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HP: committed to sustainability

HP: committed to sustainability

Interview with Matthieu Sabin

Summary

Video interview with Matthieu Sabin

You have to bear in mind that the carbon footprint of IT comes mainly from the production stage.
One’s perspective...

Matthieu Sabin

Head of Circular Economy Services for HP Europe

IT’s carbon footprint comes mainly from the production stage, which currently accounts for nearly 4% of the global carbon footprint. And this figure is set to rise substantially in the coming years, as we’re using more and more IT products and keeping them for shorter and shorter periods.

To reduce our carbon footprint, we have no choice but to shift to a circular model, and that’s what HP is working towards. 

To that end, we’ve committed to extend the useful life of our equipment by selling refurbished products. HP Group has set itself a target of achieving 75% circularity for its business model by 2030.
 

That’s quite an ambitious target and will enable us, ultimately, to reach our overall goal of reducing our carbon footprint and thereby contribute to climate change.

HP aims to become an industry leader where sustainability is concerned and reduce its carbon footprint by 50% by the year 2030 and hit net zero by 2040. And we’ve got one step closer to achieving that since the SBTi validated our targets.  

Video interview with Matthieu Sabin

How to introduce a circular approach in digital technology ?

1 - Eco-design

The first step is eco-design. We’re making more and more sustainable products, by limiting the use of substances of concern and non-recyclable and hard-to-recycle materials, such as plastic, and using much more recycled materials to make our equipment. The second area we’ll be focusing on is limiting the energy consumption of our machines with each generation, and manufacturing repairable, modular products.
 

2 - Circular Economy

The next step involves offering our circular economy services to clients, via our portfolio of refurbished  devices, which is featuring increasingly in our offering. We have, for example, a useful life extension service which increases the lifespan of our hardware from three or four years to five, even seven years. We can then collect our end-of-life equipment from clients and either sell it on the second-hand market or recycle it, in compliance with local regulations.

Why did you set up the Amplify Impact scheme?

HP launched Amplify Impact a few years ago to help our channel partners 
meet the sustainable development requirements of the industry, 
particularly in the area of green IT. Basically, we provide their sales staff 
with support and training to help them sell positive impact offerings to their 
customers so they can reduce their carbon footprint.
The Amplify Impact project is very important to HP because it’s a way 
of getting people across our network and our value chain involved in a 
sustainable approach, because our channel partners are as important 
as our production, transport and service providers.

By engaging these partners in a unified CSR approach, we can make an even greater impact on the industry as a whole.

What do you expect from a partner like Econocom in terms of sustainability?

Econocom is a strategic partner for us: they’re one of our most committed circular economy partners. We want to reach as many organisations as possible – both public and private sector – via the Amplify Impact scheme, which is key to our objective to reduce our carbon footprint.

This partnership enables us to promote our low-carbon solutions in a market that’s ripe for circular economy opportunities. As a global company, it’s sometimes difficult for us to reach our local stakeholders, which is why a player like Econocom is key: they can be active on the ground, and help reduce the carbon footprint of our business.

In short, Econocom is vital for reaching local stakeholders and helping us achieve our environmental goals.

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