Published
26 March 2008, 11:14 AM
I joined HP in 1998 and I am the global program manager for supply chain energy: directing programs to create transparency of energy use in the supply chain and to work with our suppliers to reduce the overall carbon footprint. I am part of the Global Social and Environmental Responsibility (SER) Operations team at HP, who champion programs to implement SER policy into HP’s products and supply chain, from design and materials through manufacturing, distribution, and end-of-life.
At the beginning of this year I presented at the first Green Manufacturing Expo in Anaheim, California. The exhibition aims to provide a platform to present and share sustainable business solutions and science and technology findings that support the development of eco-friendly products and operation processes. The event encompassed over 3,000 exhibitors and attracted an audience of over 40,000. Most of them were design experts and manufacturing professionals. Pamela Gordon, who chaired the event, summarized her impressions in two blog entries: one on Nokia and the other one on HP.
I have copies of the presentations shared. I appreciated a presentation by Applied Materials where the strategy for making a business case was discussed. In another presentation, a consultant discussed the shift in green manufacturing and provided examples for employing the principle of mimicry in the design process (following natures design). Finally, Nokia provided an example of the impact of reducing packaging on 250 million products.
I gave my presentation near the end of the second day conference and felt very proud to talk about HP’s environmental work. What was so compelling, was that I was able to share tangible and significant examples around each part of the product lifecycle—from designing more efficient power adaptors and reducing packaging, to working with our suppliers and having one of the largest take back and recycling operations in our industry. I was also able to tie these examples back to previous concepts discussed in prior presentations.
Furthermore, the day I presented at the Green Manufacturing Expo we released our announcement about our closed-loop plastic put into inkjet cartridges. The process allows the production of inkjet print cartridges using post-consumer recycled plastics. So far we used 2.26 million kilograms of recycled plastic to produce over 200 million cartridges and we are eager to use twice the amount of recycled plastic this year.
This was special for me, because I spent my first six years at HP inventing the recycling technology, developing the supply chain and infrastructure, and doing the initial qualification trials of the plastic into the cartridges. It was pretty fun to finally be able to talk about it externally after 10 years in the making.
We follow a life cycle approach, and we integrate and manage environmental concerns at every stage- from product development over product features to the final disposal of the product and recycling. At HP, we have a long history of social and environmental responsibility and it is a great feeling when it is possible to represent our commitment and accomplishments in an external forum.
Jay A. Celorie, Global Program Manager, Supply Chain Energy.
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