Climate change projects

Low Carbon Business Engagement Initiative

Hewlett-Packard is part of a group of leading companies including Sony, Nokia and Nike that came together to present the Tokyo Declaration at the Climate Savers Summit 2008 held by WWF and Sony in Tokyo. The Declaration is a joint call to tackle the urgent issue of climate change and the most far reaching call for action on climate change from the global business community.

Climate Savers website

Building on the Climate Savers Programme, the objective of the Low Carbon Business Engagement program is to analyze change in the business sector/policy environment by researching and publicizing the challenges, successes, benefits and learnings of 15 high profile companies. In addition to providing funding support for the program, HP Canada will provide both global and country specific information on GHG reduction targets and approaches; outline the plans and actions it took to meet internal targets; and identify some of the challenges, successes and lessons learned along the way.

"WWF's Climate Savers Programme and the Tokyo Declaration suggest the scope of the contribution business can make to successful action on climate change,” said James Leape, Director General of WWF International. "These companies are to be applauded, not just for the example they have set in reducing their own emissions, but also for their willingness to urge action on governments, the broader business community and their customers and consumers."

“At HP, we believe that environmental sustainability is not an option, but an imperative. For HP, environmental sustainability is about providing products and services that are environmentally sound throughout their life cycles, and conducting our operations in an environmentally responsible manner,” said Paul Tsaparis, President and CEO, Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Co. “But it’s also part of the HP culture. Almost 60 years ago, HP’s co-founder Dave Packard said: “The real reason HP exists is to make a contribution, to improve the welfare of humanity, to advance the frontiers of science. Profit is not the proper end of management, it is what makes all of the other aims possible.” His belief that HP should be managed first and foremost to make a contribution to society remains fundamental to how we operate today.”

HP Canada is also helping Canadians to make simple yet significant changes in their lifestyles in 2008 and beyond thanks to a new grant to WWF-Canada. The $50,000 contribution which includes funding and an equipment package, supports WWF-Canada’s new online community – The Good Life. While other Web sites calculate the volume of pollution individuals produce, The Good Life takes a different approach by crediting individuals for the actions they are taking to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Members of The Good Life can choose from a list of more than 50 greenhouse gas-reducing actions for the home, at work or in transit and track these ongoing reductions in their emissions. Participants are also able to view the entire community’s GHG reductions across Canada or by province to see how their individual efforts contribute to the larger movement to fight climate change

“When you join The Good Life, you are lending your voice to a collective, positive and unified call for everyone – government, businesses and individuals – to do their part to fight climate change,” said Paul Tsaparis, President and CEO, HP Canada. “I’m encouraging all HP Canada employees to sign-up.”

For example, if one person replaced an incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) in their home, the effect, while positive, is minimal. However, multiplying that action by every Canadian would eliminate 345,000 tones of carbon dioxide per year - the equivalent of taking 57,000 cars off the road.

The Good Life

According to WWF-Canada’s Canadian Living Planet Report 2007, Canadians have one of the largest per capita footprints in the world when it comes to energy consumption, contributing disproportionately to global greenhouse gas emissions and to climate change.

“In the past, the “Good Life” stood for material excess, but WWF-Canada is seeking to redefine that meaning to represent a climate-friendly lifestyle that is healthy for people, for the planet and for future generations,” said Gerry Butts, President and CEO of WWF-Canada. “The Good Life offers a way for people to do their part to fight climate change and encourage others, including government and business leaders, to do the same.”

Fighting climate change is indeed a shared responsibility and HP Canada is pleased to support the WWF-Canada’s “The Good Life” initiative. HP encourages everyone to join the more than 14,000 Canadians who have already joined The Good Life and committed to 39 million LG of CO2 reduction.

Education and inspiration

HP is working with WWF to raise awareness and encourage people to take action.

»	HP and Earth Hour Turn Out the Lights
	HP is supporting WWF's Earth Hour initiative to join cities around the world as they turn out the lights on March 28, 2009 between 8 and 9pm.
»	HP Supports the 11th Hour ACTION Campaign Against Climate Change
	The 11th Hour ACTION Campaign is a year-long college tour of the 11th Hour documentary, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio.
»	Video: Are You Prepared for Climate Change?
	Learn about the importance of climate change and how World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and HP have joined forces to stem the tide of the world's changing climate. Dr. Hansen, Chief Scientist of WWF's Global Climate Change Program, is a prominent expert in developing vital programs around the planet to prepare for the effects of climate change.

Policy

• Learn more about climate change
• Learn more about HP’s global environmental programs
• Learn more about HP’s climate strategy
• Take steps to reduce your carbon footprint
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• Encourage friends and family to take action
• Support WWF’s conservation efforts by making a donation to WWF
• Sign up for WWF’s conservation newsletter

HP signed the Bali Communique calling for a comprehensive, legally binding United Nations framework to tackle climate change, and the Tokyo Declaration calling for the world’s greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by more than 50 per cent by 2050.

More info on HP’s position on climate policy: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/government/ww/gib_climate.html