HP's CR report is a winner. It collected the Ceres-ACCA North American Sustainability Reporting awards in 2005 and 2006.

We first helped the technology company report on its Citizenship performance in 2003, and have worked on a further two reports since then.

The judges praised the 2006 report for identifying the company's three primary sustainability challenges: electronic waste reduction, improving environmental and social performance in its supply chain, and increasing global access to information technology. They also said that unlike many US reports it deals with HP's global reach rather than focusing on North American issues and impacts.

HP's greatest environmental impact is through its products and its reports have described how the company works to reduce impacts from design to disposal. The 2006 Global Citizenship web report explores how HP is reducing the amount of energy needed to manufacture and run its products. It also describes how HP is designing equipment that uses less material which is also easier to recycle at the end of the product's life.

On supply chain management, the report includes detailed findings from supplier audits, and case studies illustrating how HP is improving environmental and labour standards.

The report also explores how HP is developing new products and services to suit emerging markets, and giving grants to help communities and small businesses buy technology.

Each section of the report was based on extensive consultation with the relevant specialists at HP. Content meetings were held via teleconference between HP's sites around the world and our offices in London.

HP's main Citizenship report is on the web. The company also publishes a printed summary document.

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