HP 2015 Sustainability Report

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Environment

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Matter to a Million: Capital and support for global entrepreneurs About 2.5 billion people, including many would-be entrepreneurs, lack access to main- stream banking services. In 2014, the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation 1 launched an innovative solution in partnership with Kiva, a nonprofit microlender that connects low-income entrepreneurs to capital. Matter to a Million is a global employee engage- ment program through which every Hewlett-Packard Company employee received a $25 credit to loan to Kiva borrowers. Farmers, shopkeepers, and other small business owners in more than 80 countries use the money to buy business essentials such as tools, livestock, and supplies. More than 152,000 Hewlett-Packard Company employees took part through October 2015. Many employees made additional personal donations, and teams often pooled loans to maximize impact. This resulted in more than 345,000 loans, an average of 2.3 per employee participant. Combined with Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation contri- butions, entrepreneurs received more than $9.8 million in loans through October 2015. During 2016, HP will continue to empower employees with a $25 credit to support Kiva borrowers. Matter to one family Pao, 43, works long hours at her grocery store in Cambodia’s Kandal province. Although her husband also earns some income selling water, they struggle to support their family and save for the future. Three of Pao’s four adult children work in a factory to supple- ment their parents’ income. With help from Matter to a Million, Pao and her husband received a $1,300 loan from Kiva to buy cows—and pursue a better life. By breeding and selling calves, they hope to raise enough additional income to send their fourth child to high school.

Matter to a Million recipient Pao received a Kiva loan to help increase her family's income.

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