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Design Raw Materials
• Conformance to Design for • Materials reduction and use of
Environment (DfE) standards recycled materials decrease
allows products to meet virgin materials use
regulatory requirements • Reduction in the number of
• Eco-labels demonstrate different material types used in
conformance with international a single product potentially
environmental expectations adds value at end-of-life
and green procurement criteria • Reduction in product size uses
• DfE increases materials and fewer resources
energy efficiency • Recycled materials are used in
• Recycled content is used, where some new products
feasible • Restricted substances are
• Design for Recyclability (DfR) reduced or eliminated
features facilitate disassembly
and recycling

End-of-Life Manufacturing
• HP offers a variety of take-back • Supplier Code of Conduct helps
options, including asset suppliers address key HP
recovery, donation, leasing, environmental requirements
remarketing/refurbishment, including General Specification
trade-in and recycling for the Environment (GSE)
• Materials selection and • DfR features typically enable
identification increase value at easier product assembly
end-of-life and facilitate • Efficient operations reduce
recycling emissions and waste from
• Design features increase ease operations
of disassembly, recycling and • Global ISO 14001 certification
material reuse helps in establishing effective
environmental management
processes

Use Distribution
• Efficient product design, longer • Smaller, lighter products
battery life and enhanced power decrease CO emissions and
2
management decrease energy transportation impacts and
consumption costs
• Multi-function products reduce • Improved packaging designs
energy and materials use increase the number of products
• Environmental product features per pallet, reducing product
reduce total cost of ownership transport environmental burden
• Server center optimization • Transportation by sea allows for
reduces system energy use more efficient shipments with
• HP printing products are lower environmental impact
efficient and reliable, reducing • HP participation in Clean Cargo
paper waste and cartridge use and Green Freight Groups
• Products designed for reliability promotes industry-wide
and upgradeability extend reduction in environmental
functional lifetime, saving IT impact
rollover costs and reducing
waste
FIGURE 9-5 Each level of HP’s product life cycle is committed to environmental responsibility.