ReportAlert.info - HP (NYSE:HPQ) Publishes Eleventh Annual Global Citizenship Report
The report describes the company’s global citizenship policies, programs, performance, and goals for 2011
(3BL Media) Palo Alto, CA - June 14, 2012 - HP has issued its eleventh annual Global Citizenship Report, describing the company’s global citizenship policies, programs, performance, and goals for 2011. The report demonstrates how HP uses its technology, expertise, and influence to make a positive impact on the world. The comprehensive report is available at www.hp.com/go/globalcitizenship.
Among the focus areas are environmental sustainability, ethics and human rights, supply chain responsibility, social innovation, and privacy. HP’s accomplishments during 2011 include:
- Reducing the energy consumption of HP products by 50% compared with 2005 levels—exceeding the company’s original goal of a 40% decrease.*
- Lowering greenhouse gas emissions from HP operations by 20% compared to 2005, meeting the company’s goal two years early.
- Working with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Kenyan government to automate testing processes and reduce the amount of time it takes to diagnose HIV-positive infants.
- Releasing an electronic Patient-Centered Dashboard, developed by HP Labs and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, that can help prevent human error in medical settings.
The report also features:
- A tour and interactive map of HP’s global citizenship activities
- A gallery of HP products, services, and technologies that help customers improve their environmental performance
- Video perspectives from external stakeholders
- Profiles of HP employees who have contributed to global citizenship
- A dashboard detailing HP’s global citizenship performance and goals
HP welcomes your comments via the feedback form online.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments, and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services, and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.
* The average energy consumption of HP products is estimated using high-volume product lines representative of the overall shipped product volume. Energy consumption has been estimated in 2005 and annually since. The high-volume product lines include notebook and desktop computers, inkjet and LaserJet printers, and industry-standard servers.
