For more than two decades, HP has worked to move the electronics industry toward safer alternatives to materials of concern. HP is committed to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, including requirements under restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) legislation globally. We continually assess published lists of substances of concern, customer preferences, and emerging regulations. We review the materials used in HP products to evaluate potential impacts on human health or the environment. This approach also improves circularity by increasing the reusability and recyclability of our products.

The HP Materials and Chemical Management Policy guides our use of materials and chemicals in products, packaging, and manufacturing processes. This policy applies to all HP employees, businesses  and suppliers.

We initiated our General Specification for the Environment (GSE) in 1998 and update it annually to reflect new regulations and to advance the latest in safe alternatives. The GSE includes a full list of material restrictions for products, packaging, and manufacturing process chemicals, often going above and beyond worldwide regulatory requirements.

Following a precautionary approach, we explore safer alternatives to materials currently in use, referencing A Framework to Guide Selection of Chemical Alternatives by the National Academy of Sciences and incorporating the GreenScreen^® for Safer Chemicals methodology. For example, as part of our new product development process, we screen all our formulated ink ingredients using the GreenScreen^® methodology.

Furthermore, HP actively influences and contributes to standards, legislation, and improved approaches to use of materials in the IT sector. In 2021, we became a Founding Signatory of the Toward Zero Exposure program by Green America’s Clean Electronics Production Network, to protect workers from chemical hazards in the electronics supply chain.

We continually innovate to reduce the use of materials of concern. Highlights in 2023 included:

• Reducing plastic waste through toner reload kits—HP LaserJet Tank 2600 series printers use a continuous toner supply system (a supplies refill system) that reduces consumption of plastic associated with the use phase by more than 75% compared with the predecessor product,¹ and materials are recyclable through HP Planet Partners
• Pioneering the use of renewable materials—Bio-circular feedstock, such as used cooking oil, is incorporated into the bottom cover of our HP 14” Laptop Eco Edition PC and the newest HP Dragonfly and Elite 1000 series PCs, announced in early 2023.² The HP 24” and 27” All-In-One PCs are the world’s first PCs with recycled coffee grounds³
• Eliminating hard-to-recycle packaging materials—HP is helping commercial customers replace hard-to-recycle packaging materials with alternatives, such as molded fiber. HP’s Molded Fiber Advanced Tooling Solution uses Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology to engineer customized tools used to produce recyclable and biodegradable packaging. These can be tailored to protect products of almost any shape, minimizing waste

See key milestones in our Green 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 2023 HP Sustainable Impact Report at www.hp.com/go/report.

¹ Over 75% plastic reduction is calculated by comparing the weight of the plastic in HP Neverstop Laser 103/143 A/AD and HP Laser NS 108 A/AD Toner Reload Kit and packaging.

² Contains a resin partially derived from bio-waste such as used cooking oil. Manufactured from waste bio-feedstock according to the mass balance approach.

³ HP internal analysis based on all PCs on the market as of November 2022.