Materials play a key role in HP’s environmental impact and are central to advancing our circularity efforts. As part of our commitment to sustainability leadership, HP is dedicated to reducing the environmental and human health impacts of materials and chemicals throughout our value chain.

The HP Materials and Chemical Management Policy guides how we specify and restrict materials and chemicals for use in HP products, packaging, and manufacturing processes across our operations.

Supplier requirements are outlined in the HP General Specification for the Environment (GSE)—which is updated annually and includes environmental requirements for HP brand products—and in our Supplier Code of Conduct.

HP is committed to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including requirements under restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) legislation globally.

We are also working to advance our exploration of safer alternatives to chemicals and materials in current products through the Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives by the National Academy of Sciences and incorporating the methodology of GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals.

HP remains involved in several responsible chemistry initiatives under the Clean Production Action coalition, including the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP), a tool for benchmarking companies as they select safer alternatives and reduce their use of chemicals of high concern. In 2024, HP was once again recognized as a leader in CFP’s annual survey for our chemical management programs and efforts to reduce our chemical footprint.¹

In 2021, we became a Founding Signatory of the Toward Zero Exposure program by Green America’s Clean Electronics Production Network, which protects workers from chemical hazards in the electronics supply chain.

Read more about HP’s 30+ year commitment to responsible chemistry in our Responsible Chemistry Timeline at https://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getpdf.aspx/c06048911.pdf.

To see a copy of HP materials and chemical management policy, please go to https://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c05354207.

To learn more about the HP General Specification for the Environment program, see http://www.hp.com/go/sustainability_gse.

For more information, please see the 2024 HP Sustainable Impact Report at www.hp.com/go/report.

¹ The results were not available at time of publication.