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HP V-POL

POLITICAL AUDIT UPDATED 2026-06-01
V-POL Score 3.23 /10 B HP — BDS-1000 659
V-POL 3.23

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V-POL Audit: HP

HP (Inc. & Hewlett Packard Enterprise) — V-POL Audit

The following audit presents verified findings regarding HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) across domains relevant to defence, security, and governance. The 2015 corporate split created two separate entities: HP Inc. (personal computers, printers, and printing supplies) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (servers, infrastructure, and enterprise services). Findings are attributed to the relevant entity where evidence permits distinction.

Corporate Communications & Public Stance

HP Inc. has not issued any specific corporate statement condemning or endorsing actions by any party in the Israel-Gaza conflict since October 7, 2023 1. CEO Enrique Lores posted a statement on LinkedIn on October 14, 2023 expressing that “my heart breaks for all who are facing unimaginable loss and uncertainty,” condemning “violence in our communities,” and noting the “HP Foundation is working with humanitarian partners throughout the region” 2. The statement did not name Israel, Palestine, Gaza, or Hamas and did not address Palestinian civilian casualties. HP’s official response to BDS inquiries states the company operates “in compliance with all applicable laws” and that its technology is “general purpose” and “not designed for any specific military application” 13.

HP issued explicit statements naming Russia as the aggressor following the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, announced suspension of sales operations in Russia, and published specific responsive actions in its 2022 Sustainable Impact Report 4. No equivalent named statement, suspension, or disclosure of responsive actions has been documented regarding Israeli military operations in Gaza or the West Bank 4. HP has published named public statements on racial equity (George Floyd protests), climate policy, and LGBTQ+ inclusion, but no named statement on the Israel-Palestine conflict 4. HP’s Human Rights Policy references ILO core labor standards, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1. The policy does not mention the Israel-Palestine conflict, Israeli military operations, or occupied territories by name.

Operations in Occupied or Contested Territories

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) – Confirmed Active Contracts

HPE (through its predecessor HP Enterprise Services) developed, installed, and maintained the Basel biometric checkpoint management system at Israeli military checkpoints in the West Bank, including Jericho, Bethlehem, Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarem, Hebron, and others 5. Contract renewed through at least 2013. HPE is the sole supplier of Itanium servers for the Israeli Population Registry system (Aviv System) operated by the Israeli Population and Immigration Authority 65. Contract period is June 2023 – June 2026, valued at NIS 3,829,410. HPE provides computing infrastructure to Israeli Police under contract valued at NIS 4M (2021-2024), extended to 2026 for additional NIS 4M 5. HPE provides IT services to Israeli Prison Service under contract valued at NIS 445,000 (March 2025-February 2026) 57. HPE was selected by the Israeli military in July 2024 to lead a new military server farm project to provide hardware and manage construction contractor selection 8. HPE has contract with Israeli National Digital Agency for biometric system, NIS 3,129,750 (May 2025-May 2028) 5.

HP Inc. Operations

HP Inc.’s digital printing division (HP Indigo) is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel, with manufacturing facilities in Kiryat Gat and approximately 2,500+ employees in Israel 9. HP operates a development center in Beitar Illit, an illegal West Bank settlement 10. HP participated in a “Smart City” project in Ariel settlement, providing a storage system for the municipality 11. Matrix IT Ltd., an Israeli IT services provider headquartered in Modi’in Illit (illegal West Bank settlement), is listed in the UN OHCHR settlement database and provides HP technology services 12.

Legal & Regulatory Scrutiny

The UN OHCHR business settlement database (updated September 2025 to 158 companies) does not include HP Inc. or Hewlett Packard Enterprise 1314. KLP, a Norwegian pension fund, excluded both HP Inc. and HPE from investments in June 2021, citing unacceptable risk of contributing to human rights abuses via settlement links 15. A $34 billion civil lawsuit (Tamimi v. Hewlett Packard Enterprise et al.) was filed in U.S. District Court D.C. by Palestinian American plaintiffs in January 2025, alleging war crimes, crimes against humanity, and RICO violations 16. HPE stated the “claims in this lawsuit are without merit.” The BDS Movement designates HP (both HP Inc. and HPE) as primary campaign targets, citing the Basel biometric checkpoint system, Population Registry System, and checkpoint infrastructure as grounds 17. AFSC published “HP’s Role in the Israeli Military Occupation” in 2021 documenting the same contract grounds 18. NSW Parliament petition (November 2024) states the NSW government has awarded HP and related entities at least $24M in current contracts 19.

Internal Governance, Content & Retail Policies

No documented internal HP employee walkouts or protests found in 2023-2024 (unlike Google, Microsoft, and Amazon which had documented employee actions) 1718. External protests against HP continue by BDS activists. No documented HR actions, terminations, or disciplinary proceedings against pro-Palestinian employees identified in available reporting. HP Inc. is a hardware and printing technology company, not a platform or media company. No public evidence identified of HP exercising content moderation or editorial stances related to the Israel-Palestine conflict. No public evidence identified of regulatory actions or NGO reports specifically targeting HP’s product labeling practices regarding settlement-origin goods under EU settlement labeling frameworks. HP’s general supply chain disclosures address labor standards and conflict minerals but do not identify Israeli defense-sector component suppliers by name 4.

Brand Heritage & State Partnerships

HP Inc. markets itself as a consumer and commercial technology company (PCs, printers, peripherals). It does not incorporate military heritage or defense-sector origins prominently in its consumer-facing brand identity. HP Federal LLC markets to U.S. federal government and defense clients but this activity is not prominently featured in HP Inc.’s consumer brand. HP has participated in CyberTech Israel conferences as an exhibitor — a government-backed cybersecurity industry event organized with involvement from the Israeli National Cyber Directorate (through 2024-2025) 20. HP Israel has documented R&D partnerships with Israeli universities including Technion and Tel Aviv University, characterized in press as commercial software and hardware R&D 20. No formal HP participation in Israeli government-organized “Brand Israel” hasbara campaigns has been identified.

Lobbying, Advocacy, Financing & Logistics

HP Inc. retained TheGROUP DC, LLC for lobbying in 2024. LDA filings show $60,000 in lobbying income with issues coded as domestic manufacturing (CPI) and cybersecurity/sustainability (MAN) — no Israel-specific or anti-BDS issues reported 21. HP’s Political Activity and Lobbying Policy states the company does not make direct corporate contributions to political parties or candidates and that its PAC operates independently of corporate direction 1. HP Foundation 2023 grants include $500,000 to Magen David Adom (Israeli emergency medical service), $650,000 each to American Red Cross and Global Impact 22. No grants to FIDF, JNF, or AIPAC visible in available 990 data. HPE Foundation (affiliated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise) filed Form 990-PF showing $9.6M in charitable disbursements (FY2024) 23. No public evidence identified of HP Inc. corporate donations to Israeli settlement organizations, parastatal bodies (JNF, Israel Bonds), or IDF welfare funds. HP Inc. is not a major cloud infrastructure provider and was not among the companies reported to have provided cloud computing contracts to the Israeli government under Project Nimbus. No public evidence identified of HP directing free cloud computing credits, logistics infrastructure, emergency hardware shipments, or corporate services to the Israeli military during the October 2023-2024 Gaza conflict period.

Corporate Structure & Primary Mission

HP Inc. was incorporated in Delaware following the split of Hewlett-Packard Company into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise on November 1, 2015. HP Inc.’s corporate charter defines its primary business as design, manufacture, and sale of personal computing devices, printers, and printing supplies 1. No evidence exists in HP Inc.’s corporate charter, Certificate of Incorporation, bylaws, or SEC filings of a founding mandate tied to advancing any state’s geopolitical goals. HP Inc. has no identified golden share, state-held equity stake, or sovereign wealth fund board seat. Largest institutional shareholders are standard diversified asset managers – Vanguard, BlackRock, and State Street.

Executive & Leadership Footprint

No public evidence identified of CEO Enrique Lores making personal donations, family foundation grants, or fundraising for Israeli parastatal organizations (FIDF, JNF) or equivalent bodies. No personal philanthropy or board affiliations in AIPAC, FIDF, JNF, StandWithUs, or equivalent organizations identified for Board Chair Chip Bergh 24. CEO Enrique Lores has not made any documented public statements specifically addressing the Israel-Palestine conflict, Israeli military operations in Gaza, or Palestinian rights beyond his October 2023 LinkedIn post 2. No documented evidence of Lores signing any open letters circulated in the U.S. technology industry in late 2023 in support of either Israel or Palestine. No public evidence identified of any HP Inc. board member holding a personal leadership role, board seat, or advisory position in AIPAC, FIDF, JNF, or equivalent advocacy organizations. The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and David and Lucile Packard Foundation are documented as having made grants to organizations with Middle East peace and dialogue programming, but no directional advocacy for either party in the conflict has been documented. No grants to Israeli settlement organizations or military-welfare bodies identified in available 990 data.

End Notes

Footnotes

  1. https://www.hp.com/us-en/newsroom/blogs/2021/hp-statement-on-boycott-divestment-sanctions-campaign.html ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  2. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/enriquelores_with-each-passing-day-the-horrific-attacks-activity-7119176081068195840-VeDI ↩ ↩2

  3. https://www.eccpalestine.org/hp-responds-to-the-eccp-letter-on-involvement-in-israels-apartheid-policy ↩

  4. https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/getpdf.aspx/c08228500.pdf ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  5. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3774 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  6. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/157 ↩

  7. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/97 ↩

  8. https://www.whoprofits.org/companies/company/3774 ↩

  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Indigo_Division ↩

  10. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/124 ↩

  11. https://www.whoprofits.org/publications/report/59 ↩

  12. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩

  13. https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/un-human-rights-office-updates-database-businesses-involved-israeli ↩

  14. https://www.ohchr.org/en/business/bhr-database ↩

  15. https://www.klp.no/en/corporate-responsibility-and-responsible-investments/exclusion-and-dialogue/Decision%20to%20exclude%20companies%20with%20links%20to%20Israeli%20settlements%20in%20the%20West%20Bank.pdf ↩

  16. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/palestinian-american-lawsuit-targets-philanthropists-corporations-backing-israel-settlements ↩

  17. https://bdsmovement.net/boycott-hp ↩ ↩2

  18. https://afsc.org/sites/default/files/documents/HP_report_2021.pdf ↩ ↩2

  19. https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/la/papers/Pages/tabled-paper-details.aspx?pk=189754 ↩

  20. https://ats.org/our-impact/where-israels-security-innovation-begins ↩ ↩2

  21. https://lda.senate.gov/filings/public/filing/1f2c3a15-f0a4-40ea-bb2d-bbcf27383249/print ↩

  22. https://www.grantmakers.io/profiles/v0/942618409-hp-foundation ↩

  23. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/475011215 ↩

  24. https://investor.pinterestinc.com/news-and-events/press-releases/press-releases-details/2024/Pinterest-Appoints-Chip-Bergh-to-Board-of-Directors/default.aspx ↩