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Earth Hour Turn Out the Lights
HP once again joins forces with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to raise awareness of climate change.

HP supports WWF’s Earth Hour initiative to join cities around the world as they literally “turn out the lights” at 8:30 local time on March 28, 2009. Last year, more than 50 million people united in the largest power down in history. We hope you will join us this year to make a difference in the fight against global warming by turning out your lights and considering how to further reduce your carbon footprint through additional actions. For more information, see our tips.

Click here to go to the global Earth Hour website to see the results and sign up.

Click here to go to the official U.S. Earth Hour website to see the results and sign up.

HP's commitment to environmental responsibility

As a global technology leader, HP recognizes the impact we have on our environment. The IT industry is responsible for two percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide (Gartner, September 2007). HP has specific goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our operations and supply chain and to improve the energy efficiency of our products.  However, HP also believes that the IT industry, and HP in particular, has an incredible opportunity to impact the other 98 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions by offering innovative solutions to limit the carbon footprint of the world around us.

We take our responsibilities to the planet very seriously – and it shows.

  »   We offer our customers a variety of energy efficient products. 
» Our goal is to reduce our energy consumption and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions to 16 percent below 2005.
» We are the first to announce emissions data associated with our largest suppliers.
» We exceeded our goal to recycle one billion pounds of equipment and are on track to recover 2 billion pounds by 2010
» We increased our use of renewable energy through solar and wind power.
» We close the loop and use recycled print cartridges in our new cartridges, without compromising quality
» Our Halo Collaboration Studios reduce emissions from business travel

HP’s Joint Initiative with WWF

At HP, we realize our own strength and believe in exercising our influence for good, but we realize that we cannot do it alone.

HP’s sponsorship of Earth Hour is part of the company’s joint initiative with WWF that began in 2006. HP and WWF collaborate to combat climate change around the globe. Together, we leverage our proven experience in technology innovation and environmental conservation to:

  • reduce greenhouse gas emissions
  • improve energy use
  • educate and inspire others
  • use technology in conservation.
Learn more about HP’s initiative with the WWF to combat climate change.

Find out more about HP’s environmental responsibility programs at hp.com/go/environment.

Did you know?
• The use of HP Instant-on Technology has reduced emissions by over 5.25 million tonnes of CO2 to date - the equivalent of removing over 1.1 million cars from the road for 1 year.
• Limiting the amount and types of materials used in HP PCs has saved enough metal in 18 months to build another Eiffel Tower.
• HP's solar power installation in San Diego, CA is expected to save $750,000 in energy costs over the next 15 years and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 1 million pounds per year, or nearly 16 million pounds during the next 15 years.
• HP's Telework program saved an estimated 2.5 million round-trip commutes in one year, avoiding roughly 65 million miles of road travel and almost 28,000 tonnes of CO2
• HP is consolidating its data centers from 85 to 6 worldwide - saving enough electricity to power all the homes in the city of Palo Alto, CA for more than a year.
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