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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
2008/09 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
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Employee Health and Welfare
Lenovo is fully committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its employees worldwide. This global
commitment is clearly essential to the company’s productivity and values. The company’s Global Occupational Health
and Safety (OHS) organization has established world class standards for employee workplace safety. Lenovo is
recognized as a leading employer offering competitive compensation packages, abiding by applicable minimum wage
requirements in every country and region where it operates, providing equipment that is safe to use, and focusing
continually on preventing injuries. In the past year, Lenovo’s global supply chain was certified OHSAS 18001 compliant
by the Bureau Veritas Certification, a world-renowned certification body.
Global Supply Chain
Lenovo is focused on driving sustainable activities through its internal operations as well as the operations of its
global suppliers. The Company has driven numerous process improvements initiatives that have had an immediate,
positive impact on the environment. Examples include local manufacturing strategies to shorten ship requirements, the
award winning use of thermoplastics and other recycled packaging materials. All of these initiatives help reduce the
environmental impact from Lenovo products. All Lenovo supply chain facilities meet ISO14001 requirements.
As a member of the Electronics Industries Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Lenovo is helping to lead a global, standards-
based approach to monitoring suppliers across a broad range of sustainability and social responsibility issues. Lenovo’s
policies and processes are consistent with the requirements of the EICC for ensuring that working conditions in the
electronics industry supply chain are safe, that workers are treated with respect and dignity and that manufacturing
processes are environmentally responsible. By working together, Lenovo and other member companies are creating a
comprehensive strategy for a standards-based approach for monitoring suppliers’ performance across several areas of
social responsibility.
Ninety-eight percent of Lenovo’s tier one production suppliers have agreed to comply with the EICC and have agreed
to be audited by third-party EICC-approved auditors. Lenovo completed third party independent EICC compliance
audits on five manufacturing facilities in China and India with strong results, validating Lenovo’s high standards for its
own global supply chain (GSC) operations. During this past fiscal year, Lenovo has also begun to work with its direct
suppliers to expand its audit program to tier two suppliers.
Corporate Social Investments
Lenovo’s “Hope through Entrepreneurship” program was developed to encourage individuals around the world to make
an impact. This innovative program encourages global business development while helping transform the lives of people
and their communities worldwide. One way Lenovo does this is through its support of microfinance institutions such as
Opportunity International, Kiva and Planet Finance. These institutions bring much needed capital in the form of micro
loans to entrepreneurs in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Lenovo dedicates one percent of earnings to
corporate social investments, focusing on initiatives which reflect the company’s capabilities and core values.