60% renewable electricity use in global operations by 2025.
HP is one of 10 founding members of EV100, a Climate Group initiative launched in 2017 to accelerate technological development of electric vehicles (EVs) worldwide. In support of this effort, we have committed to install EV infrastructure at all feasible sites worldwide by 2040. In 2018 we offered EV infrastructure at 19% of the 88 target sites, including Geneva, Switzerland; Barcelona, Spain; Houston, Texas; and Palo Alto, California. Wherever feasible, we require new building constructions and leases to include EV infrastructure. In 2019, we plan to add EVs to HP’s own fleet.
Waste and recycling
HP facilities follow a global policy of “reduce, reuse, and recycle” that supports our shift toward a circular economy. We diverted 90.9% of nonhazardous waste from landfill in 2018, and only use disposal as a last resort. We reuse electronic equipment when possible or recycle it responsibly through the same programs we offer customers.
In 2017, our Palo Alto, California headquarters, became the first corporate campus in the state to achieve gold
USGBC TRUE Zero Waste
Water
Water availability is a growing concern in many parts of the world. Although our facilities are not water-intensive, we do all we can to reduce our water footprint, especially in water stressed locations. We use the World Resource Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas tool to assess the risk of sites and prioritize water-stressed locations.
In 2018, we consumed 3,406,000 cubic meters of water overall, a 5% increase compared to 2017, due primarily to business growth. Potable water use decreased 6% compared to 2015, the baseline year of our goal.
HP recycled or reused 415,200 cubic meters of water1 globally during 2018. The company also captured and used 2,000 cubic meters of rain water for cooling towers during the year, and plans to implement rain water capture systems during 2019 in Barcelona for irrigation water use.
For more information, see our Sustainable Impact Report.
1This includes NEWater (ultra-purified wastewater used in manufacturing operations in Singapore) as well as recycled or reused water reported by sites globally. Grey water is included, rainwater is not.
Environmental, health, and safety management system
Standards for HP's work and business environment
HP's environmental, health, and safety (EHS) policy expresses our longstanding commitment to environmental management and employee safety. The policy states that our goal is to 'conduct our operations in an environmentally responsible manner, and create health and safety practices and work environments that enable HP employees to work injury-free'. To accomplish this, the policy specifies that we will:
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meet or exceed all applicable legal requirements;
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proactively reduce occupational injury and illness risks, and promote employee health and well-being;
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aggressively pursue pollution prevention, resource conservation and waste reduction in our operations;
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design and manufacture our products to be safe to use and to minimize their environmental impact;
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offer our customers environmentally responsible end-of-life management services for HP products; and
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require our suppliers to conduct their operations in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
Environmental, health and safety management system
To achieve our EHS policy goals, we implement an environmental, health and safety management system (EHS MS) as an integral part of doing business. It is tailored to HP's business and is implemented globally, regionally, and locally. To ensure that our EHS objectives continue to be met as we grow, we introduce our EHS management system to newly acquired companies as part of the integration process and require them to use our system.
HP's EHS MS is a structured approach to identifying EHS priorities, meeting HP and external requirements, controlling risk, and improving performance. Our global EHS organization has stewardship of the EHS MS and collaborates with the appropriate HP organizations to recommend performance improvement goals. The EHS MS requires sites to monitor performance, conduct audits and management reviews, and to implement corrective and preventive actions.
HP's EHS MS is based on recognized international models including ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. HP was one of the first multinational businesses to obtain a single, global ISO 14001 certification for worldwide manufacturing operations.
Compliance
Legal compliance is HP's minimum requirement for EHS, and our internal EHS standards reflect this commitment. Our EHS management system ensures we have the processes needed to comply. We investigate any allegation of non-compliance with the law to determine the root causes and implement corrective action to prevent recurrence.
Audits and assurance
Audits of our EHS MS provide assurance that our EHS policies and standards are implemented worldwide. Audits are conducted by internal qualified professionals and the results are reported to senior management. The frequency of audits is based on site complexity and past performance. These audits complement regulatory compliance evaluations conducted by our region and local EHS staffs and third-party audits conducted by our ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 registrars. We analyze instances of nonconformance to our policies and standards, take corrective action, and establish preventive measures to reduce the likelihood of future nonconformance. This system provides a strong basis for continual improvement.
Employee awareness and training
HP provides EHS training for employees in local languages. EHS fundamentals are part of employees' orientation training and are regularly refreshed through an online EHS Policies and Standards training module, employee websites, and EHS communications. Additionally, employees receive health and safety training specific to their job.
Standards and guidance
HP EHS performance standards apply to all sites. The management system standard addresses EHS management processes such as risk assessment, objective setting, training and awareness, monitoring and measurement, inspections and auditing, and management responsibilities. Accompanying standards address specific operational controls, including energy management, chemical management, waste minimization, fire and life safety, ergonomics, and electrical safety.
Emergency preparedness and response
HP's risk-based emergency preparedness and response programs are designed to protect people, property, the environment, and continuity of operations. These programs cover planning, prevention, response, and recovery. Response plans exist for chemical releases, evacuations, fires, natural disasters, security threats, and other emergencies. Response teams are trained and tested in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, spill response, and facility control operations, as appropriate to local working environments. Employees are trained on emergency response procedures and regularly participate in emergency evacuation and other drills.
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