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General Data

Employees, Health and Safety

Communities and Philanthropy

Environmental Data

Footnotes for Consolidated Metrics:

1. In the Spring of 2018, the Intelligent Devices Group (IDG) was created through a combination of the PC & Smart Devices Group (PCSD) and Mobile Business Group (MBG). As a result of this change, the intelligent Devices Group (iDG), Data Center Group (DCG) now comprise the company’s three major business units.
2. Total number of employees includes Lenovo employees (regular and supplemental) and contractors. Restating total number of employees reported in FY 18/19 due to correction.
3. Restating total number of employees by region reported in FY 18/19 due to correction.
4. Lenovo manufacturing went through a consolidation period in 2018.  This resulted in the closure of three certified China locations reported in 2019.

Footnotes for Communities and Philanthropy:

5. All Geographies in-region and corporate budgets include giving towards COVID-19 relief efforts. Total contribution in FY19/20 from Lenovo was $6,656,490.50.
6. Total FY 2019/20 contribution from China region reflects the creation of Lenovo Foundation Beijing.
7. FY 2019/20 increase in Latin America giving reflects tracking of the Motorola Brazil tax incentive program.
8. Total contribution in Asia Pacific includes Lenovo’s commitment to the India Companies Act.
9. Estimated value of employee volunteer hours in FY 2019/20 is calculated based off an entry level hourly wage of $43 per hour.
10. Total FY 2019/20 contribution to communities through cash contributions and matches, and product donations refers to employee donations. While estimated value of community impact through philanthropy and volunteerism refers to the cost of employee’s time being spent on volunteering.

Footnotes for Environmenta:

11. Product transportation emissions include key upstream suppliers representing majority of global logistics spend. Note: Upon looking into GHG Protocol standard we decided to re-categorize this to upstream from downstream transportation (from FY 2016/17, previous years were adjusted accordingly).
12. Emissions from waste include nonhazardous waste, hazardous waste and waste water from all manufacturing, R&D locations and some large offices. No product waste is included.
13. Purchased goods and services include suppliers covering 93% of direct global suppliers spend. The RBA Carbon and Water Reporting Tool was used for collection of supplier data. Data was allocated based on revenue.
14. Fuel-and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2) include transmission & distribution (T&D) losses from Lenovo’s worldwide purchased electricity and natural gas. A World Bank database and Energy Star Performance Rating document were used for determining T&D loss rates.
15. Lenovo used the current Product Attribute Impact Algorithm (PAIA) notebook, desktop, monitor, tablet, all-in-one, thin client and server tool for calculating emissions of Lenovo’s typical notebook, desktop, monitor, tablet, all-in-one, thin client and server. The calculated results show emissions distribution by different parts and also for use, packaging, transportation, and end-of-life treatment categories. The emissions associated with use and end-of-life treatment of sold products were estimated on a “narrow” baseline for the typical notebook, desktop, monitor, tablet, all-in-one, thin client and server multiplied by sold/shipped product volumes.
16. Emissions from capital goods are based on purchased capital goods in a given year. The 2012 Guidelines to Defra GHG Conversion Factors for Company Reporting, Annex 13 was used for emission factors for different type of capital goods adjusted for inflation rate and exchange rate.
17. Approximately less than 1% of purchased energy (electricity) is estimated based upon energy use at similar Lenovo facilities with metered usage.
18. Brazil, China, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and United States represent manufacturing and R&D sites in these markets. “Rest of World” represents all sites managed by Lenovo’s Real Estate organization (non-manufacturing) across the world (small and large — except the ones in regions listed above).
19. Renewable energy generation capacity includes electric solar panels in Hefei and Wuhan China; Morrisville and Whitsett, NC, USA and hot water solar panels in Beijing, China.
20. Water data includes manufacturing, research & development sites and some large offices.
21. In FY 2017/18, the term “water use” was replaced with “water withdrawal,” however, what is being measured is unchanged.
22. Waste data includes site waste from manufacturing, processes and operations, research & development sites, and some large offices. Waste from products is reported separately.
23. Lenovo’s Product End-of-Life Management (PELM) and Product Take Back (PTB) includes materials from customers and Lenovo-owned country returns, manufacturing and R&D scrap, and employee equipment from real estate sites.
24. Due to new available data, the total metric tons reported for calendar years 2017 and 2018 have been restated from the totals reported in previous reports. The revised total processed volume in 2017 is 25,170.63 metric tons and in 2018 the total processed is 21,009.86 metric tons.
25. The 2019 decrease in total for monitors can be attributed to a few high-end gaming displays that could not meet the Energy Star requirements and Lenovo's decision to not to certify some select low cost displays.