The current and the proposed efforts by the giant corporations of the world explained and compared.

1. CORPORATE
ENVIRONMENTAL
STRATEGIES
Comparing the environmental policies of 3 corporate giants.

2. Commitments of Amazon towards the
Environment, Climate Change and
Sustainability -
 Amazon announced the Climate Change Pledge in 2019 to meet the Paris Agreement
2015, 10 years early than the stipulated time.
1) Commits to net zero carbon by 2040 and 100% renewable energy by 2030.
2) Invests $100 million in reforestation projects around the world to begin removing
carbon from the atmosphere.
3) Adding 100,000 fully – electric delivery vehicles, the largest order ever for electric
delivery vehicles in the world.

3. CLIMATE PLEDGE
 The Climate Pledge agree to:
 Measure and report greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis.
 Implement decarbonisation strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real
business changes and innovations, including efficiency improvements, renewable
energy, materials reductions and other carbon emission elimination strategies.
 Neutralise any remaining emissions with additional, quantifiable, real, permanent
and socially-beneficial offsets to achieve net zero annual carbon emissions by 2040.

4. Statement of the Amazon on Environmental, Social
and Governance -

5. AMAZON’S Approach – on supporting Nature based solutions:
 Amazon’s approach to carbon neutralization focuses on three actions outside our value chain
that can deliver needed mitigation and that have a significant unmet need for investment:
• Reducing deforestation to near zero, especially in tropical regions.
• Scaling up the removal of carbon from the atmosphere with nature-based solutions such as
reforestation and agroforestry.
• Scaling up carbon-removal technologies, such as direct air carbon capture and storage.

6. Decarbonizing the Supply Chain – [Info by
Amazon Inc.]
  Amazon utilizes an extensive supply chain to deliver goods and services to our customers.
Our carbon accounting process addresses all three Scopes of emissions under the Greenhouse Gas
Protocol.
 Measurement is critical as we work toward our goal of net zero carbon by 2040—we have to
measure and understand emissions in order to eliminate them.
 Like other companies, we are working to improve the granularity of data available and will
continue to seek improvements to our reporting processes.
 We already work with organizations and regulatory bodies around the globe to promote
transparent and comparable climate reporting.
 One example of this is through our partnership with the We Mean Business Coalition, a group
of non-profits focused on accelerating the transition to a net-zero economy.
 We support the Coalition’s SME Climate Hub—a global initiative that gives small and
medium-sized enterprises, like those in our supply chain, free tools and resources to measure and
report their emissions.
 With the Hub’s support, these companies are committing to halve their emissions by 2030 and
to reach net-zero by 2050.

7. HP’s Policy Recommendations -
Energy Efficiency -
 Energy efficiency regulations and standards should follow a harmonized, global approach.
HP encourages leveraging voluntary programs such as ENERGY STAR, ® the Electronic
Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) and the Voluntary Agreement on imaging
equipment in the European Union.
Sustainable Public Procurement -
 Governments can demonstrate environmental leadership in procurement by selecting highly
energy-efficient IT products and analysing total cost of ownership.
We also encourage acceptance of manufacturer declarations over specifying eco-labels in public
procurement and support harmonization or mutual recognition of standards-based eco-label
performance criteria.
 We strongly discourage preferences for remanufactured/refilled printing supplies over original
manufacturers, as this approach does not consider the improved quality, total value, and overall
lifecycle sustainability that original products provide. Remanufactured cartridges are typically
not recyclable/recycled, and should be subject to takeback regulations where print cartridges are
in scope.

8. Climate Change -
 HP supports national governments’ commitments to the Paris Agreement and participation in
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
We encourage actions by all countries to enact policies to mitigate climate change and help
transition to a low carbon economy that are guided by technologically and economically
feasible targets based on the best available science.
 We support market-based approaches that provide transparency and accountability,
promote innovative technologies to lower carbon footprints (such as the Internet of Things
and additive manufacturing), and encourage renewable energy sources.

9. Circular Economy -
 HP recognizes that a sustainable economy will be a circular economy, with products that
last longer, extend life through increased durability, repairs, and more effective
recyclability. Purchasers will drive the move to circularity through sustainable public
procurement and harmonized sustainability criteria as opposed to regulation.
 With our Instant Ink, Managed Print Service, and Device as a Service offerings, HP is
delivering innovative print and computing solutions based on real-time needs. We believe
that purchasing goods as a service will provide the incentives for design that will extend
product lives, serviceability, and the elimination of material consumption.

10. Additive manufacturing/3D Printing &
E-Waste and Product Recycling -
 3D printing will generate new opportunities to reduce manufacturing costs, carbon
emissions production, energy usage and resource consumption by better matching supply
and demand. Current regulatory frameworks are sufficient to address 3D printing
sustainability issues, including existing regulations governing chemicals use, emissions/air
quality, waste management and health and safety.
 We encourage responsible legislation on collection and recycling of used electronics that
take into account shared responsibilities, measurement of waste flows, workable flow
systems, harmonized recycling standards and fair allocation of obligations.
 HP engages with governments to help improve national and international legislation
governing the movement of electronic waste. We strongly support the updated language
adopted by the Basel Convention that recognizes the appropriate movement of nonworking
products between countries to allow for proper repair or responsible recycling, and encourage
countries to adopt this approach.

11. Chemicals Management and Restrictions on
Hazardous Substances -
  HP is dedicated to reducing the environmental and human health impacts of materials and
chemicals throughout our supply chain. We support the goal to restrict substances of
concern and responsibly manage chemicals, such as under the updated U.S. Chemical Safety
for the 21st Century law, EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) and
Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemical Substances (REACH) and
encourage countries to harmonize approaches. Chemical and substance restrictions must be
science-based and consider the availability of workable alternatives in setting
implementation timeframes.
 We believe that producers should strive to use better materials and chemicals in their
products. It is sometimes necessary to identify chemicals to “black list” and restrict from
products, but the long-term roadmap for blacklisting chemicals must be established and
stabilized so that material restrictions do not constrain the circular economy. Equally
important, “white list” chemicals can be identified and encouraged as substitutes using
tools such as the Green Screen™ for Safer Chemicals, so that producers are not forced to
jump from one problematic chemical to another.

12. HP’S EFFORTS TOWARDS THE
ENVIRONMENT
 2022 -
 HP has used 2.86 million pounds of ocean-bound plastic in HP products since 2016—
equivalent to more than 102 million bottles.
2021 -
 HP unveiled some of the technology industry’s most comprehensive and ambitious
climate action goals, including: – Achieving net zero greenhouse (GHG) emissions across its
value chain by 2040 – Halving absolute value chain GHG emissions by 20301 – Ensuring 75%
product and packaging circularity, by weight, by 2030 – Counteracting deforestation for non-
HP paper used in our products and print services by 20302
• HP announced an $80 million partnership expansion with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to
ensure paper printed with an HP product or service will help restore, protect and improve
the health of forests by 2030.
• HP has used 1.8 million pounds of ocean-bound plastic in HP products since 2016—
equivalent to more than 65 million bottles.
• For the third year in a row, HP was the only technology company globally to receive a
triple A rating across CDP’s Climate, Water and Forests lists, and be named to the Supplier
Engagement Leader board.

13. Commitments and progress of Microsoft towards
Environment and Sustainability -
  Carbon negative
By 2030, we will be carbon negative, and by 2050, we will remove our historical emissions
since we were founded in 1975.
 Reduce direct emissions
We will reduce our Scope 1 and 2 emissions to near zero by 2025 through energy efficiency
work and by reaching 100 percent renewable energy.
 Replace with 100/100/0 carbon free energy
By 2030, 100 percent of our electricity consumption will be matched by zero carbon energy
purchases 100 percent of the time.
 Reduce value chain emissions
By 2030, we will reduce our Scope 3 emissions by more than half from a 2020 baseline.
Remove the rest of our emissions By 2030, we will remove more carbon than we emit. By
2050, we will remove an equivalent amount of carbon to all our historical emissions.

14. SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS

15. TOWARDS ECOSYSTEMS AND ZERO WASTE

16. TOWARDS CARBON NEGATIVE AND WATER
POSITIVE

17. Progress -

18. COMPARISON OF POLICIES, PRACTICES, APPROACHES AND
IMPLEMENTATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES AND
SUSTAINABILITY IDEAS
COMPANY/
ACTIONS
AMAZON HP MICROSOFT
CARBON NEGATIVE Net zero by 2040
(50% by 2030)
Carbon neutral by 2030 Carbon negative by 2030
WATER POSITIVE No direct action-
Food waste down by 50%
No Action Taken* By 2030
ZERO WASTE Sale of zero waste products Achieving by 2025 Achieving by 2030
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Investing in Circular Economy
increased
Started applying circular design
principles on a huge scale
Hardware of E-products
GREEN PACKAGING New- Frustration free packaging 3D printing technology Single use plastic elimination
PRODUCT RECYCLING Supports responsible disposal and
assists financially
New- Planet partners scheme New- Circular centres for
recycling
RENEWABLE ENERGY 100% renewable by 2025 100% renewable by 2035 100% renewable by 2025

19. COMPARISON
Basically, Amazon ($420b) > Microsoft ($365b) > HP ($39b) worth.
 When we keep the net worth of these corporations in mind and analyze their
commitments and actions in saving the environment…
HP > Microsoft > Amazon.
 Clearly, the size and impact of the actions taken by these corporates will
reflect in the order --- Amazon (very huge impact) followed by Microsoft and HP.
 Amazon’s customer base is present in almost every country and is so huge.
Thus, it takes a bit longer time for their environmental policies to be implied.

20. References:
 AMAZON - https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/
HP - https://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c05530638
MICROSOFT - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-
responsibility/sustainability?activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr3