HP announced a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction target for its first-tier manufacturing and product-transportation supply chain partners.
The company’s goal is to drive a 20 percent decrease in its first-tier manufacturing and product transportation-related GHG emissions intensity by 2020, compared to 2010.
“HP has one of the largest supply chains in the industry. It’s imperative to manage it not just efficiently, but also ethically and in an environmentally sustainable way,” said Tony Prophet, senior vice president, Operations, Printing and Personal Systems, HP.
“We understand the importance of reducing our carbon footprint, promoting sustainability throughout the IT supply chain and driving innovation that creates a better world and brighter future.”
The GHG emissions-reduction goal is developed in consultation with the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program.
The project will be driven through a variety of HP-led activities, including business intensive to suppliers achieving tangible GHG emissions-reduction goals.
HP also plans to expand its Energy Efficiency Program (EEP) for manufacturing suppliers. By 2020, the company aims to achieve direct prevention of 2 million metric tons of GHG emissions across HP’s multitier supply chain, cumulatively through specific supplier environmental improvement projects.
HP’s GHG emissions reduction goal for supply-chain partners is the latest in a series of successful initiatives by HP’s supply chain Social and Environmental Responsibility (SER) program. In 2008, HP became the first major IT company to measure and publish aggregated supply chain GHG emissions.
HP has also scored 99 out of a possible 100 points in the latest CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2013.
The CDP Disclosure Score is based on how well a company tells its climate story, and the performance band indicates how fully a company has integrated a climate change strategy to drive significant reductions in emissions.