HP, the world’s largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. For decades HP has influenced industry action by setting high environmental standards in its operations and supply chain, by providing practical solutions to make it easier for customers to reduce their climate impact and through its research on sustainability solutions that support a low-carbon economy. Innovation is the variable that will change the energy equation, and new technologies are helping individual consumers and large enterprises better measure, understand and conserve energy use. More information on HP’s environmental sustainability program is available at:
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Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurers, has followed the development of climate change for over 20 years and participated in projects ranging from research and awareness building to product development and managing our own carbon footprint. The company has been greenhouse neutral since 2003.
Today, Swiss Re is focused on contributing to helping society adapt to climate change and supports a pre-emptive risk management approach. Recent initiatives include developing risk transfer instruments to protect populations that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change – including farmers in India, Kenya, Ethiopia and Mali.
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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with offices in 86 countries and over 100 million clients. As the world's first major bank to become carbon neutral, HSBC recognises that managing the challenges of climate change is one of the greatest tasks of the 21st Century.
The HSBC Climate Partnership is a groundbreaking, five-year partnership between HSBC, The Climate Group, Earthwatch Institute, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and WWF. HSBC's US$100 million investment aims to combat the urgent threat of climate change by inspiring action by individuals, businesses and governments worldwide.
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