HP Innovation Journal Issue 09: Spring 2018 | Page 47

NEW INITIATIVES BRING NEW HOPE TO FAMILIES IN HAITI
We’re also opening a new market opportunity, gener-
ating a steady revenue stream, and improving conditions
for adult workers as well. HP is working to help to create
jobs and bring dignity to the collectors of recyclables
in Haiti.
For Haitians like Rosette Altidor, a local collection
center owner who lost her husband during the 2010
earthquake, the recycling program has created a busi-
ness opportunity that allows her to support her family.
“The work that [Thread and] HP are doing helps me
get my children to school, and helps me pay for my home,”
said Rosette. “It motivates me to motivate others to col-
lect plastic as well. Everyone can benefit from clean-up
work in Haiti.”
And while this is an exciting initiative, sustainabil-
ity has long served as a guiding principle for how we
do business at HP—fueling our innovation and growth.
We’re committed to full-circle innovation that improves
performance, reduces waste, and powers a circular and
low-carbon economy.
Through 2016, HP has manufactured more than 3.4
billion HP ink and toner cartridges using more than
88,900 metric tons of recycled content, which includes
3.7 billion post-consumer plastic bottles. By making Haiti
the starting point of our supply chain, we’re reinventing
boundaries of our sustainable legacy.
To learn more and help end child labor in the first mile of
supply chains, visit dowork.org/firstmile.
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