PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HP now has the planet’s most comprehensive carbon neutral Managed Print Service1 offering for HP-branded devices, making it simple for customers to advance climate change goals and be more productive – without business disruption.
HP Managed Print Service end-to-end solutions for HP-branded devices can help businesses reduce and offset the carbon impact of printing by:
- Optimizing your fleet to reduce carbon emissions
- Estimating the total carbon emissions from your HP-branded printing solution using HP’s proprietary Sustainable Impact Reporting and Analytics (SIRA) tool2
- Improving resource efficiency by 13%3
- Decreasing ecosystem impacts by 12%4
- Reducing paper waste by 25%5
- Offsetting 100% of greenhouse gas emissions6
The right choice for the environment
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HP partners with leading organizations to verify emissions and drive investment in socially conscious projects that support communities, biodiversity conservation, wind power and native forest regeneration. Examples include the Rimba Raya biodiversity reserve in Indonesia, Kulera forests in Malawi and the Sichuan biodigester in China.
- CarbonNeutral® certification in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol7 covers lifecycle emissions due to raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, use of HP printers, Original HP supplies, and paper, and end of service.
- Carbon neutrality helps to effectively bring a carbon footprint to zero using a combination of measures, including increased operating efficiency, moving to renewable energy and investing in a variety of carbon offset projects, such as forest conservation.
- HP finances high quality carbon offset projects that meet rigorous third-party standards to offset 100% of our customers’ emissions from HP-branded printers.8 These projects can further the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and deliver co-benefits for people, planet and communities.
- Carbon offsets can help lead to further sustainable development in the form of jobs for renewable energy, health benefits from fossil-fuel reduction and conservation of biodiversity.
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Our commitment to climate action
- HP continues to move toward a sustainable future for printing that is forest positive, carbon neutral and supportive of a circular economy. By reducing carbon emissions across our entire value chain and investing in carbon offsets, HP is stepping up to address the lifetime carbon footprint of every HP print solution.
- HP is advancing on our goal for Managed Print Service to be carbon neutral by 2025.9 Track our progress in our 2019 Sustainable Impact Report.10
During this unprecedented time, businesses large and small are working in new ways. At HP, we are acting with urgency on all fronts to safeguard our planet, respond to the ongoing pandemic, and protect the health and wellbeing of people everywhere.
Learn more about HP Managed Print Service here and visit our online press kit here.
About HP
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1 Based on results of third-party (WSP) research for HP of OEM MPS providers with carbon neutral offers as of June 2020. “Comprehensive” means the planet’s only globally certified carbon neutral MPS service that covers lifecycle emissions due to raw material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, use of HP printers, Original HP supplies, and paper and end of service.
2 Lifecycle assessments (LCA) are verified by an independent third-party to conform to ISO 14040 and ISO 14044 and are used by HP to understand the total carbon footprint for HP printing and imaging devices, paper, and supplies. Using this data, along with the information unique to each customer, we calculate the total carbon emissions for a customer’s fleet. Data is third party verified throughout the process and the HP Carbon Neutral Service is certified to the CarbonNeutral Protocol.
3 HP Managed Print Service compared with traditional transactional business model for HP Enterprise LaserJet printers. See https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c06646300 for more information.
4 HP Managed Print Service compared with traditional transactional business model for HP Enterprise LaserJet printers. See https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c06646300 for more information.
5 Typical of those reported by leading industry analysts and HP client engagements. Estimated energy and paper savings based on analysis of select HP Managed Print Service customers’ imaging and printing operations using data gathered on devices and paper consumption and comparing with post-MPS actuals or projections. Results depend on unique business environments, the way HP products and services are used, and other factors. Overall printing costs are unique to each company and should not be relied on for savings you may achieve.
6 HP Carbon Neutral Service is certified to the CarbonNeutral Protocol.
7 Natural Capital Partners, The CarbonNeutral Protocol, 2020 edition, https://www.carbonneutral.com/the-carbonneutral-protocol
8 Refer to the emissions from the HP-branded fleet over the Term of the Managed Print Service.
9 HP will offset the carbon impact of manufacturing and transportation, electricity use, paper, and Original OEM cartridge consumption.
10 HP, 2019 Sustainable Impact Report, Page 8, https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c06601778