Our sustainable packaging strategy has three focus areas, aiming to enhance customer experience while driving progress toward a circular and net zero carbon economy:

• Eliminate unnecessary packaging material, space, and hard-to-recycle materials such as plastic foam
• Innovate packaging designs to use materials with lower environmental impact, such as sustainable fiber and recycled plastics
• Prioritize high recycled content and easily recyclable materials that can readily circulate through the economy

In 2019, we introduced a goal to eliminate 75% of single use plastic packaging by 2025, compared to 2018.¹ These efforts help to advance the circular economy. We continue to roll out easily recyclable, fiber-based packaging cushions created from recycled content. We reached a 67% reduction, from an average of 221 grams of plastic/unit in 2018 to 72 grams/unit in 2024.

Since 2016, HP brand paper has been derived from recycled or certified sources, and since 2020 this has also been the case for paper-based packaging for home and office printers and supplies, PCs, and displays.^2,3 94% of fiber in HP-brand paper, by weight, was Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)-certified⁴ or from controlled sources in 2024.

HP’s Sustainable Paper and Wood Policy was the first forestry policy published by an IT company. We require our suppliers and licensees to follow this policy for the paper, packaging, and wood incorporated into HP products that they provide.

Furthermore, suppliers are required to follow the manufacturing process standards outlined in the HP General Specification for the Environment (GSE), which requires suppliers to restrict substances of concern in our packaging, and requires 100% of materials used in HP packaging to be recyclable, except where specifically approved by HP. 

To see a copy of the HP Sustainable Paper and Wood Policy, please go to https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/c05352448.pdf.

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

More information is available in the 2024 HP Sustainable Impact Report at www.hp.com/go/report.

¹ Calculated as the percentage of primary plastic packaging (by weight) reduced per unit shipped. Excludes secondary and tertiary packaging components. Includes HP personal systems and printer hardware packaging. Does not include packaging for the following: Graphics Solutions hardware other than PageWide XL and DesignJet printers; 3D printing hardware; print supplies; refurbished products; and accessories such as third-party options, drop in box, and aftermarket options.

² Fiber by weight will be certified to third-party standard, with preference to FSCs, or recycled.

³ HP-brand paper and paper-based packaging for home and office printers and supplies, PCs, and displays are derived from certified and recycled sources, with a preference for Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification. Packaging is the box that comes with the product and all paper-based materials inside the box.

⁴ HP trademark license code FSC-C017543; see fsc.org. Not all FSCcertified products are available in all regions; look for logo on pack.