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Palo Alto, Calif. — HP has announced emissions data associated with its largest suppliers, which represents more than 80 percent of the company's costs for the materials, manufacturing and assembly of its products worldwide.
In 2007, the aggregated carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions associated with more than 80 percent of HP's first-tier manufacturing expenditures totaled approximately 3.5 million metric tons. This was calculated by factoring the total supplier emissions by the percentage of HP dollar volume to the suppliers' total revenue.
The release of the data, reportedly the first by a major technology company, delivers on a specific goal published in the HP 2007 Global Citizenship Report (GCR). "HP's continued leadership in supply chain transparency will result in positive operational changes in environmental practices and will encourage other companies to do more to advance supply chain responsibility," said Tony Prophet, senior vice president, Worldwide Supply Chain Operations, Personal Systems Group, HP, in statement. "Technology innovation will continue to improve the IT industry's environmental footprint and positively impact the broader global economy."
Operating the largest supply chain in the technology industry, HP says it will use this data to incorporate energy efficiency into how it manages its first-tier suppliers. In addition, HP will disseminate this reporting to the rest of its supply chain to determine further emissions reductions as it incorporates emissions reporting into lower tiers.
HP has reported its own emissions since 2003, and began reporting its product transportation emissions in 2007, which it has now extended into its supply chain. In addition, HP's top suppliers must comply with the Electronic Industry Code of Conduct (EICC) and meet HP's stringent social and environmental responsibility expectations worldwide.
HP is also implementing other steps to drive reliable reporting among suppliers. HP is working with the EICC to build a calculation tool to ensure consistency among suppliers' self-reported emissions accounting, and will participate in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol Supply Chain Initiative, which will develop a methodology for quantifying and reporting product life cycle and supply chain GHG emissions.
As a member of the Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration initiative, HP also has piloted a carbon disclosure survey among its suppliers.
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