In the early 1990s, Hewlett-Packard began reclaiming precious metals from obsolete products and old circuit boards through smelting.

Hewlett-Packard’s first known blood drives date back to the 1940s. Since then, they have remained common at Hewlett-Packard facilities around the globe.

Hewlett-Packard was an enthusiastic booster of science education. Its efforts included sponsoring the Palo Alto Science Fair, which could attract some interesting corporate exhibits alongside student ...

Hewlett-Packard hosted a beached-themed week-long event benefitting United Way/CHAD (Combined Health Agencies Drive) in September 1989. The company had a long affiliation with United Way, beginning wi ...

Philanthropy at Hewlett-Packard was never confined to the boardroom. The company was a regular contributor to employee-driven giving campaigns. Toy collections for needy families during the holiday se ...

Eliminating ozone-depleting chemicals from production was one of Hewlett-Packard’s biggest environmental challenges. In 1989, Hewlett-Packard’s facilities used 1.5 million pounds of chlorofluorocarbon ...

Hewlett-Packard’s Wynyard Data Center in Northeast England was designed to work with local conditions to be as energy efficient as possible. The facility used the cold air from the North Sea to cool i ...

Hewlett-Packard embraced alternative sourcing early in its history. By the 1990s, Hewlett-Packard’s facilities in Grenoble, France, and Roseville, California, were processing more than 500,000 combine ...