HP Info

Brand Owner: Hewlett Packard
Head Office: California, 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: 24 June 2010
Last Verified: 22 April 2010

HP Score Report

Questions about Carbon Emissions
3 out of 5
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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? HP supports the goal of reducing Greenhouse Gasses (GHG) emissions 'by well below half of the emission levels in 2000 by the middle of the century', but no reference to base year 1990 found. SOURCE
2. Does the brand (company) disclose its carbon footprint produced by its own operations and in the supply / production chain? Yes, see link. SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% by the year 2012? HP wants to reduce CO2 emissions from its own operations with 25 % by 2010 compared with 2005 (see 'HP's Environmental Goals and Policies'). SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years? HP has reduced 14% in 2009 compared to 2005. SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)? Most products meet the Energy Star requirements, though not all. SOURCE
Questions about Environmental Policy
3 out of 7
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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 wants to eliminate the use of PVC and BFR by 2011 (see 'Substances of Concern). 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 'HP products restrictions/substitution timeline'). 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? All three groups of chemicals are on the list of 'possible future restrictions', thus it is not yet concrete and certain (link is temporarily unavailable). 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 these groups of chemicals (link is temporarily unavailable). 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? The recycling services for the hardware products and cartridges seem to be easily accessible for a large part of the countries where the products are sold. 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. SOURCE
Questions about Labour Conditions/Human Rights
4 out of 6
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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 page 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? HP added some weak phrases to the EICC code on this (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? This list covers more than 95% of HP's suppliers. 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 EICC. SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? Yes, See e.g. this audit report. SOURCE