Lenovo ESG
Perfomance Data
Please see our ESG Report for more information.
General Data
FY 2017/18 | FY 2018/19 | FY 2019/20 | FY 2020/21 | FY 2021/22 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue (Millions USD) | $45,350 | $51,038 | $50,716 | $60,742 | $71,618 |
Revenue by Geography | |||||
Americas | 31% | 32% | 32% | 31% | 32% |
EMEA (Europe. Middle East. Africa)) | 28% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 26% |
Asia Pacific (excluding China)) | 16% | 19% | 22% | 19% | 16% |
China | 25% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 26% |
Employee Representation
FY 2017/18 |
FY 2018/19 |
FY 2019/20 |
FY 2020/21 |
FY 2021/22 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Employees1 |
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Total |
45,754 |
57,000 |
63,000 |
71,500 |
75,000 |
Percentage of Employees by Region2 |
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Americas (North America. Latin America) |
16% |
16% |
18% |
14% |
14% |
Asia Pacific (excluding China) |
9% |
11% |
12% |
10% |
11% |
China |
66% |
65% |
62% |
69% |
67% |
EMEA (Europe. Middle East. Africa) |
8% |
8% |
8% |
7% |
8% |
Percentage of Employees by Gender3 |
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Males |
65% |
64% |
64% |
64% |
63% |
Females |
35% |
36% |
36% |
36% |
37% |
Percentage of Employees by Workforce Representation2 |
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Regular Employees |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
73% |
80% |
Long-term Plant Contractors |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
27% |
20% |
Percentage of Employee Representation by Age Group3 |
|||||
Under 30 years of age |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
15% |
15% |
30-50 years of age |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
73% |
73% |
Over 50 years of age |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
12% |
12% |
Percentage of Employee Turnover by Gender3,4 |
|||||
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
8% |
11% |
Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
8% |
11% |
Percentage of Employee Turnover by Age Group3,4 |
|||||
Under 30 years of age |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
16% |
21% |
30-50 years of age |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
7% |
10% |
Over 50 years of age |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3% |
5% |
Percentage of Employee Turnover by Region3,4 |
|||||
North America |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
6% |
11% |
Latin America |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
6% |
12% |
Asia Pacific (excluding China)5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
7% |
11% |
China5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
10% |
12% |
EMEA (Europe. Middle East. Africa)5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4% |
7% |
Employee Training
FY 2017/18 |
FY 2018/19 |
FY 2019/20 |
FY 2020/21 |
FY 2021/221 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average Training Hours Per Employee |
|||||
Individual Contributors and Contractors |
|||||
Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4 |
9 |
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4 |
10 |
Undeclared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3 |
5 |
Middle Management |
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Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4 |
9 |
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5 |
10 |
Undeclared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9 |
39 |
Senior Management/Executives |
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Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3 |
6 |
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3 |
6 |
Undeclared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Percentage of Employees Trained |
|||||
Individual Contributors and Contractors |
|||||
Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
32% |
32% |
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
47% |
47% |
Undeclared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2% |
2% |
Middle Management |
|||||
Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4% |
4% |
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
13% |
13% |
Undeclared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0% |
0% |
Senior Management/Executives |
|||||
Female |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0% |
0% |
Male |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1% |
1% |
Undeclared |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
Manufacturing Employee Health And Safety Training
CY 2017 |
FY 2018/196 |
FY 2019/206 |
FY 2020/216 |
FY 2021/22 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hours of training per manufacturing employee |
|||||
(including part-time employees) |
35 |
35 |
35 |
52 |
35 |
OHS - SAFETY
CY 2017 |
FY 2018/196 |
FY 2019/206 |
FY 2020/216 |
FY 2021/22 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incident Rates (work-related) |
|||||
Recordable Rate |
0.09 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.07 |
Lost-Time Rate |
1.5 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.05 |
Number of employee fatalities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Number of contractor fatalities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Manufacturing Employee Health And Safety Training
CY 2017 |
FY 2018/196 |
FY 2019/206 |
FY 2020/216 |
FY 2021/22 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of ISO 45001:2018 registered facilities |
10 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
Communities And Philanthropy
FY 2017/18 |
FY 2018/19 |
FY 2019/20 |
FY 2020/21 |
FY 2021/227 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate Cash and Product Donations |
|||||
Lenovo Foundation and Donor Advised Funds |
$819,000 |
$799,372 |
$482,887 |
$545,552 |
$872,068 |
China8 |
$378,516 |
$308,274 |
$5,440,440 |
$2,778,093 |
$9,801,972 |
North America7 |
$3,089,000 |
$1,319,070 |
$4,788,665 |
$4,520,545 |
$4,996,881 |
Latin America9 |
$111,000 |
$155,674 |
$2,507,863 |
$2,134,833 |
$1,200,680 |
EMEA (Europe. Middle East. Africa) |
$107,000 |
$159,621 |
$407,535 |
$988,612 |
$915,180 |
Asia Pacific (excluding China)10 |
$570,709 |
$148,500 |
$855,386 |
$863,638 |
$841,510 |
Employee Volunteering Hours (through efforts sponsored by Lenovo) |
|||||
North America |
19,296 |
28,242 |
9,838 |
4,161 |
5,873 |
Rest of World |
10,704 |
9,072 |
17,046 |
15,335 |
77,564 |
Estimated Value of Employee Volunteer Hours11 |
$1,300,000 |
$1,616,794 |
$1,156,022 |
$838,307 |
$3,587,791 |
Employee Giving |
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Lenovo Match of Global Employee Donations12 |
$339,000 |
$440,629 |
$1,344,085 |
$1,541,679 |
$2,239,305 |
Total Contribution to Communities13 |
n/a |
n/a |
$14,482,776 |
$11,831,274 |
$20,867,596 |
Estimated value of community impact through philanthropy and volunteerism13 |
n/a |
n/a |
$16,982,883 |
$14,211,260 |
$24,455,388 |
"Love on" Annual Service Project |
|||||
Participating Locations |
32 |
38 |
54 |
52 |
79 |
Number of Projects |
37 |
45 |
86 |
132 |
117 |
Employee Volunteers |
2,000 |
2,100 |
2,855 |
3,120 |
3,653 |
Hours Spent in Direct. Hands-on Service |
11,500 |
9,700 |
13,355 |
19,267 |
13,538 |
Individuals Directly Impacted through Projects |
33,000 |
32,526 |
55,942 |
38,478 |
42,075 |
Environmental Data
FY 2017/18 |
FY 2018/19 |
FY 2019/20 |
FY 2020/21 |
FY 2021/227 |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GHG Emissions (metric tons C02 equivalent - MT C02e) |
|||||
Scope 1 |
6,371 |
6,031 |
7,766 |
7,269 |
6,069 |
Scope 2 (location-based) |
193,760 |
201,321 |
162,597 |
177,678 |
191,778 |
Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 (location-based) |
200,131 |
207,352 |
170,363 |
184,947 |
197,847 |
Scope 2 (market-based) |
176,800 |
26,029 |
23,852 |
21,519 |
21,160 |
Scope 3 |
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Business Travel |
49,000 |
53,500 |
46,900 |
11,900 |
20,255 |
Product Transportation14,15 |
359,000 |
633,000 |
716,384 |
1,037,000 |
737,000 |
Emissions from Waste16 |
1,700 |
1,920 |
2,110 |
1,770 |
1,810 |
Employee Commuting |
20,100 |
23,600 |
24,900 |
39,800 |
41,043 |
Purchased Goods and Services15,17,18 |
1,855,000 |
2,000,874 |
2,341,000 |
2,283,500 |
2,701,300 |
Fuel-and-Energy Related Activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2)19 |
11,900 |
12,100 |
10,385 |
11,050 |
12,000 |
Use of Sold Products20 |
11,847,000 |
12,885,000 |
13,669,000 |
15,551,000 |
8,270,000 |
End of Life Treatment of Sold Products21 |
271,000 |
273,500 |
274,000 |
303,500 |
181,000 |
Capital Goods21 |
246,000 |
127,500 |
446,500 |
736,500 |
360,000 |
Total |
14,660,700 |
16,010,994 |
17,531,179 |
19,976,020 |
12,324,408 |
Emissions Intensity: GHG Emissions - Scope 1 and Scope 2 |
4.41 |
4.06 |
3.36 |
3.04 |
2.76 |
Operational Energy Intensity Use |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 (location-based) |
|||||
Fuel Combustion |
0.77 |
0.61 |
0.69 |
0.55 |
0.34 |
Purchased Energy (electricity, steam, cooling) |
6.57 |
6.20 |
5.77 |
5.16 |
4.78 |
Operational Energy Use - Scope 1 and Scope 2 |
|||||
Fuel Combustion |
34,733.55 |
30,904.82 |
35,152.32 |
33,156.59 |
24,546 |
Purchased Energy (electricity, steam, cooling)22 |
298,0,019.77 |
316,482.68 |
292,645.18 |
313,526.43 |
342,340 |
Energy Consumption by Primary Energy Source (gigajoules) |
|||||
Fuel |
125,041 |
111,257 |
126,548 |
119,364 |
88,364 |
Electricity |
955,624 |
979,486 |
979,740 |
1,053,903 |
1,165,186 |
Steam |
108,649 |
144,240 |
66,051 |
70,092 |
62,213 |
Cooling |
8,599 |
9,016 |
7,731 |
4,701 |
5,023 |
Total23 |
1,197,913 |
1,243,999 |
1,180,071 |
1,248,059 |
1,320,787 |
Direct Energy Consumption by Source (Fuel Detail) (gigajoules) |
|||||
Gas/diesel oil (stationary combustion) |
5,461 |
10,321 |
6,442 |
9,712 |
5,058 |
Natural gas (stationary combustion) |
113,470 |
94,476 |
115,375 |
106,317 |
77,757 |
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (stationary combustion) |
3,087 |
2,550 |
1,628 |
1,454 |
1,401 |
On road diesel fuel (mobile combustion) |
948 |
955 |
801 |
626 |
1,593 |
Gasoline/petrol (mobile combustion) |
1,835 |
1,703 |
1,112 |
996 |
1,492 |
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) (mobile combustion) |
240 |
188 |
260 |
236 |
112 |
Compressed natural gas (CNG) (mobile combustion) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Jet Kerosene (mobile combustion) |
- |
1,064 |
930 |
21 |
952 |
Total23 |
125,041 |
111,257 |
126,548 |
119,364 |
88,364 |
Global GHG Emissions by Markets (location-based) (MT C02e) |
|||||
Scope 1 |
|||||
Brazil |
13.14 |
20 |
340 |
202 |
57 |
Chinese mainland |
3,765.29 |
3,860 |
3,190 |
3,826 |
3,719 |
Taiwan. China |
O |
177 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Germany |
667.35 |
1,047 |
652 |
731 |
831 |
Hungary |
- |
- |
- |
- |
379 |
India |
54.06 |
45 |
84 |
104 |
58 |
Japan |
322.30 |
268 |
191 |
216 |
226 |
Mexico |
73.39 |
80 |
625 |
97 |
80 |
United States |
1,129.80 |
254 |
2,484 |
1,931 |
525 |
Rest of the World24 |
345.54 |
279 |
200 |
162 |
195 |
Scope 2 (location-based) |
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Brazil |
2,089.96 |
1.997 |
1,566 |
1,321 |
1,361 |
Chinese mainland |
153,233.45 |
161,087 |
124,336 |
147,375 |
159,278 |
Taiwan, China |
2,167.49 |
2,231 |
2,091 |
2,231 |
2,962 |
Germany |
1,684.90 |
1,761 |
1,612 |
1,249 |
1,036 |
Hungary |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,219 |
India |
3,435.42 |
3,058 |
2,914 |
2,690 |
2,954 |
Japan |
5,298.89 |
5,047 |
5,754 |
5,133 |
4,794 |
Mexico |
3,273.10 |
3,462 |
5,029 |
5,543 |
6,272 |
United States |
18,297.63 |
18,615 |
15,220 |
8,939 |
8,489 |
Rest of the World24 |
4,279.26 |
4,062 |
4,075 |
3,197 |
3,412 |
Renewable Energy |
|||||
Solar Energy (MWh) |
3,938 |
4,226 |
9,065 |
3,713 |
9,360 |
Generation Capacity (MW)25 |
5.5 |
12.42 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
Water Withdrawal (Megaliters) |
|||||
Withdrawal (All Areas)26,27 |
1.385.08 |
1,391.30 |
1,307 |
1.428 |
8% |
Percent Withdrawal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1,567 |
<1% |
Percent Withdrawal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
<1% |
>99% |
Withdrawal (Areas with water stress)28 |
n/a |
n/a |
322 |
>99% |
377 |
Percent Withdrawal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
343 |
<1% |
Percent Withdrawal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
<1% |
>99% |
Percent Third-party Water Withdrawal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
>99% |
73% |
Percent Third-party Water Withdrawal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
72% |
9% |
Water Discharge (Megaliters) |
|||||
Discharge (All Areas)26 |
1,260.99 |
1,256.40 |
1,183 |
1,294 |
1,469 |
Percent Discharge to Groundwater (All Areas) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
<1% |
<1% |
Percent Discharge to Third-Parties (All Areas) |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
>99% |
>99% |
Discharge (Areas with water stress)28 |
n/a |
n/a |
298 |
326 |
371 |
Wastewater Exceedances30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Water Consumption (Megaliters) |
|||||
Consumption (All Areas)26 |
124.094 |
134.9 |
124 |
134 |
98 |
Consumption (Areas with water stress)28 |
n/a |
n/a |
24 |
17 |
5 |
Water Intensity Metrics (cubic meters per person)31 |
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Withdrawal Intensity |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
20 |
21 |
Discharge Intensity |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
18 |
20 |
Consumption Intensity |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2 |
1 |
Waste by Category (Metric Tons)32 |
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Nonhazardous Waste33 |
44,377.44 |
45,439.49 |
43,023 |
51,648 |
49,403 |
Hazardous Waste34 |
75.27 |
66.11 |
74 |
37 |
125 |
Total |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
51,685 |
49,528 |
Total Diverted from Disposal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
46,198 |
43,705 |
Total Directed to Disposal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5,487 |
5,823 |
Waste Diverted from Disposal by Recovery Operation (Metric Tons)35 |
|||||
Total Nonhazardous Waste Diverted for Recovery |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
46,195 |
43,656 |
Nonhazardous Waste Diverted for Resale/Reuse |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
28,099 |
24,599 |
Nonhazardous Waste Diverted for Recycling36 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
18,096 |
19,056 |
Total Hazardous Diverted for Recovery37 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3 |
49 |
Waste Directed to Disposal by Disposal Operation (Metric Tons)38 |
|||||
Total Nonhazardous Waste Directed to Disposal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
5,453 |
5,747 |
Nonhazardous Waste Directed to Incineration |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
27 |
776 |
Nonhazardous Waste Directed to Incineration with Energy Recovery |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3,093 |
3,262 |
Nonhazardous Waste Directed to Landfilling |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2,334 |
1,709 |
Total Hazardous Waste Directed to Disposal |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
34 |
76 |
Hazardous Waste Directed to Incineration |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
28 |
73 |
Hazardous Waste Directed to Landfilling |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.09 |
0 |
Hazardous Waste Directed to Treatment |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
6 |
3 |
Product End-of-Life Management (PELM) Disposition (Metrie Tons)39 |
CY 2017 |
CY 2018 |
CY 2019 |
CY 2020 |
CY 2021 |
Reused |
918 |
652 |
1,557 |
1,695 |
1,875 |
Recycled |
22,808 |
18,919 |
24,856 |
28,076 |
30,143 |
Waste to Energy (WTE) |
826 |
845 |
987 |
793 |
523 |
Incinerate |
284 |
338 |
1,126 |
1,978 |
728 |
Landfill |
336 |
255 |
159 |
340 |
894 |
Total |
25,171 |
21,010 |
28,685 |
32,882 |
34,163 |
Product Take Back (PTB) Disposition (Metric Tons)39 |
|||||
Reused |
299 |
309 |
1,023 |
1,536 |
1,556 |
Recycled |
22,194 |
18,589 |
24,112 |
27,249 |
29,295 |
Waste to Energy (WTE) |
826 |
845 |
987 |
782 |
519 |
Incinerate |
270 |
338 |
1,041 |
1,904 |
728 |
Landfill |
318 |
254 |
143 |
324 |
885 |
Total |
23,907 |
20,334 |
27,306 |
31,795 |
32,983 |
Use of Recycled Plastics in Products (kilograms)40 |
|||||
Plastics Containing Recycled Content (PCRC) |
6,347,879 |
7,757,414 |
7,721,398 |
5,946,839 |
7,787,871 |
Net Post Consumer Recycled Content (PCC) |
4,133,300 |
5,537,278 |
5,840,788 |
4,352,788 |
5,760,388 |
ENERGY STAR* Certified Products Availability (% of product) |
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Notebook Platforms41 |
100% |
92% |
93% |
98% |
92% |
Desktop Platforms |
99% |
97% |
97% |
97% |
98% |
Workstation Platforms |
78% |
80% |
90% |
98% |
100% |
Server Platforms |
91% |
90% |
94% |
90% |
94% |
Monitors42 |
100% |
98% |
94% |
90% |
80% |
Average Packaging Weight per Unit by Product Category (grams) |
FY 2017/18 | FY 2018/19 | FY 2019/20 | FY 2020/21 | FY 2021/22 |
Notebook |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
528 |
528 |
Desktop |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1,900 |
1,900 |
Server |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4,614 |
4,614 |
Workstation |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1,700 |
1,700 |
Monitor |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1,920 |
1,920 |
Smartphone |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
100 |
100 |
Tablet |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
373 |
373 |
Accessory |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
300 |
300 |
Total Packaging (Metrie Tons) |
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Total Packaging Material Used for Finished Products43,44 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
115,041 |
119,621 |
FOOTNOTES:
- At March 31, 2022, the Group had a headcount of approximately 75,000 worldwide.
- Employment type and geographical data is aligned with the FY 2021/22 Financial Annual Report.
- Employee representation data includes regular employees only. Data excludes:
- Consultants and vendors working through a contract agency or third-party performing services or consulting on site for a brief time and hence excluded from our scope.
- Contractors who usually perform non-critical, non-core jobs and their employment decisions, including pay and benefits, are made by the third-party employer - and hence excluded from our scope.
- Supplemental students who are interns or who are hired for a very short window of time and hence excluded from our scope.
- Turnover rate data covers voluntary departure of regular employees for the full FY 2021/22. Involuntary turnover is planned exit of employees which is in alignment with the company strategy and decisions. Hence, as a strategic and standard practice, this is excluded from reporting.
- In FY 2020/21, turnover rates by region were transposed among AP, China and EMEA. Totals did not change but were realigned with the corresponding region.
- Metrics based on FY beginning with FY 2018/19. Results were not revised.
- Lenovo's total contributions in responding to natural disasters is US$8,128,720.76. This amount is tracked at the geo level. In prior reporting periods, the Company reported a separate line item for global disaster response. Beginning with FY 2021/22, the disaster response total will be integrated into the respective geographic contributions.
- Increase in China giving reflects tracking of Lenovo Foundation Beijing and a US$7.8M donation in response to the Henan floods.
- Total giving in Latin America reflects tracking of the Motorola Brazil tax incentive program.
- Total contribution in Asia Pacific includes Lenovo's commitment to the India Companies Act.
- Estimated value of employee volunteer hours is calculated based off an entry level hourly wage of US$43 per hour.
- Employee giving represents the corporate match from Lenovo for employees around the world, which increased in FY 2021/22 with the launch of the new Benevity platform.
- Total contribution to communities for FY 2019/20 and FY 2020/21 was defined as the sum of corporate cash and product donations. In FY 2021/22 it is defined as the sum of corporate cash and product donations together with Lenovo's match of global employee donations.
- 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).
- The Company is in the process of improving input data for this Scope 3 category. The data reported here is the best available estimate at the time of publication. In the FY 2022/23 ESG Report, data will be restated if needed to reflect any improved input data.
- Emissions from waste include nonhazardous waste, hazardous waste and wastewater from all manufacturing, R&D locations and some large offices. No product waste is included.
- Purchased goods and services include suppliers covering 94% of direct global suppliers spend. The RBA Carbon and Water Reporting Tool was used for collection of supplier data. Individual supplier data is from each supplier's most recent reporting period and not reflective of Lenovo's FY 2021/22. Data was allocated based on revenue.
- The value for FY 2018/19 is being restated to correct an error that appeared in the FY 2020/21 ESG Report.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Approximately less than 1% of purchased energy (electricity) is estimated based upon energy use at similar Lenovo facilities with metered usage.
- When totals are slightly different than the exact sum of individual numbers it is due to rounding.
- Brazil, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico, United States, Chinese mainland, Taiwan, China 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).
- Renewable energy generation capacity includes electric solar panels in Hefei and Wuhan, China and Morrisville and Whitsett, NC, USA and Ullo, Hungary.
- For FY 2021/22, All Areas includes all the Company's manufacturing, research & development, and large office sites (>100 employees). In earlier FYs, some research and development and large office locations were excluded while the Company worked to increase data coverage. Small offices (<100 employees) and retail locations are always excluded from the water reporting requirements, but a few small offices voluntarily report and are included.
- All water withdrawals are estimated to be freshwater withdrawals. Due to our reliance on third-parties for the vast majority of the Company's water withdrawals, it is not possible to determine the exact parameters of all sources, but it is reasonable to assume the majority of the sources had low TDS based on local knowledge and communication with third-parties.
- Areas with water stress are areas with high or extremely high baseline water stress according to World Resources Institute's Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas. Values reported for areas with water stress are a subset of values reported for all areas.
- Third-party withdrawal by source was collected for all the Company's environmentally significant sites (which are the Company's ISO14001 certified locations). In FY 2021/22, these locations comprised approximately 82% of the Company's withdrawal from water stressed areas. The remaining 18% are primarily from office locations that often require less water and operate as part of a larger office complex where they may not be directly billed by the third-party responsible for withdrawals.
- For more information on the wastewater exceedance that occurred in FY 2021/22, see page 25.
- Water intensity metrics are based on the Company's total global headcount which includes the headcount of the excluded locations mentioned in Note 26.
- Waste data includes site waste from most manufacturing, processes and operations, research & development sites, and large offices. Waste from products is reported separately.
- E-waste generated at the Company's sites is also included in PELM data.
- Batteries collected at Lenovo's sites are also included in the PELM data.
- The Company does not operate any onsite recovery operations; all wastes are seperated onsite to be collected by third-parties for recovery offsite.
- Recycling includes some composting of nonhazardous, organic wastes.
- All hazardous waste diverted for recovery was diverted for recycling.
- The Company does not operate any onsite disposal operations; all wastes are seperated onsite to be collected by third-parties for disposal offsite.
- 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. These metrics represent all data received from PELM suppliers as of the time of publication of this report. Not all data was available at the time of publication, so actual volumes may be higher.
- These metrics represent all data received from recycled plastics suppliers at the time of publication.
- The CY2021 decrease in percent of notebooks can be attributed to an expanded line of gaming system notebooks that either could not meet the Energy Star requirements or Lenovo decided not to register.
- The CY2021 decrease in percent of monitors was associated with an expanded line of low cost, entry-level consumer displays.
- Estimated using the average packaging weight per unit and total shipping volumes for the following categories of products: notebooks, desktops, servers, workstations, monitors, smartphones, tablets, and accessories.
- The value for FY 2020/21 is being restated to reflect improved shipping volumes for accessories.