Lenovo ESG
Operational Impact
Our approach
Lenovo is wholly committed to environmental leadership in all of our business activities — from operations to product design and recycling solutions. We have various measures in place to help us lessen our impact on our planet and to reduce, reuse, and recycle wherever possible. These include our:
- Environmental Affairs Policy
- Environmental Management System
- Commitment to sustainability
- Efforts in combatting climate change
- Achievements to minimize waste and water usage
- Environmental memberships and associations
Environmental Affairs Policy
Our corporate Environmental Affairs Policy sets out our goals to lead the way in environmental affairs in all of our operations worldwide and to provide long-term, innovative solutions to support our stakeholders including customers. It is something that every employee and contractor of Lenovo must support.
Click here to read our Environmental Affairs Policy.
Environmental Management System
Our Environmental Management System (EMS) reflects our global commitment to deliver innovative products in a way that minimizes their environmental impact and to continually improve our performance in this area. Our EMS is ISO 14001 certified.
Click here to learn about the scope of our EMS or here to see our ISO 14001 certificates.
Committed to Sustainability
As global citizens, we demonstrate corporate social responsibility in everything we do and everywhere we conduct business. Our Sustainability Policy expresses our pledge to taking care of the long-term economic, social, and environmental health of our company and the communities in which we operate.
We also publish an annual ESG Report which outlines the various initiatives that we have undertaken, as well as the many milestones that we have achieved. To download this report, click here.
To read our Sustainability Policy, click here.
Combating Climate Change
Lenovo recognizes that climate change is a serious threat. We believe that we should all do our part to reduce harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. We acknowledge and accept the findings of current climate science which indicate a human contribution to climate change. And we support the conclusions in the latest Assessment Reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
We are dedicated to reducing our GHG emissions and global carbon footprint, as well as driving reductions across our supply chain and customer base. As part of this commitment, we have therefore:
- Developed a comprehensive climate change strategy
- Set aggressive performance objectives and targets to ensure that we stay on track
Visit our climate change page for more information.
Minimizing Waste and Water Usage
One of our primary environmental objectives for operational facilities is to minimize waste while maximizing recycling and reuse, and reducing water usage.
Lenovo’s day-to-day global operations generate non-hazardous waste and minimal quantities of hazardous waste. To ensure that waste is properly managed and with the aim to minimize environmental impact, Lenovo’s waste (hazardous and non-hazardous) is separated and collected from the site of generation to be disposed of through third-party waste management organizations in accordance with its Site Environmental Programs Manual and applicable legal requirements.
As well, Lenovo offers product take-back programs for reuse and recycling as part of Lenovo's support of a more circular economy. See here for more details.
Lenovo is working both internally and externally to minimize and mitigate water risks. Lenovo has implemented and maintains a corporate Water Resiliency Policy and endorsed the UN CEO Water Mandate. Lenovo continues to measure and monitor water use and risk. Lenovo's EMS includes a global water target to achieve a reduction of 1.8 metric tons in water withdrawal per capita at manufacturing sites globally by FY 2029/30. See here for details on Lenovo’s EMS targets.
For more information on how we reduce/recycle waste and conserve water, including statistics, click here.
Environmental Memberships and Associations
To ensure we are vigilant in protecting the environment across our operations, we have partnered or are involved with many organizations. These include:
- CDP Climate Change and Water Security
- Circular Electronics Partnership
- EcoVadis
- Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC)
- ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
- ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System
- Product Attribute to Impact Algorithm (PAIA) Project
- Responsible Business Alliance (RBA)
- Responsible Minerals Initiative
- Responsible Recycling (R2)
- Science Based Targets Network’s Corporate Engagement Program
- United Nations CEO Water Mandate
- United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
- United Nations Global Compact’s Forward Faster Initiative