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128 Lenovo Group Limited 2015/16 Annual Report
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
Lenovo’s annual climate change report including climate change risk and opportunities analysis is publicly
available at http://www.cdproject.net.
While it has demonstrated good progress during the early stages of its first generation GHG reduction
commitment, it is keenly aware there is still much to be done. In light of its impressive growth, it realizes
that accomplishing its goals moving forward will be a significant challenge. With a continued focus on
energy efficiency, Lenovo’s Global Energy Management teams continue to work to identify and implement
energy reduction, renewable energy and carbon offset opportunities that provide the most cost-effective
path to meeting its second generation targets.
Besides Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Lenovo’s climate change strategy focuses on its supply chain emissions
associated with its products from cradle-to-gate-to-grave.
Regarding product transportation, it continues to optimize its logistics programs and, working closely
with its partners, to ship products in the most environmentally responsible manner. Lenovo uses
local manufacturing facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia, as well as the lowest carbon shipping
methods via truck, rail or sea, where possible. Lighter and smaller products, more compact and reusable
packaging materials, bulk shipping alternatives, and regional distribution facilities allow for lighter loads,
load consolidation and full truck load shipments. Lenovo’s Global Logistics team proactively drives
ocean transport consolidation opportunities to reduce the number of containers shipped out of China
manufacturing sites with the goal of reducing carbon emissions.
Lenovo established a product transportation carbon emissions baseline for FY 2011/12 and has since
worked to improve the data collection process and increase carriers’ coverage in the baseline through
the use of a web-based carbon dashboard. During FY 2015/16 Lenovo achieved 100 percent coverage for
carriers providing air and ocean transportation services.
As for business travel, all employees have access to and are encouraged to use teleconferencing in place
of travel. Lenovo also allows employees to telecommute. Business travel greenhouse gas emissions have
been tracked and reported from FY 2009/10.
Detailed performance relative to FY 2015/16 energy and GHG emissions targets will be available in the
Sustainability Report later this year.
For additional details on Lenovo’s GHG emissions inventory and management, see Lenovo’s Sustainability
Reports and Climate Change website at http://www.lenovo.com/climate.
Lenovo is committed to reducing and recycling waste and conserving water. Lenovo tracks waste
intensity and works to identify and implement opportunities to reduce waste quantities. Non-hazardous
waste generation increased over the past six years due to organic growth in production and employee
population and structural changes in terms of forming joint ventures and acquiring other businesses.
However, its targeted recycling rate has been achieved each year. From FY 2014/15, it started monitoring
and reporting global landfill avoidance rates. Lenovo tracks and monitors water consumption in its
operations even though it does not have any wet processes; water is used only for human consumption
and sanitation.
Details on its performance relative to waste and water targets is available in Lenovo’s Sustainability
Report.
For additional details on Lenovo’s waste and water inventory, see Lenovo’s Sustainability Reports and
Waste and Water website at http://www.lenovo.com/waterandwaste.