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102 Lenovo Group Limited 2014/15 Annual Report
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
SUSTAINABILITY
Lenovo is committed to being a responsible and active corporate citizen, consistently working to improve its
business while contributing to the betterment of our local communities, the environment and society overall. We
practice corporate citizenship in everything we do at Lenovo, from a commitment to the highest ethical standards,
product quality and safety, and safe and healthy workplaces – to a concern for the environment in all aspects of
business, as well as efforts to donate our time and resources to philanthropy. We believe this outlook and approach
differentiates Lenovo as we work to maintain our leadership in the PC industry and expand our position in the
Enterprise and Mobile areas.
Despite a difficult worldwide PC market over the past several years, in FY 2014/15 Lenovo achieved record revenue
and record profits. The company also reached a number of significant milestones – including the acquisition of
the IBM x86 server business and Motorola Mobility. As a result, not only did we maintain our position as the
world’s number one PC company and increase our market share in this space, we also became the third largest
manufacturer of x86 servers and the number three smartphone player in the world.
While Lenovo is proud of our accomplishments in the past fiscal year, we have many challenges ahead of us and
recognize that with such significant growth in sales and market leadership comes greater expectations for social
responsibility and, in particular, increases the investment that will be required to meet our aggressive environmental
and sustainability targets.
At Lenovo, the core of our culture is ownership and commitment. We empower employees to take ownership for
what they do along with living up to their commitments. As a result, as a company, we continually strive to improve
the world not only through our innovations and business advancements, but also through the way we conduct our
business and how we treat our people, the many communities we serve and the environment around us.
Lenovo supports and implements sustainable and responsible business practices globally and is devoted to
ensuring that our products, employees, sites, and suppliers are following these commitments. These sustainable
and responsible business practices serve as a means to minimize risk, reduce costs, increase shareholder value and
support our long-term prospects for profitability.
Lenovo’s sustainability commitments encompass:
• Ethics and Compliance at Lenovo
• Employee Health and Welfare
• Diversity
• Product Quality and Safety
• The Environment
• Global Supply Chain, and
• Social Investments