Our program—founded in 2001—is fundamental to HP Sustainability, the way our people and technology come together to solve society’s toughest challenges. It begins with industry leading policies, standards, and practices founded on our commitment to transparency and desire to support workers, tackle environmental impacts, and benefit HP and our customers.
Any supplier doing business with us must meet strict social and environmental responsibility requirements. Extensive risk sensing keeps us up to date with SER issues, region by region and supplier by supplier, and informs our program design. We monitor supplier performance and collaborate with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), training groups, and other stakeholders to deliver capability-building programs. We also engage both workers and management at our supplier factories in order to permanently enhance working conditions, from working hours and safety to anti-discrimination and employee grievance mechanisms.
As HP moves into new markets, we on-board new suppliers, ensuring they understand our SER standards and management system and meet prescribed performance levels for new suppliers. Learn more about our approach.
Beyond production suppliers, our program extends to non-production suppliers, and deeper in our supply chain to include sub-tier suppliers and the responsible sourcing of minerals.