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]]> HP is a global technology leader, seeking to create technology that makes life better for everyone, everywhere – every person, every organisation, and every community around the globe. HP engages with its suppliers in multiple ways to understand their sustainability performance, identify and address issues, and drive ongoing progress.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2020 Sustainable Impact Report by HP, prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards, that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

To minimise the potential for supply chain-related risks, HP works with its suppliers and other stakeholders in a wide range of ways to promote responsibility, so as to create an ethical, sustainable, and resilient supply chain. In order to promote sustainability among its suppliers HP took action to:

  • use a supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire
  • conduct supplier audits

What are the material issues the company has identified?  

In its 2020 Sustainable Impact Report HP identified a range of material issues, such as energy use and GHS emissions, human rights, product and operational health and safety, diversity and inclusion. Among these, promoting sustainability among its suppliers stands out as a key material issue for HP.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards 

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups HP engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Employees
Investors
Suppliers
Customers
Peer companies
Public policy makers
Industry bodies
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)
Sector experts

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics HP engaged with its stakeholders through interviews with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders and an employee survey with more than 1,400 responses.

What actions were taken by HP to promote sustainability among its suppliers?

In its 2020 Sustainable Impact Report HP reports that it took the following actions for promoting sustainability among its suppliers:

  • Using a supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire
  • HP’s supplier Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) includes detailed questions around social and environmental management and practices. As well as assisting HP to evaluate risk, identify areas for improvement, and determine a firm’s inclusion in its audit programme, self-assessment helps suppliers become more familiar with HP’s expectations of conformance to its Supplier Code of Conduct. During 2020, 167 production suppliers and 13 nonproduction suppliers completed SAQs.
  • Conducting supplier audits
  • HP’s supplier audit process is an essential component of its risk assessment framework and a key mechanism for identifying opportunities for sustained improvement with its suppliers. Supplier audits measure conformance with all provisions of the HP Supplier Code of Conduct in the areas of labour, health and safety, environmental, ethics, and management systems. HP also works with its final assembly suppliers to confirm they are conducting risk assessments of companies in their own supply chains that represent approximately 80% of their spend and auditing 25% of sites determined to be high risk, based on the RBA Code of Conduct. In 2020, HP completed 137 audits of production suppliers, product reuse and recycling vendors, and nonproduction suppliers, as well as three other assessments of production suppliers. HP also conducts targeted assessments to supplement its comprehensive audits, focusing on specific risk areas, including vulnerable workers (such as student, dispatch, and foreign migrant workers) and health and safety (including fire safety and emergency preparedness).

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria

2) Disclosure 414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria

 

Disclosure 308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria does not correspond to any SDG.

Disclosure 414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.
References:

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]]> Case study: How HP upholds and promotes human rights https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-hp-upholds-and-promotes-human-rights/ Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:27:49 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=10019 As a global technology leader, with operations in 59 countries and customers, partners and suppliers in nearly every corner of the globe, , striving to support the relevant fundamental rights and freedoms of all people across its business. This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainable Impact Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) […]

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]]> As a global technology leader, with operations in 59 countries and customers, partners and suppliers in nearly every corner of the globe, HP champions equal and human rights for everyone it works with so that business and society can thrive  Tweet This!, striving to support the relevant fundamental rights and freedoms of all people across its business.

This case study is based on the 2018 Sustainable Impact Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

HP is committed to embedding human rights within its business policies and practices, and to also protecting and respecting human rights in collaboration with its suppliers and partners. In order to uphold and promote human rights HP took action to:

  • provide human rights leadership
  • train employees on human rights
  • provide grievance mechanisms
  • identify and address human rights risks

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2018 Sustainable Impact Report HP identified a range of material issues, such as product energy efficiency, privacy, supply chain responsibility, data and product security, health and safety, intellectual property protection. Among these, upholding and promoting human rights stands out as a key material issue for HP.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups HP engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Employees
Investors
Suppliers
Customers
Peer companies
Public policy makers
Industry bodies
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)
Sector experts

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics HP engaged experts and leaders from across HP as well as select external topic experts, also using data analytics to assess the importance of various topics to industry peers and regulatory stakeholders.

What actions were taken by HP to uphold and promote human rights?

In its 2018 Sustainable Impact Report HP reports that it took the following actions for upholding and promoting human rights:

  • Providing human rights leadership
  • Human rights leadership comes from the highest levels of HP. HP’s CEO has approved HP’s Sustainable Impact and Human Rights Policy, and signs HP’s annual public statement about its efforts to eradicate modern slavery. The Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee (NGSRC) of the Board of Directors oversees human rights within HP, reviewing the results of the annual human rights assessment and approving HP’s modern slavery statements. HP’s company-wide Human Rights Council, established in 2017, further strengthens HP’s management of human rights risks across the company. It is chaired by the head of the Human Rights Office and includes senior management from Ethics and Investigations, Global Indirect Procurement, Human Resources, Privacy, Supply Chain Responsibility, and Technical Regulations. The Council meets twice a year to coordinate on due diligence and performance improvements for respecting human rights and to approve the annual human rights assessment, which includes identification of salient risks and impacts. In 2018, the Human Rights Council approved an initiative to conduct third-party audits of a number of HP offices, to expand HP’s monitoring and validate the company’s approach.
  • Training employees on human rights
  • All employees and members of HP’s Board of Directors complete the annual Integrity at HP training to strengthen their understanding of how HP conducts its business, including training related to human rights issues. HP also provides annual training for relevant procurement staff that covers the context of forced labour and slavery, identification of forced labour conditions, company policies and standards to combat modern slavery, who to contact for help, and how to report related information.
  • Providing grievance mechanisms
  • When violations of HP’s policies and expectations occur, HP offers multiple channels for employees and third parties to ask questions and report concerns without fear of retaliation. Reporting avenues include email, an internal online form, a global 24-hour toll-free phone line with translation, mail, or in person. HP also offers anonymous reporting options, where allowed by law.
  • Identifying and addressing human rights risks
  • In 2018, HP evaluated eight corporate functions that had a role in respecting the human rights of workers against the appropriate UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) rights. HP identified salient risks in its Supply Chain Responsibility, Global Indirect Procurement, Human Resources, and Technical Regulations functions. HP’s due diligence process aims to address actual and potential adverse impacts in its operations and supply chain. It is a risk-based process and commensurate to the severity and likelihood of the impact, focusing on three key aspects: embedding responsible business conduct, ceasing, preventing, or remedying the impact, and reporting on implementation and results.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is: Disclosure 412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments

Disclosure 412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments does not correspond to any SDG.

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by HP, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How HP combats corruption https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-hp-combats-corruption/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 06:46:50 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=9697 With a presence in 170 countries around the globe, , which are fundamental to an inclusive society and a thriving business. Accordingly, everyone at HP is expected to meet the highest ethical standards and to treat others with integrity, respect, and fairness. This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and […]

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]]> With a presence in 170 countries around the globe, HP is committed to always acting with integrity, fairness, and accountability  Tweet This!, which are fundamental to an inclusive society and a thriving business. Accordingly, everyone at HP is expected to meet the highest ethical standards and to treat others with integrity, respect, and fairness.

This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ ESG/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

HP is committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations everywhere it operates and is vigilant in combating corruption, not tolerating corrupt behaviour of any kind, including bribery and kickbacks. In order to combat corruption HP took action to:

  • implement an anti-corruption compliance programme
  • conduct risk assessments and audits
  • provide anti-corruption training

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report HP identified a range of material issues, such as product energy efficiency, privacy, product life cycle management, labour practices in the supply chain, social application of IT. Among these, combating corruption stands out as a key material issue for HP.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups HP engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Employees
Suppliers
Customers
Peer companies
Public policy makers
Industry bodies
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)
Sector experts

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics, HP interviewed key internal and external stakeholders.

What actions were taken by HP to combat corruption?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report HP reports that it took the following actions for combating corruption:

  • Implementing an anti-corruption compliance programme
  • HP’s anti-corruption compliance programme requires HP employees, business partners, and suppliers to follow all applicable national laws and regulations, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act. Additionally, suppliers must comply with HP’s rigorous internal standards, including its Anti-corruption Policy and Global Business Amenities Policy. In 2016, HP improved the functionality of its online Amenities Approval Tool, which streamlines approvals for providing or receiving business amenities such as meals, travel, entertainment, or gifts.
  • Conducting risk assessments and audits
  • Anticipating potential corruption risks across its global operations helps HP operate safely and securely, and protect its reputation. HP uses both internal data and Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index to detect high-risk regions, assess risks related to third-party business partners and, subsequently, alert relevant employees. HP also benchmarks its approach against peer companies, to identify best practices in areas that include operational procedures, employee education, and supplier and partner training and monitoring. In addition, HP carries out regular audits focusing on potential corruption risks, including audits of its own operations. In 2016, HP assessed corruption-related risks for the company and also conducted risk assessments of third parties, including sales intermediaries or “agents,” suppliers, lobbyists, and channel reseller partners. These assessments used an improved due diligence questionnaire, focusing on organisations with high-risk profiles.
  • Providing anti-corruption training
  • Anti-corruption content is central to the annual SBC (Standards of Business Conduct) refresher training course for all HP employees. Additionally, HP provides specialist training to staff in sensitive jobs. For example, in 2016:
    • Over 27,000 employees worldwide received specialist training and there were an additional 41 live (face-to-face and virtual) sessions.
    • More than 2,000 employees completed training tailored to the unique requirements of conducting business with the U.S. government.
  • In addition, HP communicates globally year-round, to reinforce compliance policies, controls, and training. This is intensified around critical business times.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standards addressed in this case are:

1) Disclosure 205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption

2) Disclosure 205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

 

Disclosure 205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • Business theme: Anti-corruption

Disclosure 205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures corresponds to:

  • Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
  • Business theme: Anti-corruption

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by HP, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How HP reduces the carbon footprint of product transportation https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-hp-reduces-the-carbon-footprint-of-product-transportation/ Sat, 27 Oct 2018 09:53:01 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=8062 With a presence in 170 countries around the globe, developing and providing a wide range of PCs, printers, mobile devices, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors, This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) […]

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With a presence in 170 countries around the globe, developing and providing a wide range of PCs, printers, mobile devices, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors, HP seeks to embed sustainability across every aspect of its business.  Tweet This!

This case study is based on the 2016 Sustainability Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate what CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly means. Essentially, it means: a) identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment, economy and society, and b) measuring, managing and changing.

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On a typical day, over 1.5 million products ship between HP’s manufacturing sites, distribution centers, and customers. Decreasing the carbon footprint of this global transportation activity is, thus, a key priority. In order to reduce the carbon footprint of product transportation HP took action to:

  • promote a more efficient supply chain network
  • choose less environmentally impactful transportation
  • lead improvements across the transportation industry

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report HP identified a range of material issues, such as product life cycle management, labor practices in supply chain, privacy, social application of IT, anti-corruption, ethical behaviour and business partnerships. Among these, reducing the carbon footprint of product transportation stands out as a key material issue for HP.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups HP engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Employees
Suppliers
Customers
Peer companies
Public policy makers
Industry bodies
Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs)
Sector experts

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

To identify and prioritise material topics HP, working with the consultancy BSR (formerly Business for Social Responsibility), interviewed key internal and external stakeholders.

What actions were taken by HP to reduce the carbon footprint of product transportation?

In its 2016 Sustainability Report HP reports that it took the following actions for reducing the carbon footprint of product transportation:

  • Promoting a more efficient supply chain network
  • At every opportunity, HP optimises its global logistics network, improving efficiency, cutting costs and reducing environmental impact. When possible, HP consolidates shipments and sends products directly to customers or the distribution centers closest to them. In addition, HP seeks to identify new routes that reduce overall emissions and costs. HP also continues to use SmartWay partners for 100% of its products shipped by truck in the United States and Canada. This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program increases road transportation efficiency and reduces GHG emissions. In 2016, HP won its fifth SmartWay Excellence Award in the large shipper category.
  • Choosing less environmentally impactful transportation
  • In 2016, HP shifted from air transportation to less GHG-intensive modes, such as ocean freight. Doing so, reduced HP’s carbon footprint and prevented the release of 35,000 tonnes of CO2e emissions related to notebook shipments from China to the Americas, Asia and Europe.
  • Leading improvements across the transportation industry
  • In 2016, HP joined the Smart Freight Centre-led Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), to develop the Global Logistics Emissions Framework. This framework standardises the global emission calculations for the transportation industry and incorporates fuel usage. This new methodology offers more accurate data for analysis, improving comparability across companies and industries. In addition, HP worked with the following organisations to reduce GHG emissions in its global supply chain: Clean Cargo Working Group, Green Freight Asia, the International Air Transport Association, the United Nations Climate & Clean Air Coalition and U.S. EPA SmartWay.

Which GRI Standards and corresponding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been addressed?

The GRI Standard addressed in this case is:

Disclosure 302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization

Disclosure 302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization corresponds to:

 

78% of the world’s 250 largest companies report in accordance with the GRI Standards

SustainCase was primarily created to demonstrate, through case studies, the importance of dealing with a company’s most important impacts in a structured way, with use of the GRI Standards. To show how today’s best-run companies are achieving economic, social and environmental success – and how you can too.

Research by well-recognised institutions is clearly proving that responsible companies can look to the future with optimism.

7 GRI sustainability disclosures get you started

Any size business can start taking sustainability action

GRI, ISEP, CPD Certified Sustainability courses (2-5 days): Live Online or Classroom  (venue: London School of Economics)

  • Exclusive FBRH template to begin reporting from day one
  • Identify your most important impacts on the Environment, Economy and People
  • Formulate in group exercises your plan for action. Begin taking solid, focused, all-round sustainability action ASAP. 
  • Benchmarking methodology to set you on a path of continuous improvement

See upcoming training dates.

 

References:

1) This case study is based on published information by HP, located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses. However, we made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original, please revert to the original on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Disclosure Database at the link:

http://database.globalreporting.org/

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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]]> Case study: How HP uses its technology, capital, and resources to create opportunities in underserved communities https://sustaincase.com/case-study-how-hp-uses-its-technology-capital-and-resources-to-create-opportunities-in-underserved-communities/ Fri, 01 Sep 2017 15:03:06 +0000 https://ccprowebs.com/new-sustaincase.com/?p=4309 Operating in 170 countries and territories around the globe, and believing that action should be taken to address key challenges facing humanity, including creating opportunities for everyone, , not least through capacity building, by means of a range of partnerships and collaborations, using its technology, capital, and resources. This case study is based on the 2015 Sustainability Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate that CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly is achieved by identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment […]

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]]> Operating in 170 countries and territories around the globe, and believing that action should be taken to address key challenges facing humanity, including creating opportunities for everyone, HP tries to create opportunities in underserved communities  Tweet This!, not least through capacity building, by means of a range of partnerships and collaborations, using its technology, capital, and resources.

This case study is based on the 2015 Sustainability Report by HP published on the Global Reporting Initiative Sustainability Disclosure Database that can be found at this link. Through all case studies we aim to demonstrate that CSR/ sustainability reporting done responsibly is achieved by identifying a company’s most important impacts on the environment and stakeholders and by measuring, managing and changing. 

Partnering with governments, nonprofits and educational institutes to create opportunities – above all economic opportunities – in underserved communities, providing free skills courses and access to capital, is a key priority for HP. In order to use its technology, capital, and resources to create opportunities in underserved communities HP took action to:

  • provide business and IT skills through e-learning
  • collaborate to develop opportunities and skills in Myanmar
  • provide access to capital for low-income entrepreneurs

What are the material issues the company has identified?

In its 2015 Sustainability Report HP identified a range of material issues, such as product life cycle management, labor practices in supply chain, privacy, product energy efficiency, anti-corruption, data and product security, responsible paper sourcing. Among these, using its technology, capital, and resources to create opportunities in underserved communities stands out as a key material issue for HP.

Stakeholder engagement in accordance with the GRI Standards

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) defines the Principle of Stakeholder Inclusiveness when identifying material issues (or a company’s most important impacts) as follows:

“The organization should identify its stakeholders, and explain how it has responded to their reasonable expectations.”

Stakeholders must be consulted in the process of identifying a company’s most important impacts and their reasonable expectations and interests must be taken into account. This is an important cornerstone for CSR / sustainability reporting done responsibly.

Key stakeholder groups HP engages with:   

Stakeholder Group
Employees
Suppliers
Customers
Peer companies
Public policy makers
Industry bodies
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
Sector experts

How stakeholder engagement was made to identify material issues

In 2015, to identify and prioritize material issues, develop its sustainability strategy and set goals, HP conducted a materiality assessment and, in collaboration with BSR, interviewed key stakeholders, taking into consideration the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.

What actions were taken by HP to use its technology, capital, and resources to create opportunities in underserved communities?

In its 2015 Sustainability Report HP reports that it took the following actions for using its technology, capital, and resources to create opportunities in underserved communities:

  • Providing business and IT skills through e-learning
  • HP’s global e-learning program, HP LIFE (Learning Initiative for Entrepreneurs), equips students, would-be entrepreneurs and small businesses with essential business and IT skills, free of charge. Offered in 7 languages and used in over 200 countries and territories, HP LIFE:
    • has reached around 580,000 registered users
    • includes a wide range of e-learning microcourses in marketing, finance, operations and other key business areas
    • is accessible 24/7
  • Collaborating to develop opportunities and skills in Myanmar
  • HP, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, BSR, and VinaCapital’s Lotus Impact fund, launched the ADEPT (Advancement and Development through Entrepreneurship Programs and Training) program in Myanmar, to provide, through ADEPT learning centers using HP technology, entrepreneurship opportunities and skills, as well as capacity building.
  • Providing access to capital for low-income entrepreneurs
  • Partnering with Kiva, a nonprofit microlender, the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation launched the ‘Matter to a Million’ employee engagement program, enabling, by means of a $25 credit received, every Hewlett-Packard Company employee to support, through a loan, Kiva borrowers (small business owners, farmers, shopkeepers in over 80 countries). More than 152,000 Hewlett-Packard Company employees participated in the program, and over 345,000 loans were provided.

Which GRI indicators/Standards have been addressed?

The GRI indicator addressed in this case is: G4-EC8: Significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impacts and the updated GRI Standard is: Disclosure 203-2 Significant indirect economic impacts

 

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References:

1) This case study was compiled using published information by HP which is located at the link below. For the sake of readability, we did not use brackets or ellipses but made sure that the extra or missing words did not change the report’s meaning. If you would like to quote these written sources from the original please revert to the following link:

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c05154920 (July 2016)

2) http://www.fbrh.co.uk/en/global-reporting-initiative-gri-g4-guidelines-download-page

3) https://g4.globalreporting.org/Pages/default.aspx

4) https://www.globalreporting.org/standards/gri-standards-download-center/

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