GOVERNMENT
HP to Reduce its Global Energy Use 20 Percent by 2010
- The introduction of select HP desktop business PCs that offer 80 percent efficient power supplies and were the first to meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new EnergyStar 4.0 requirements. The new power supplies are 33 percent more efficient than their predecessors;
- Dynamic Smart Cooling, HP’s energy management system for data centers, which is designed to deliver 20 to 45 percent savings in cooling energy costs;
- Redesigned print cartridge packaging for North America that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 37 million pounds in 2007.
“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.” HP and the environment Today’s announcement is the latest in a series of ongoing environmental advancements HP has implemented over the last six months in the areas of product development, internal operations and supply chain management. Others include:
- ABN AMRO, a global banking company, recently selected the HP Halo Collaboration Studio to conduct meetings in different locations around the world in a vivid, real-time, face-to-face environment. The Halo system will help ABN AMRO reduce the excessive cost and emissions associated with travel.
- Earlier this month, HP announced benchmark results confirming the HP BladeSystem c-Class featuring HP Thermal Logic technology uses up to 27 percent less power than the IBM BladeCenter-H in similar configurations. The results of this study, conducted by Sine Nomine Associates, demonstrate that the HP BladeSystem c-Class and its zoned cooling properties not only lower power usage through efficient power distribution but also optimize airflow, which is a significant component in keeping data centers cool.
- HP offers nearly 50 products registered with the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT, www.epeat.net) to help institutional customers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks and monitors based on their environmental attributes.
- In 2006, HP purchased 11 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of renewable energy for use in its operations. HP also joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Purchase program – a challenge to Fortune 500 companies to double their renewable energy purchases by the end of 2007. HP plans to increase renewable energy purchases by more than 350 percent by procuring 50 million kWh of renewable electricity during 2007.
- Also in 2006, HP established a global joint initiative with the World Wildlife Fund-US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from HP’s operating facilities worldwide, educate and inspire others to adopt best practices, and use HP technology in conservation efforts around the world.
- For its supply chain – the largest of its kind in the world – 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.
Additional information on HP’s energy-efficient solutions and tips for businesses and consumers is available at its Web site. The HP 2006 Global Citizenship Report is available at its Web site.
