HP has set a goal to reduce its global energy use by 20% by 2010.
To accomplish this reduction below 2005 levels, HP will deliver energy-efficient products and services to customers and institute energy-efficient operating practices in its facilities worldwide.
For its supply chain, HP introduced two supplier training programs, one targeting Central and Eastern Europe and another in China, to ensure adherence to the company's stringent social and environmental responsibility standards. HP has engaged with more than 600 suppliers in its social and environmental responsibility program since 2003.
"Energy efficiency is an integral part of the environmental program HP has had in place for decades and is a key component in making HP a leader in sustainability," said Pat Tiernan, vice president, Corporate, Social and Environmental Responsibility, HP. "Sustainability should span the entire business, from product reuse and recycling, a socially and environmentally responsible supply chain, to energy efficiency in products and internal operations – it's the whole package."
