Refurbished¹ hardware offers a powerful solution for companies looking to reduce their carbon footprint. 

By opting for refurbished devices, customers can extend the lifecycle of existing technology but also help avoid electronic waste from ending up in landfills. This choice aligns with customers sustainability goals and presents a tangible way to make a positive environmental impact while still meeting their business needs.

HP calculated the carbon savings for refurbished PCs versus their new equivalents. We found that EliteBook 840 G5s have a 57% lower carbon footprint compared to their new equivalents². Additionally, EliteBook 840 G5s have a 63% lower carbon footprint than their new equivalents², showcasing how refurbished hardware offers a sustainable solution that aligns with customers' carbon reduction goals.

Within our service portfolio, our repair, refurbishment, reuse, and recycling offerings give products renewed life or help reduce waste, driving toward a more material-efficient and circular economy.

¹ Refurbishment means actions carried out to prepare, clean, test, service and, where necessary repair an object that is waste or a product in order to restore its performance or functionality within the intended use and range of performance originally conceived at the design stage at the time of its placing on the market. Based on the Eco design for Sustainable Product Regulation definition. Definitions are used in HP external reuse standard and Circularity Accounting Manual.

² All environmental impact calculations present in this report are based on life cycle assessments (LCAs) prepared in accordance with ISO 14040 & ISO 14044 and have an element of uncertainty inherent in all LCAs and are to be considered directional in nature. The product carbon footprint is based on global assumptions and a product lifespan of 4 years. Refurbished products are compared with new equivalent products (EliteBook 840 G5 & G6 vs. HP EliteBook 850 G9, & HP ProBook 440 G5 & G6 vs. ProBook 440 G9).