Introduction
The Carbon Footprint report in HP Workforce Experience Platform (WXP) helps you understand the carbon impact of your HP PC fleet. It displays the estimated lifetime carbon emissions for all devices and organizes this information by lifecycle stage.
You can also view emissions by product type, country, and trends over time. All emissions are measured in kg CO₂ (kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent).
For organizations seeking both insight and action, HP also offers Carbon Emissions Sync Services, a validated carbon offset service for select HP devices.
Accessing the report
Log in to the WXP portal. The Home page is displayed.
From the left menu WXP, click the Analytics > Modern Reports. The existing reports are displayed.
Select Carbon Footprint from the report list.
Note: The data in this report updates once a day.
Viewing Carbon Emissions by Lifecycle Stage
Shows a visual representation of the total carbon emissions across four device lifecycle stages:
Production
Use
Distribution
End of Life
Viewing Fleet Quantity
Shows a visual representation of the total number of devices per country, ordered by top countries. This helps show the geographic distribution of the current fleet.
Viewing Device Model Table
Displays device model variations within each country along with their corresponding carbon emissions.
The table supports filtering using search for the following:
Device Model
Country
Device SKU
Note: Data can be exported in CSV format.
Calculation of Carbon Data
This calculation is based on the four device lifecycle stages listed under Carbon Emissions by Lifecycle Stage.
Production: Represents the average factory emissions associated with manufacturing the platform SKU.
Distribution: Represents the average shipment-related emissions calculated based on the destination country.
Utilization: Represents the estimated lifetime emissions from electricity usage of the fleet. The calculation includes:
Energy Star rating based on the device operating in an optimal power efficiency configuration.
Estimated monthly usage hours.
Country-level average carbon intensity (based on the mix of energy sources such as coal, gas, renewable energy, and others). For example, a country’s energy mix may include:
40% coal
30% natural gas
30% renewable or nuclear energy
Disposal (End of life): Represents the estimated emissions associated with the end-of-life disposal process.
Utilization formula = Estimated monthly usage hours × Energy Star kWh estimate × average carbon intensity (kg CO₂ per kWh of the average electricity source mix in the country the device is used).
For example:
Device estimated usage: 120 hours per month
Energy Star annual energy estimate: 60 kWh per year → 0.00685 kWh per hour
Country carbon intensity: 0.4 kg CO₂/kWh
Calculation:
120 × 0.00685 × 0.4 = 0.329 kg CO₂ per month
Note: This estimate is based on the country’s average energy grid and may differ from emissions associated with a user’s specific power provider or energy source. This calculation does not include:
External peripheral devices
Network equipment
Customer-specific electricity providers
Understanding the relationship to the WXP Sustainability Report
The WXP Sustainability report displays high-precision power consumption details for select HP devices, not carbon footprint data.
Actual device usage depends on workload and power settings, which can vary. As a result, actual power consumption may differ from the Energy Star estimate used in the Carbon Footprint report.
In addition, the Carbon Footprint report factors in country-level carbon intensity based on the energy mix and is not solely dependent on power consumption.
Differentiating between WXP Carbon Footprint report and the Carbon Emissions Sync* service
The Carbon Footprint report in WXP provides estimated lifecycle carbon emissions for your HP device fleet based on usage, geography, and lifecycle stage. It is an analytics tool designed to help you understand your environmental impact.
The HP Carbon Emissions Sync service provides verified carbon offsets for select HP devices. While the WXP Carbon Footprint report helps you measure emissions, the HP Carbon Emissions Sync Service helps customers take action by offsetting device emissions.
Note: HP Carbon Emissions Sync Services is not included within WXP, but is available for purchase add-on
Using the Carbon Footprint Report with HP Carbon Emissions Sync Services
The Carbon Footprint report gives you visibility into the estimated emissions of your device fleet. To take the next step toward reducing your environmental impact, HP Carbon Emissions Sync service can help you offset carbon emissions through independently validated carbon offset projects.
Organizations can use the Carbon Footprint report to identify high‑impact areas and then use HP Carbon Emissions Sync service to offset emissions across the device lifecycle: from production and distribution to usage and end‑of‑life.
For additional information on your broader sustainability impact, including carbon offset options, explore HP Carbon Emissions Sync service. It provides validated lifecycle emissions calculations and offset services.
Together, these tools help organizations measure, understand, and act on their device‑level carbon impact.
Determining Device Country
The system uses time zone information and location data to assign a country to a device:
The system selects the time zone that the device reports most often.
If the time zone maps to one country, then that country is assigned to the device.
If the time zone maps to more than one country, the system uses the enrollment country. The enrollment country is the customer-provided country recorded during device enrollment.
If the time zone is not available, the system uses the enrollment country.
If the time zone and enrollment country are not available, the system uses US as the default country.
Note: This process includes only currently enrolled HP devices. For reporting, the system counts all enrolled devices in the current reporting month.
Contact Us
For any assistance, create a support case or email support@wxp.hp.com.