Giving Compass' Take:

• HP released its 2017 Sustainable Impact Report, informing the public of how the company has improved operations to increase sustainability.

• How can readers glean useful information from this biased report? How can other companies follow HP's lead to keep themselves accountable? 

• Learn about a new way to track supply chain sustainability. 

HP Inc. released its 2017 Sustainable Impact Report, documenting annual progress and outlining new efforts to drive lasting improvements to the planet, people and communities where the company operates. HP also announced a nearly 8% increase in diversity hires* as well as continued increase of women in senior positions.

Highlights:

  • Increase of 38% y/y in deals where sustainability was a key differentiator; more than $700 million in new business
  • Reduces Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 35%, reaching its science-based goal ahead of schedule
  • Sources more than 170 tonnes of likely ocean-bound plastic (over 8.3 million plastic bottles) from Haiti in 2017 for use in HP’s closed-loop recycling process to create new Original HP ink cartridges

Read the full article about HP's 2017 Sustainable Impact Report at CSR Wire.