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2015/16 Annual Report Lenovo Group Limited
Lenovo’s energy, GHG emissions, waste, and water data are all third-party verified to a reasonable level
of assurance by Bureau Veritas. Please see verification statements at http://www.lenovo.com/climate and
http://www.lenovo.com/waterandwaste.
Lenovo continued efforts to improve its ability to quantify, track, and mitigate the environmental impacts
of its supply chain and products. During FY 2015/16, it drove efforts on supplier environmental data
transparency, reduction and reporting in EICC tools. Lenovo’s suppliers have achieved overall greenhouse
gas emissions reductions even though Lenovo’s business volumes are growing significantly annually, and
it has a very high level of suppliers with public reduction goals and third-party verification. It established
formal GHG quantitative reduction goals for suppliers in FY 2015/16. For water usage and waste
generation, it has established baselines on quantities and public reduction goals.
Lenovo continually strives to reduce the environmental impact of its products. Lenovo’s corporate-wide
environmental standards and specifications require the designers of all Lenovo IT products to consider
certain environmentally conscious design practices to facilitate and encourage recycling and minimize
resource consumption.
AVERAGE POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED
PLASTIC IN LENOVO MONITORS BY WEIGHT
2009
2011
2013
2015
Lenovo monitor series
L19** L22** L24** L17** L20** L23** LT17** LT19** LT22** LT24** LT28** L30** LT19** T20** T22** T23** T24**
10%
0%
20%
30%
50%
40%
60%
Lenovo’s priority is to use environmentally preferable materials whenever applicable. In adhering to
this precautionary approach, Lenovo supports restricting the intentional addition of materials that are
potentially concerning when economically and technically viable alternatives exist.