HP and the Environment

From Lauraibm

Revision as of 08:43, 11 July 2007 (view source) Admin (Talk | contribs) (→HP's commitment to environmentally sustainable development) ← Previous diff		Current revision as of 13:34, 30 October 2007 (view source) Laura (Talk | contribs)
(61 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 1:		Line 1:
-	==Summary==	+	__NOTOC__
		+	[[Category:Copied 2007 week 29]]
		+	==MI Summary==
		+	====Full article: [[HP and the Environment]]====
		+	[[Category:Not yet summarised by MI]]
	== Coverage in the Press ==		== Coverage in the Press ==
		+	* [[HP's Printer Cartridges are an E-waste Disaster - Does the Company Really Care? (29-Oct-07)]]
		+	* [[HP Researchers Working on "Greener" Data Centre (27-Oct-07)]]
		+	* [[HP Sets New Milestones in Data Centre Energy Efficiency (23-Oct-07)]]
		+	* [[Is Being "Green" the new Currency for Tech Companies? (20-Sep-07)]]
		+	* [[HP helps Africa with recycling standards (26-Sep-07)]]
		+	* [[Environmental Impact of CSR for Technology Companies in China (10-Sep-07)]]
		+	* [[HP Unleashes Exceptional, Power Efficient Computing Performance in Latest Commercial PCs (6-Sep-07)]]
		+	* [[HP offers greener approach to IT (3-Sep-07)]]
		+	* [[HP and Bell unite to Go Green in the Data Centre (3-Sept-07)]]
		+	* [[HP's Green Initiatives Listed (24-Aug-2007 )]]
		+	* [[HP Laser Jets Help Keep Your Business in the Green]]
		+	* [[HP offers 3-D thermal mapping for data centers (25-Jul-07)]]
		+	* [[HP meets 1B pound recycling goal (13-Jul-07)]]
		+	* [[HP unveils its green storage (11-Jul-07)]]
		+	* [[HP: A Case Study of HP's Social and Environmental Responsibility Strategies in Supply Chain]]
		+	* [[HP Meets Billion Pound Recycling Goal Six Months Early, Sets Target for 2 Billion Pounds by 2010 (13-Jul-07)]]
		+	* [[HP Adds to its Green Data Centre Offering]]
		+	* [[A True Test of HP's Green Commitment (Aug-07)]]
-	====HP unveils its green storage <sup>(8)</sup>====	+	{{HP Laser Sep-07}}
-	by Clay Ryder, President, Sageza Group	+	{{HP PR sep-07}}
-		+	{{Verdie sep-07}}
-	Published: 11th July 2007	+	{{Verdi sep-07}}
-		+	{{China HP sep-07}}
-	HP has introduced what it has dubbed its green storage technology that can cut storage array power and cooling costs in data centers by 50%.	+	{{HP thermal}}
-		+	{{HP recyc}}
-	The new offerings feature thin provisioning and performance enhancements for the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) family, tape drives based on the Linear Tape Open (LTO) 4 standard, new DAT 160 tape drives for SMBs, and the first HP StorageWorks tape product developed exclusively for HP BladeSystem c-Class. Through the use of EVA Dynamic Capacity Management (DCM), Vsnap and FATA disk drives, the new EVAs help organizations that are seeking to optimize hard drive utilization, eliminate unnecessary storage purchases, manage IT resources and storage provisioning tasks, and improve power efficiency by up to 45% compared with previous EVAs. Similar to thin provisioning, and leveraging the virtual disk service volume shrink feature in Windows Server 2008, DCM continuously monitors storage utilization and automatically grows/shrinks host volumes to match application needs, thus reducing ongoing storage administration tasks.	+	{{HP Green Storage}}
-		+	{{HP Billion pounds recycling goal}}
-	The HP StorageWorks LTO-4 Ultrium1840 tape drive targets the mid-sized and enterprise market segment as HP's highest-capacity, fastest-performing and most secure tape backup, while consuming up to 50% fewer watts/GB than previous versions. The LTO-4 technology and AES 256-bit data encryption protects user data from unauthorized access if cartridges are misplaced or stolen. This tape drive will also be available in HP StorageWorks MSL, EML and ESL E-Series Tape Libraries. The HP Ultrium 448c Tape Blade is a new half-height tape storage blade for the HP BladeSystem c-Class chassis. This blade is designed for customers that are not connected into a SAN, by providing direct-attach data protection for c-Class server blades while taking advantage of the HP Dynamic Power Saving mode to achieve up to a 22% reduction in power consumption. The HP StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drive targets SMBs and features either a SCSI or USB interface, delivers backup speeds of up to 50GB/hour with up to 160GB of capacity on a single cartridge, and consumes fewer watts/GB than previous versions of DAT drives.	+	{{HP Adds to Green Data Centre}}
-		+
-	In accordance with the continued bolstering of HP's green credentials, each of these updated products prominently feature reduced power consumption per unit of storage not only for disks, but also for tape, which is often thought as an offline or intermittent storage technology. Of course, the most effective way to conserve energy is to not use it in the first place, or at least postpone its use. Through a thin provisioning approach, such as DCM, the dynamic deployment of storage can more closely follow actual needs for capacity at the moment. While some may see this simply as forestalling the inevitable purchase and deployment of storage, it nevertheless reduces capital expenditure in the short term but definitely reduces the power consumed in order to deliver a given storage capacity. Additionally, by leveraging the Virtual Disk Service volume shrink feature in Windows Server 2008, more organizations will likely take advantage of this capability, especially those who may not have been aware of such abilities, or who have considered their deployment and management beyond their organization's scope or ability.	+
-		+
-	The HP Ultrium 448c Tape Blade is interesting in that it seeks to address a sometimes overlooked need in the datacenter, i.e., backup of the locally mounted disk drives on server blades. While many bladed solutions are interconnected, rather easily, to a SAN or NAS, there are some installations that are standalone, operating in a computing silo. This may be due to a variety of factors, often political in nature; however, not having access to a reliable backup mechanism leaves the organization at risk. By offering a tape solution in a blade form factor, HP has addressed this need in a way that does not require altering the blade solution environment but offers protection to the system directories, applications, and any other resident data or files contained within the blade chassis. As a result, organizations are protected, do not need to alter their consolidated bladed approach through an externally mounted tape drive, and can further leverage the operational and energy efficiency of their blade chassis investment.	+
-		+
-	During the past few months we have witnessed several announcements of varying scope and depth from HP regarding energy efficiency, recycling, and other green initiatives. The list of announcements has been numerous and vocal enough that perhaps the company is considering changing the colors in its logo to be green as well. But, in all seriousness, the company has made a substantial strategic investment in both its products and corporate direction to focus on delivering products that are environmentally friendlier. This announcement further illustrates the steadfastness of the company in this regard.	+
	==What the Vendor says about itself==		==What the Vendor says about itself==
	* [[HP's commitment to environmentally sustainable development]]		* [[HP's commitment to environmentally sustainable development]]
		+	* [[HP: Environmental, Health and Safety Policy]]
		+	* [[HP: Material Use]]
		+	* [[HP: Product Design, Return and Recycling Programs]]
		+	* [[HP: Logistics]]
		+	* [[HP: Operational Management]]
		+	* [[HP: Climate]]
		+	* [[HP: Waste]]
		+	* [[HP: Water]]
		+	* [[HP: Employee Travel]]
		+	* [[HP: Energy Use]]
-	===Environmental, Health and Safety Policy===	+	==HP and Analysts==
-		+
-	Hewlett-Packard is committed to conducting its business in a manner that delivers leading Environmental, Health and Safety performance. This is consistent with our commitment to corporate citizenship, social responsibility and sustainability.	+
-		+
-	Our goals are to provide products and services that are safe and environmentally sound throughout their lifecycles, conduct our operations in an environmentally responsible manner, and create health and safety practices and work environments that enable HP employees to work injury-free.	+
-		+
-	To accomplish this, we will:	+
-		+
-	* Meet or exceed all applicable legal requirements	+
-	* Aggressively pursue pollution prevention, energy conservation and waste reduction in our operations	+
-	* Design and manufacture our products to be safe to use and to minimize their environmental impact	+
-	* Offer our customers environmentally responsible end-of-life management services for HP products	+
-	* Require our suppliers to conduct their operations in a socially and environmentally responsible manner	+
-		+
-	We achieve this high level of performance by integrating these objectives into our business planning, decision-making, performance tracking and review processes to ensure we achieve our goals and continually improve upon them.	+
-		+
-	Each employee has an individual responsibility to understand and support our environmental, health and safety policies and to actively participate in programs to ensure our goals are achieved.	+
-		+
-	We believe our company must work with employees, suppliers, partners, customers, and governmental, nongovernmental and community organizations to protect and enhance health, safety and the environment.  We foster open dialogue with our stakeholders to share relevant information, and contribute to the development of sound public policy and business initiatives.	+
-		+
-	(2)	+
-		+
-	===Product Return and Recycling===	+
-	HP offers our customers several choices to manage aging or unwanted computers while also minimizing the impact on the environment.	+
-		+
-	'''''Trade in  Return for cash'''''	+
-	HP Trade-In offers users the opportunity to capture the fair market value of aging technology and upgrade to new HP technology.	+
-		+
-	'''''Return for Cash'''''	+
-	HP Financial Services will pay your company for qualified computer equipment you no longer want or need.	+
-		+
-	'''''Recycle'''''	+
-	HP makes it easy to recycle unwanted computer hardware and printing supplies responsibly.	+
-		+
-	'''''Donate'''''	+
-	HP makes it easy to donate your used computer equipment. In the US, this program is made possible through a partnership with the National Cristina Foundation (NCF).	+
-		+
-	(3)	+
-		+
-	===Product Design===	+
-	HP's greatest environmental impact is through customer use of our products and services. Our goal is to improve customers' lives and work by providing simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology. We integrate environmental considerations into our business strategy because this results in better products.	+
-		+
-	Customers increasingly value environmental aspects of products, such as energy efficiency and provisions for reuse and recycling, two of HP's global citizenship priorities (discussed in detail in those sections). We differentiate our products by integrating such features to deliver lower total cost of ownership and improved user experience.	+
-		+
-	Since 1992, we have focused on specific environmental issues – through our Design for Environment program. For example, HP introduces new materials to meet customer expectations, to capitalize on emerging technologies and to substitute for materials of concern.	+
-		+
-	In packaging, we minimize materials, utilize recycled and recyclable materials when possible, and reduce packaging size and weight to improve transportation fuel efficiency.	+
-		+
-	As a global company with customers worldwide, product transport also offers opportunities to improve our environmental impact. Through logistics initiatives such as more efficient transport planning and alternative pallets, we reduce the energy needed to move each product.	+
-		+
-	We also work to ensure that as many people as possible can use our products and information, by integrating accessibility into product and website design.	+
-		+
-	====Design for the Environment====	+
-	As one of the world’s largest consumer IT companies, a leading IT supplier to small and medium-size businesses and a leader in enterprise computing, HP’s largest impact on the environment is through its products.	+
-		+
-	The environmental performance of products is largely determined at the design stage. Through intelligent design we can reduce the environmental impact of our products, and that of our customers.	+
-		+
-	To accomplish this objective, HP established its Design for Environment (DfE) program in 1992.	+
-		+
-	'''Design-for-Environment (DfE)''' is an engineering perspective in which the environmentally related characteristics of a product, process or facility are optimized. Together, HP's product stewards and product designers identify, prioritize and recommend environmental improvements through a company-wide DfE program. HP's DfE guidelines derive from evolving customer expectations and regulatory requirements, but they are also influenced by the personal commitment of its employees.	+
-		+
-	The Design for Environment program has three priorities:	+
-		+
-	* Energy efficiency – reduce the energy needed to manufacture and use our products	+
-	* Materials innovation – reduce the amount of materials used in our products and develop materials that have less environmental impact and more value at end-of-life	+
-	* Design for recyclability – design equipment that is easier to upgrade and/or recycle	+
-		+
-	(4)	+
-		+
-	===Material Use===	+
-	Materials innovation at HP means reducing the environmental impact of materials we select or already use for our products. This innovation often aligns with our objective of reducing materials and recycling costs. HP considers three aspects of materials innovation:	+
-		+
-	'''Materials Substitution and Elimination'''	+
-	HP supports a precautionary approach, by which we mean that we strive to replace a material when scientific data has established a potential health or environmental risk, even if its use is legally permitted. Before substituting a material for these reasons, we identify an alternative that has a lower environmental impact and meets quality and cost requirements. For example, in 2006 we replaced solvent-based paints on some of our workstations and digital televisions. The water-based paints we are using avoid organic vapor emissions during the coating process and make the plastics using these paints easier to recycle.	+
-		+
-	We work with the electronics industry and our suppliers to introduce new materials when alternatives do not yet exist. For example, we continue to investigate alternatives to PVC-coated wires and cables as well as replacements for TBBPA on printed-wiring boards.	+
-		+
-	Ideally, we design products to remove the need for materials of concern, rather than replacing a substance with lower environmental impact.	+
-		+
-	'''Reduction of Materials Quantity'''	+
-	HP strives to use less material in products through improved product design and technological advances. For example, HP All-in-One products that combine printers, scanners, copiers and fax machines in a single unit can reduce materials use by up to 40%, compared to separate standalone devices.	+
-		+
-	As the balance of products HP sells has shifted from PCs to notebooks and from cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors to flat panel displays, material use per unit has decreased. A typical flat panel display uses little more than half the weight of materials in a conventional CRT screen and requires approximately 60% less energy in use. The weight difference between PCs and notebooks is even more dramatic – typically an 80% reduction. Combined, a notebook with an additional flat screen display represents only one-third of the weight of a PC with a CRT. This smaller size saves roughly a third of the packaging weight and decreases energy consumption in transport to customers.	+
-		+
-	'''Innovative and Recycled Materials'''	+
-	HP works with suppliers to identify materials that will reduce the environmental impact of HP's products and that of our customers.	+
-		+
-	We evaluate the total life cycle, environmental impact and cost of any new material, and we strive to identify substitute materials that have lower total environmental and health impacts than the materials they replace. It can be difficult to confirm claims for new materials because they may not have been researched as thoroughly as existing materials. For example, we cannot yet be confident about materials to replace PVC from wires and cables. Thermoplastic rubber/elastomer (TPR/TPE) and polyethylene-derived hybrids are emerging, but these materials are not sufficiently developed for wide-scale use. Long-term environmental impact assessments and safety approval for these materials have yet to be finalized.	+
-		+
-	HP has an extensive recycling network which is a potential source of recycled plastics for use in new products. While HP would like to take advantage of this fact, the potential is limited for several reasons. The greatest difficulty is that most recycled plastics contain substances that we have eliminated from our current products. Also, mixed plastics do not have the mechanical properties necessary for use in new IT products, and it is difficult to separate dissimilar plastics during recycling to produce a homogenous material. Finally, logistical constraints limit our ability to move large volumes of material from the regions where recycling is conducted to the regions where most new products are made. Recycling is an area in which we continue to look for improvements.	+
-		+
-	(5)	+
-		+
-		+
-	===End of Life===	+
-		+
-	Electronic waste, or E-waste, is a growing environmental concern. By designing products that can be easily upgraded to extend their useful lives and designing more recyclable products, HP reduces e-waste and its environmental impacts.	+
-		+
-	'''Extending the life of products'''	+
-	Most of HP's products have a modular design that allows various components to be removed, upgraded or replaced which extends the useful life of the product. Servers, processors, memory, network connectivity, power supplies, and mass storage devices are upgradeable.	+
-		+
-	'''Design for recycling'''	+
-	HP products are designed to be recycled. Recycling design features include:	+
-		+
-	* Modular design to allow components to be removed, upgraded or replaced	+
-	* Eliminating glues and adhesives, for example, by using snap-in features	+
-	* Marking plastic parts weighing more than 25g according to ISO 11469 international standards, to speed up materials identification during recycling	+
-	* Reducing the number and types of materials used	+
-	* Using single plastic polymers	+
-	* Using molded-in colors and finishes instead of paint, coatings or plating	+
-	* Relying on modular designs for ease of disassembly of dissimilar recyclable materials	+
-		+
-	HP’s DfR standards include clear design guidelines and checklists that can be used to assess a product’s recyclability. This allows HP to develop more easily recyclable products.	+
-		+
-	'''Recycling services'''	+
-	HP has long been a leader in e-waste recycling. HP's Planet Partners programs offers return and recycling programs for LaserJet printer supplies, Inkjet printer supplies and all manufacturer's computer hardware in many countries around the world.	+
-		+
-	(6)	+
-		+
-	===Logistics===	+
-	HP is working to reduce each year the environmental impact of transporting our products around the world. Most of our computer and imaging products are assembled in Asia, while the majority of HP's sales are in Europe and the Americas. We typically transport these products by ship from Asia to regional distribution centers, for transport to their final destination by truck or by rail. We use air transport for lighter products, such as cameras, and when urgent deliveries are necessary. We typically produce servers in the region in which they are sold.	+
-		+
-	Our logistics network uses significant fossil fuel for ships, trucks and aircraft. The resulting vehicle emissions contribute to climate change and can increase local air pollution. We are unable to measure these emissions because we use third parties rather than our own transport fleet.	+
-		+
-	Our Design for Logistics program improves transport efficiency throughout HP and decreases energy use per pound of product transported. It ensures that we consider the broad logistics implications of new product packaging and transport, including issues such as pallets and truck loading (see Performance).	+
-		+
-	We also seek to reduce environmental impacts of our logistics network through a shift from air to ocean freight where practicable. Every tonne of freight transported by air for one kilometer results in 0.6 Kg of CO2 emissions, compared to just 0.003 Kg for ocean transport1.	+
-		+
-	In 2006, we reduced the environmental impacts of transporting our products by continued modal shift from air transport to sea transport and by improving transport planning and pallet use.	+
-		+
-	(7)	+
-		+
-	==Sources==	+
-		+
-	*1. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/envprogram/commitment.html HP's Commitment to Environmentally Sustainable Development]	+
-		+
-	*2. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/envprogram/envpolicy.html HP's Environmental, Health and Safety Policy]	+
-		+
-	*3. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/return/index.html Product Return and Recycling]	+
-		+
-	*4. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdesign/index.html Product Design]	+
-		+
-	*5. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdesign/materialuse.html Material Use]	+
-	*6. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdesign/endoflife.html End of Life]	+	* [[HP Fine Tunes its Strategy Around Green Computing and Energy Efficiency (Apr-07)]]
-	*7. [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/productdesign/logistics.html Logistics]	+	==For an overview on the topic(s), see also==
-	*8. [http://www.it-director.com/business/innovation/content.php?cid=9632 IT-Director.com]	+	* [[Vendors and the Environment]]

---

Current revision as of 13:34, 30 October 2007

MI Summary

Full article: HP and the Environment

Coverage in the Press

• HP's Printer Cartridges are an E-waste Disaster - Does the Company Really Care? (29-Oct-07)
• HP Researchers Working on "Greener" Data Centre (27-Oct-07)
• HP Sets New Milestones in Data Centre Energy Efficiency (23-Oct-07)
• Is Being "Green" the new Currency for Tech Companies? (20-Sep-07)
• HP helps Africa with recycling standards (26-Sep-07)
• Environmental Impact of CSR for Technology Companies in China (10-Sep-07)
• HP Unleashes Exceptional, Power Efficient Computing Performance in Latest Commercial PCs (6-Sep-07)
• HP offers greener approach to IT (3-Sep-07)
• HP and Bell unite to Go Green in the Data Centre (3-Sept-07)
• HP's Green Initiatives Listed (24-Aug-2007 )
• HP Laser Jets Help Keep Your Business in the Green
• HP offers 3-D thermal mapping for data centers (25-Jul-07)
• HP meets 1B pound recycling goal (13-Jul-07)
• HP unveils its green storage (11-Jul-07)
• HP: A Case Study of HP's Social and Environmental Responsibility Strategies in Supply Chain
• HP Meets Billion Pound Recycling Goal Six Months Early, Sets Target for 2 Billion Pounds by 2010 (13-Jul-07)
• HP Adds to its Green Data Centre Offering
• A True Test of HP's Green Commitment (Aug-07)

Full article: HP Laser Jets Help Keep Your Business in the Green

An HP press release about printing, containing ten ideas for running a green business:

1. Conserve Energy--turn off equipment when it's not being used.
2. Produce double-sided documents whenever possible.
3. Reduce fax-related paper waste by using digital images.
4. Recycle--Choose suppliers who take back packaging, supplies and hardware for reuse.
5. Detoxify--Many offices have toxic substances, such as used batteries and copier toner, on hand.
6. Utilize energy-efficient products in your environment.
7. Buy green--Tell suppliers that you're interested in sustainable products.
8. Use a Balanced Deployment Model--Using a model where selective desktop, centralized workgroup and data centre printing exists will reduce your overall power consumption and supplies costs.
9. Get employees involved
10. Communicate--Inform suppliers and customers about your efforts.

Full article: HP Unleashes Exceptional, Power Efficient Computing Performance in Latest Commercial PCs (6-Sep-07)

An HP press release for three new desktop PCs

Full article: New Green Technology Breakthroughs for the Enterprise (07-Sep-07)

Another article on the HP-Verdiem announcement.

Full article: Verdiem Transforms Green Technology with Three Key Breakthroughs (6-Sep-07)

Verdiem and HP announce a power-management solution for HP's PCs running Verdiem's Surveyor.

• Enables customers to measure and control energy used by PC networks, by putting PCs into low-power states.
• Surveyor reduces PC energy consumption by a third, on average.
• A 5,000-PC network pumps over 6 million pounds of CO₂ into the atmosphere a year. Thats the same as 475 mid-size vehicles on the road.

Full article: Environmental Impact of CSR for Technology Companies in China (10-Sep-07)

HP is finding that being green and promoting corporate social responsibility can actually increase operational efficiency in China. As many as two million Hong Kong Windows-based PC users first had the opportunity to upgrade to the Vista system, but only a small handful have devices with sufficient computing capacity to run Vista. Changing technologies like Vista decreases the length of time an average user take to replace their machine and in turn will only add to the nearly 400,000 computers thrown out in Hong Kong each year. In China, where HP has over 5,000 employees, the company has recently launched a first-of-its-kind public and private sector collaboration called the Cartridges for Dragon Recycling program. Communities benefit from a reduction of illegal e-waste dumps and trash.

HP offers 3-D thermal mapping for data centres (25-Jul-07)

HP is expanding its IT operations services business, by offering 3-D thermal mapping tools that detect and manage data centre hotspots. HP Thermal Zone Mapping displays a three-dimensional model of the data centre which identifies the flow of hot and cold air. This allows customers to locate potential trouble spots and arrange air conditioning for better efficiency. The addition of thermal modelling follows HP's Dynamic Smart Cooling' (DSC) service unveiled last year. DSC uses temperature monitors attached to server racks which can alter the air conditioning aimed at the unit when necessary. HP claims that customers can reduce data centre cooling energy costs by up to 45% by using the two services together. Pricing for the services starts at around $10,000 for a check-up. A top-tier implementation which includes 3-D thermal mapping runs at an average of about $100,000.

HP meets 1B pound recycling goal (13-Jul-07)

Having met its goal six months early to recycle 1 billion pounds (lbs) of electronics, HP said it has set a new target to recycle another billion pounds by the end of 2010. For those concerned that the materials recovered are being reused in HP computers, HP said that plastics and metals retrieved from recycled products have been used to make a range of new products, including car parts, clothes hangers, plastic toys, fence posts, serving trays and roof tiles.

HP unveils its green storage (11-Jul-07)

HP has introduced green storage technology which can cut storage array power and cooling costs in data centres by 50%. The new Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVAs) help organisations that are seeking to optimise their hard drive utilisation and they have the ability to improve power efficiency by up to 45% compared with previous EVAs. In addition the corporation have enhanced the performance of tape drives based on the Linear Tape Open (LTO) 4 standard, new DAT 160 tape drives for SMBs, and the first HP storage works tape product developed exclusively for HP Blade System c-Class.

This announcement on green storage further enhances HPs dedication to delivering products that are environmentally friendlier.

HP Meets Billion Pound Recycling Goal Six Months Early, Sets Target for 2 Billion Pounds by 2010

HP has now committed to recovering a cumulative two billion pounds of electronics and print cartridges by the end of 2010; the target was set after the company met their original goal to recycle one billion pounds of electronics six months early.

This highlights HP’s commitment to environmental issues, and explains their leadership position in environmental responsibility. Other commitments of the corporation include making it practical and easy for customers to be environmentally responsible, driving significant reductions in their own environmental footprint and investing in research to further manage the environmental impacts of their products. It is exactly this effort which earned HP recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “Ten Green Giants” in April 2007.

HP Adds to its Green Data Centre Offering

HP has added Thermal Zone Mapping to its portfolio of green data centre services. Thermal Zone Mapping allows end users to arrange and manage air conditioning for optimal cooling. HP claims that combined with Dynamic Smart Cooling (DSC) the Thermal Zone Mapping function can result in energy cost savings of up to 45%.

However, in addition to the power and cooling issues virtualisation, systems management, and automation are all required to achieve efficient energy use.

What the Vendor says about itself

• HP's commitment to environmentally sustainable development
• HP: Environmental, Health and Safety Policy
• HP: Material Use
• HP: Product Design, Return and Recycling Programs
• HP: Logistics
• HP: Operational Management
• HP: Climate
• HP: Waste
• HP: Water
• HP: Employee Travel
• HP: Energy Use

HP and Analysts

• HP Fine Tunes its Strategy Around Green Computing and Energy Efficiency (Apr-07)

For an overview on the topic(s), see also

• Vendors and the Environment