HP 2015 Sustainability Report
Introduction
Environment
Society Integrity
About this report
Issue
Description
GRI G4 Aspect(s)
Aspect boundary
Location in report
IT as a sustain- ability solution
Designing products and services that enable customers and entire industries to manage and reduce their environ- mental impacts. Responsibly sourcing paper products for internal use and sale to customers. Working to ensure the responsible sourcing of minerals used in HP products (e.g., conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Energy Products and Services
Products and solutions
Products and solutions
Responsible paper sourcing
Materials
Supply chain
Paper
Responsible sourcing of minerals
No GRI-specific Aspects
Supply chain (sub-tier suppliers in high-risk areas such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo; there are multiple tiers between HP and smelters who trade with exporters) Supply chain (first- and second- tier suppliers) We ask that first-tier suppliers communicate our Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition Code of Conduct to their suppliers, thereby propagating the require- ments to our sub-tier suppliers.
Conflict minerals
Supply chain codes, standards, and engagement
Implementing and enforcing codes and standards that set a baseline for supplier social and environmental responsi- bility (SER) and improving HP suppliers’ SER performance through engagement and transparency.
Supplier Environmental Assessment Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices Supplier Human Rights Assessment Supplier Assessments for Impact on Society
Supply chain responsibility
Use of substances of concern in products Waste and hazardous materials in supply chain
Managing use of materials and substances of concern, and using alternative materials that reduce the risk of human health and environmental impacts, while meeting perfor- mance and cost criteria. Responsibly managing and disposing of hazardous and nonhazardous waste within HP’s supply chain.
Materials Products and Services
Supply chain Products and solutions
Materials
Effluents and Waste Supply chain (first-tier suppliers)
Supply chain environmental impact
Water in supply chain
Conserving water in HP’s supply chain.
Water
Supply chain (first-tier suppliers)
Supply chain environmental impact
Medium importance to sustainable development, medium importance to HP’s business success Board Ensuring HP board diversity, independent oversight, and sustainability governance. No GRI-specific Aspects
HP operations
Sustainability strategy Corporate ethics Governance HP 2016 Proxy Statement Building a circular economy Products and solutions Product return and recycling
structure and independence
Circular economy
Developing business models and design criteria that support easy product reuse, disaggregation, and disas- sembly, to enable product and component reuse at end of service and to avoid waste.
Materials Products and Services
Supply chain HP operations Products and solutions
Environmental impact of operations
Addressing the environmental impacts of HP’s operations, such as GHG emissions, energy use, nonhazardous and hazardous waste generation, and water consumption.
Energy Emissions Effluents and Waste Water
HP operations
Operations
Intellectual property protection
Ensuring appropriate protection of HP’s intellectual propery rights.
No GRI-specific Aspects
Supply chain HP operations Products and solutions
Government relations
Packaging
Working to decrease the environmental impact of HP packaging by reducing material use, optimizing shipping densities, and utilizing recycled and recyclable materials. Managing and reducing fuel use and environmental impacts from product transportation and logistics. Influencing public policy development through direct engagement and through multi-stakeholder associations or initiatives. Working to ensure that marketing and communication of products and services is honest, transparent, and fair.
Materials
Products and solutions
Packaging
Product transportation
Transport
Supply chain Products and solutions
Supply chain environ- mental impact
Emissions
Public policy engagement
Public Policy
HP operations
Government relations
Responsible marketing
Marketing Communications
HP operations Products and solutions
GRI index
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