HP global study establishes sustainability as a new workplace standard for successful businesses
April 18 2019 - 7:00AM
Highlights:
Today, HP unveiled a new study underscoring the importance of
sustainable business practices in recruiting, hiring and retaining
top talent. It also finds that employees are more productive,
motivated and engaged when working for an employer who is leading
the charge in social responsibility. The global, 20,000 participant
survey found that 61 percent believe sustainability is mandatory
for businesses1. Of those interviewed, 56 percent believe that
ignoring environmental impact in the workplace is as bad as
ignoring diversity and inclusion.
For many businesses, the first wave of sustainable changes was
addressed through big ticket items like LEED building certification
and energy efficient lighting. Now they are focusing on the next
layer of easily overlooked sustainable improvements like composting
and the direct purchase of renewable energy.
“The study released today proves what HP has suspected for many
years – businesses, and their workforce, are demanding higher
levels of sustainability and quality from their suppliers,” said
Dave McQuarrie, Global Head of Print Business Management, HP
Imaging and Printing. “HP has been committed to sustainable impact
for decades. By reducing reliance on single-use plastics and
delivering more sustainable supplies we are fulfilling a critical
part of our reinvention journey and commitment to the
environment.”
Office Eco-Friendly Practices One of the most
overlooked opportunities for eco-friendly practices in the
workplace is in the purchase and disposal of printer ink and toner
cartridges, a global market estimated to be around $45B2. The
influx of imitation cartridges as an alternative to quality print
cartridges has created a host of new challenges for purchasers,
including the fact that many do not realize imitation cartridges
are often not recycled. As a result, 97 percent of imitation
cartridges may end up in landfills3.
HP has been a pioneer in engineering ink and toner cartridges
with recycled content. Working with Planet Partners over the last
27 years, the company has enabled customers in over 60 countries to
recycle HP ink and toner cartridges for free. Since 2000, HP has
utilized more than 199 million pounds of recycled plastic into 3.9B
HP Original ink and toner cartridges4. Even diverting 716,000
pounds of plastic from reaching the ocean – the equivalent of more
than 25 million plastic bottles – and repurposing it into HP
cartridges.
Last month the company pledged to make every page printed forest
positive, carbon neutral and part of a circular economy with
innovation that helps protect the world’s forests, reduces carbon
emissions and uses more recycled materials. In 2016, HP achieved
100% zero deforestation associated with HP-branded paper, nearly
two years ahead of schedule– marking a milestone towards the
company’s vision for a forest positive future. Plus, the company’s
paper-based product packaging zero deforestation goal is on track
for 2020.
HP Commits $2M to Sustainable SuppliesTo
further advance its commitment to a circular economy and more
sustainable supplies, HP also announced today a $2 million
investment to expand its ocean-bound plastic supply chain. The
company will build a new plastic bottle washing line in Haiti that
will allow it to convert locally collected waste into recycled
material for use in HP products. This investment continues HP’s
longstanding commitment to diverting ocean-bound plastic and
contributing to a lower-carbon, circular economy.
For more information on HP’s sustainable workplace study and its
commitments to the environment, please visit our press kit here.
About HPHP Inc. creates technology that makes
life better for everyone, everywhere. Through our product and
service portfolio of personal systems, printers and 3D printing
solutions, we engineer experiences that amaze. More information
about HP Inc. is available at hp.com.
Lara MacKenzie, HPlara.mackenzie@hp.com Vanessa Forbes,
HPvanessa.forbes@hp.comwww.hp.com/go/newsroom |
1Based on 2019 HP Supplies Survey in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK,
France, Italy, Spain, Germany, China, India conducted by Edelman
Intelligence:
https://press.ext.hp.com/content/dam/hpi/press/press-kits/2019/earth-day-2019/HP%20Workforce%20Sustainability%20Survey.pdf
2Actionable Intelligence white paper, to be published June
2019
32018 NA InfoTrends Supplies Recycling study, commissioned by
HP: www.hp.com/go/NA-2018InfoTrends
4 Based on 2017 HP Sustainable Impact Report:
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c05968415.pdf
An infographic accompanying this announcement is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/132a0c13-1ddf-4de5-bf5f-7cee2572a822
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