HP Inc. — Ethics Grade B-

HP Inc. receives an overall ethics grade of B- (64/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Technology. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 59
• privacy: 70
• consumer: 45
• environment: 78
• humanRights: 68

Documented incidents (3)

• Dynamic Security Printer Lockouts (high, 2023) — HP pushed remote firmware updates that intentionally disabled printers if consumers used third-party, non-HP ink cartridges. This forced ecosystem lock-in triggered antitrust scrutiny and numerous class-action lawsuits globally.
• Supply Chain Working Conditions (medium, 2021) — Independent audits of tier-1 manufacturing facilities in Southeast Asia highlighted excessive overtime, withheld documentation, and poor student laborer conditions working on consumer electronics pipelines.
• Electronic Waste Footprint (medium, 2022) — Environmental groups criticized the short lifecycle design of consumer laptops and desktop components, contributing to the growing international crisis of un-recycled electronic waste shifting to developing nations.

Documented good deeds

• Ocean-Bound Plastics Integration — HP successfully scaled up the inclusion of ocean-bound plastics across its product portfolio, recycling over 1 billion plastic bottles into computer hardware components.

Ethical alternatives

• Framework Computer Inc. — Offers completely modular, repairable laptops designed to minimize e-waste and eliminate predatory ecosystem locks.