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==Environmental & Social Responsibility==

==Environmental & Social Responsibility==

One of the corporate objectives of HP which was implemented by its founders in 1957 is to "meet the obligations of good citizenship by making contributions to the community and to the institutions in the society which generate the environment in which we operate." In 1969, the company emphasized its commitment to help solve environmental problems particularly traffic and pollution.In 1972, the company adopted its own corporate policy to protect the environment and control all types of pollution within its manufacturing facilities. The company built its own waste water treatment facility in Palo Alto and installed a solar heating site to reduce electricity consumption. In 1983, the Natural Resources Defense Council awarded Dave Packard with the Environmental Leadership Award in recognition for his efforts in leading HP as an environmental friendly company.<ref>[http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/commitment/hp_environmental_history.pdf HP’s Environmental History]</ref>

One of the corporate objectives of HP which was implemented by its founders in 1957 is, "to meet the obligations of good citizenship by making contributions to the community and to the institutions in the society which generate the environment in which we operate." In 1969, the company updated this objective and emphasized its commitment to help solve environmental problems particularly traffic and pollution.

 

In 1972, HP adopted its own corporate policy to protect the environment and control all types of pollution within its manufacturing facilities. The company built its own waste water treatment facility in Palo Alto, installed a solar heating site to reduce electricity consumption and implemented recycling. In 1991, the company adopted and expanded Health and Environmental Safety Policy.It stopped using ozone depleting chemical in manufacturing its products. In 2003, HP opened an inkjet recycling facility in Germany.In 2008, it collected 3.5 million units of hardware to be refurbished for resale or donation. The company also implements a Dynamic Smart Cooling Solution capable of saving 45% of data center of cooling costs  and as much as 18,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. Since 1957 until today, HP implemented numerous initiatives to help preserve the environment.<ref>[http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/globalcitizenship/environment/commitment/hp_environmental_history.pdf HP’s Environmental History]</ref>

 

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