Lenovo ESG
Combatting Climate Change: Operations
Reducing our impact
Lenovo's most significant environmental aspect is emissions associated with energy consumption, we have a goal to continually improve the energy efficiency of our operations as well as identify further opportunities to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Our energy savings activities include:
Installation of low-energy equipment (including LED lighting, smart lighting system, air compressor, air conditioning, and sewage treatment plant motors automation)
Energy-efficiency improvement to air compressor and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system
Various manufacturing sites, office locations in EMEA, and the Beijing headquarters location are ISO 50001:2018 certified
Manufacturing area optimization—by integrating and modifying assembly lines
Implementing a low-temperature solder process
Adoption of energy-saving and environmentally friendly materials in new construction
Improving server/data center energy efficiency
Consolidating operations
Energy conservation education and promotion to employees
Energy Management System - ISO 50001
Lenovo is ISO 50001 - Energy Management System certified in all European Union (EU) locations. During FY 2023/24, we expanded our Energy Management System (EnMS) to manufacturing plant in Tianjin, China and R&D site in Taipei, China, that resulted in 6 EnMS certified locations (Beijing, Hefei, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Taipei, Tianjin) in China. During FY 2023/24, we also expanded ISO 50001 certification to manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico. Lenovo Energy Management System is supported by Lenovo Climate and Energy Policy.
Having and expanding an EnMS certification will further improve our energy performance. It also leads to better energy efficiency, lower use, and consumption – leading ultimately to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and other related environmental impacts. Additionally, it will increase our employees' awareness of responsible energy behavior.
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Renewable Energy
Lenovo is committed in reducing our global carbon footprint by meeting our targets for absolute reductions of GHG emissions from our operations and by driving similar reductions in Lenovo’s supply chain and product usage. In support of this commitment, we continue to expand our use of solar energy.
Lenovo's renewable energy installations help to reduce Scope 2 emissions at its facilities.In July 2023,Lenovo enabled additional 3 MW solar electric at a factory in Hefei, China, increasing this location’s total solar generation capacity to 10.1 MW. Moreover, the LSSC site in Shenzhen, China, and TJSC site in Tianjin, China, added new 2.3 MW and 4.02 MW solar installations, respectively, in FY2023/24. Lenovo’s total solar generation capacity increased 48% compared to last fiscal year.
In addition to the 25.12 MW of solar electric that are currently operational, the Company continues to investigate additional opportunities for solar installations in Brazil, Mexico, and China.
The images above are of solar panel installations at the Company’s Budapest, Hungary and Wuhan, China locations.
Renewable Energy Commodities
Where the use of renewable energy is not technically or economically feasible, Lenovo purchases renewable energy commodities, such as Renewable Energy Credits (REC), International Renewable Energy Credits (I-REC), and Guarantees of Origin (GO).
In FY 2023/24, Lenovo purchased renewable commodities that supported 100 percent renewable energy consisting of wind and/or solar power in various parts of the world including Brazil, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Europe, and US. During FY2023/24, the Company expanded its renewable energy procurement for the first time to Japan.
Any renewable energy instruments purchased by Lenovo must demonstrate that the carbon reductions are real, additional, permanent, verifiable, and certified to recognizable industry standards (e.g. Green-e, Verified Carbon Standard, and I-REC).
Product Energy Efficiency
Product energy efficiency remains a core focus for Lenovo. To ensure that it is adhering to existing and proposed global IT product energy efficiency policies and regulations for current and future technology, Lenovo collaborates with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and industry stakeholder workgroups. The results of these efforts are leveraged to develop leading-edge products with improved operating efficiencies.
Lenovo actively manages its response to ongoing energy-related regulatory activities such as updates to emerging protocols and regulations, and industry-related standards, including:
- ENERGY STAR® program specifications
- US Department of Energy (DOE) Appliance and Equipment Standards
- California Appliance Efficiency Program requirements
- China Energy Label (CEL) and China Energy Conservation Program (CECP) Standards
- EU Ecodesign (ErP) requirements
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