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While Lenovo has demonstrated good progress during the
early stages of its 10 year GHG reduction commitment,
we are very aware there is still much to do. In the light of
the company’s impressive growth it becomes obvious that
accomplishing its longer term goals will be a significant
challenge. Lenovo’s Global Energy Management Team is
charged with driving further reductions in GHG emissions.
With a continued focus on energy efficiency this team will
work to identify and implement energy reduction, renewable
energy and carbon offset opportunities that provide the
most cost effective path to meeting our targets.
Lenovo continues in efforts to improve its ability to quantify,
track and mitigate the impacts of its supply chain and its
products. During FY 2011/12 Lenovo remained engaged in
the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) work
on the development of a carbon system to track the GHG
emissions of the company’s supply chain. This work has
allowed Lenovo to establish a baseline relative to the GHG
emissions of its largest suppliers. Lenovo is engaging its
suppliers relative to its efforts to reduce GHG emissions
and asking for their support in this area. Lenovo’s efforts
with the EICC also continue to include work on the tracking
of water impacts in the company’s supply chain. This
work has allowed Lenovo to begin tracking the water
performance of its suppliers and initiate dialogue regarding
opportunities for improved performance and corrective
actions for identified compliance issues.
The company continues its engagement in the development
of standards and tools to accurately quantify the lifetime
impact of its products. Lenovo participated as a member
of the Stakeholder Advisory Group for the Carbon Trust’s
work in conjunction with World Resources Institute and
World Business Council on Sustainable Development to
establish ICT industry guidance for the Product Accounting
and Reporting Standard for the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
Lenovo participated in developing the new ICT sector
module that will be added to the Investor Carbon Disclosure
Project questionnaire in 2012. Lenovo’s China Standards
and Compliance Group is engaged in the Chinese
government’s development of a product category rule for
establishing the product carbon footprint for ICT products.
In addition, Lenovo continues to work with other members
of the ICT industry, academia and U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency in the Product Attribute Impact Algorithm
(PAIA) project. The project’s goal is the development
of a methodology and tools to simplify and expedite
determination of the product carbon footprint for PC
products. The first version of a tool for notebook computers
has been released. It is being tested as part of European
Commissions ICT Footprint Pilot Project. While work
continues on refining the notebook tool and improving the
quality of supporting data, the PAIA project’s primary focus
has transitioned to tools supporting analysis of the impacts
of desktops and visual devices. The first version of these
tools is scheduled for release during Q1 of FY 2012/13.
Lenovo is committed to improving its climate change
management and greenhouse gas emissions inventory
over time which has been reflected in the improved Carbon
Disclosure Project (CDP) score year by year. In FY 2011/12
Lenovo’s achieved a 2011 CDP score of 85 (out of possible
100) and placed Lenovo in the performance band B (out
of the following bands: A, A-, B, C, D and E). This rating
shows that Lenovo outpaced several industry competitors.
Further details on Lenovo’s strategy, objectives,
targets and environmental performance are available at
http://www.lenovo.com/climate. Detailed results regarding
the company’s environmental performance are published
in its annual sustainability report available at http://www.
lenovo.com/sustainability.