http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/21/hp-to-double-renewable-power-dell-says-good-first-step/ Environmental Leader Fri, 25 May 2012 22:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/21/hp-to-double-renewable-power-dell-says-good-first-step/comment-page-1/#comment-91298 Trent Bigelow Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:54:15 +0000 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/10/21/hp-to-double-renewable-power-dell-says-good-first-step/#comment-91298 I applaud both brands for even making being carbon neutral a priority. However, despite Dell's smart self-inferring response to HP's move, Dell fails to keep in perspective the substantial difference in scope of the two companies' operations and in turn footprint. HP has made a longterm commitment long before Dell on the recycling/take-back fronts, and energy efficiency. HP seems to focus on the reductions before the offsets. Offsets are great and have their purpose - a means to price in the pollution into the cost of doing business, which would otherwise be omitted from the balance sheet as an externality. HP was also the first OEM to acheive EPEAT Gold status for several of its machines. See more: http://www.epeat.net/SearchResults.aspx?ProductType=1&rating=3 I applaud both brands for even making being carbon neutral a priority. However, despite Dell’s smart self-inferring response to HP’s move, Dell fails to keep in perspective the substantial difference in scope of the two companies’ operations and in turn footprint. HP has made a longterm commitment long before Dell on the recycling/take-back fronts, and energy efficiency. HP seems to focus on the reductions before the offsets. Offsets are great and have their purpose – a means to price in the pollution into the cost of doing business, which would otherwise be omitted from the balance sheet as an externality. HP was also the first OEM to acheive EPEAT Gold status for several of its machines. See more: http://www.epeat.net/SearchResults.aspx?ProductType=1&rating=3

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