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Our OHS performance has received external recognition
at the local and national governmental levels. Here are
just a few examples:
In March 2014, the Lenovo Information Products
Company (LIPC) subsidiary was recognized with the
“Safety Enterprise” award by the Futian District in
Shenzhen, China.
The Monterrey, Mexico manufacturing facility is currently
certified by the Mexico State Secretary of Labor with the
Program of Self-Assessment on Safety and Occupational
Health in the Workplace.
Lenovo Huiyang was recognized with the “Safety Culture
Excellence Company” award by the Guangdong Province,
China.
Lenovo Chengdu was recognized by the local
government for attaining OHSAS 18001 and Work Safety
Standardization certifications in 2013.
The Lenovo United States Fulfillment Center in Whitsett,
NC will receive its sixth consecutive Gold award in May
2014 and for the ninth year in a row, Lenovo Morrisville,
NC headquarters will receive the Gold award in June
2014 by the North Carolina Department of Labor for low
incident rates reported in 2013.
Diversity
Lenovo views diversity as a key competitive advantage
for the company and believes that leveraging our national
and regional differences enables us to better understand
our customers and address their needs. Having a
workforce composed of people from various cultures
enables us to capitalize on diverse perspectives in the
development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of our
products.
Diversity contributes to the overall business strategy of
Lenovo and is therefore a key ingredient to profitability.
Employees have an opportunity to leverage their
experiences and knowledge and expand their growth.
We are uniquely poised to help our company successfully
maneuver this new global reality because we have such
a strong foundation for advocating for and advancing
inclusion in our workplace. Diversity is an essential part of
creating a process for how our current and future leaders
can develop and leverage their skills to help make all of
our business units more successful on a global scale.
Lenovo has various programs and initiatives designed to
encourage development, networking and executive focus
on women, people with disabilities and minorities. This
is not to exclude any particular group of employees but
rather to help ensure inclusion of all.
Our Women in Lenovo Leadership (WILL) initiative was
launched in 2007 on International Women’s Day with
the objective of supporting a woman’s growth and
contributions to the company. WILL involves events,
programs and processes to enhance work-life balance,
mentoring, networking, training and external partnerships
with other women’s initiatives. WILL is a global program
with regional leaders in Australia/New Zealand, Brazil,
Canada, China, France, Western Europe, UK, India,
Japan and the U.S.
Lenovo is committed to maximizing the inclusion of
diverse suppliers by identifying opportunities, developing
and incubating relationships, creating processes that
encourage diverse supplier integration, and creating a
culture of inclusion. We believe that our suppliers should
reflect the diversity of the communities in which we
live and do business. To that end, Lenovo proactively
seeks to identify minority, women, veteran and disabled
suppliers to support our products and people. Our
Supplier Diversity Program has grown significantly over
the past few years and we currently conduct more than
US$22 million in business with diverse suppliers.
Lenovo’s Commitment to Diversity and Nondiscrimination
is accessible on our website along with other corporate
policies at http://www.lenovo.com/CSRPolicies.
Product Quality and Safety
Lenovo has a well-earned industry reputation for
delivering superior quality products and is committed
to ensuring that its products are safe throughout their
life cycle including design, development, manufacturing,
transportation, installation, use, service, and recycling.
This enables Lenovo to have deep insight into
opportunities to minimize risk and cost, as well as
identifying new opportunities for enhancing and increasing
product quality and safety to meet the preferences of an
increasingly informed public.