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Brand Owner: Hewlett-Packard Company
Head Office: Palo Alto, CA, USA
Sector: Electronics & ICT Hardware
Categories: Televisions, TV's, Computers, Notebooks, Cameras, Camcorders, Printers, Copiers
Free Tags: Hewlett Packard, Laptop, PC, Monitor, Printer, Scanner, Calculator, Camera, Digital, Flat Screen

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Last Updated: 6 September 2011
Last Verified: 6 September 2011

HP Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

4 out of 5


1. Does the brand (company) clearly support global mandatory cuts of carbon emissions of at least 50% by 2050 or 30% by industrialized countries by 2020?	The HP website states that it "supports the IPCC recommendation that global GHG emissions be reduced by well below half of the emission levels in 2000 by the middle of this century" (see HP's position).	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and of the supply / production chain?	HP's carbon footprint was 1.865.200 in 2010 (see GHG emissions in own operations).	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	HP's goal is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from HP-owned and HP-leased facilities by 20% relative to 2005 levels by the end of 2013 on an absolute basis (click 'Goals Operations').	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years?	The total GHG emission in 2008 was 2,165,500 tonnes. In 2010 the total GHG emission was 1,865,100 tonnes. This represents a reduction of 14%.	SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)?	"HP is proud to offer our customers products with the Energy Star label." However, not all the products are qualified with the Enegry Star requirements. Only 40% of the monitors are qualified.	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 7


1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	HP has achieved only 90% of its goal to phase out BFR and PVC in newly introduced personal computing products in 2011, subject to ready availability of technologically feasible alternatives for all components (Click Sustainable Design - Click Goals Materials).	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products?	HP still has PVC and BFRs in different applications (see remark previous question).	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	It seems that HP will only restrict (not ban) beryllium and antimony in 2012 (see timeline). Phthalates is not mentioned at all.	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products?	HP still uses beryllium and antimony (see previous remark).	SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling?	HP has signed the Individual producer responsibility (IPR) statement and supports IPR explicitly.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold?	HP offers this service in approximately 40 to 50 countries but does not state which countries these are and how effective they are.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025?	Some numbers are given, but they do not cover all products and no percentage is presented. "HP is the only company that recycles old cartridge plastic to make new Original HP inkjet print cartridges."	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

5 out of 6


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	All standards are mentioned in HP Code of Conduct (see page 2-4).	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	1. Not mentioned; 2. Maximum workweek is 60 hours (including overtime), 'except in emergency or unusual situations', which can mean anything; 3. No, mentioning of minimum wage, not living wage. (See pp. 2-4)	SOURCE
3. Does this CoC include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	This right is mentioned, with reference to parallel means for the situation of law restrictions (see page 3).	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	"These suppliers represent more than 95% of HP's procurement expenditures for materials, manufacturing and assembly of HP's products all over the world."	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	HP is a member of the Electronic Industry Citizen Coalition.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Yes, See e.g. this audit report.	SOURCE