Company: Lenovo, Morrisville, NC
Company Description: Lenovo is one of the world's leading personal technology companies, producing innovative PCs and mobile internet devices. Now #286 on Fortune 500 list, Lenovo is the world's largest PC vendor and fourth-largest smartphone company.
Nomination Category: Sustainability Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Sustainability Initiative of the Year - in Canada and the U.S.A.
 Nomination Title: Lenovo CO2 Offset Service
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the achievements of the nominated organization since 1 January 2021, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: Briefly describe the nominated organization: its history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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Lenovo rolled out its CO2 Offset Services to all commercial Think PC customers across North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as Asia Pacific in 2021. This type of service was one of the first initiatives of its kind in the IT industry. One year after introducing this carbon emissions compensation service for its commercial Think PC customers, in 2022 Lenovo announced the expansion of the CO2 Offset Service on its consumer PCs such as Yoga, Legion, and IdeaPad and on select ThinkSystem servers.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of 2021 that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Since its launch in 2021, the take-up rate of Lenovo’s CO2 Offset Services has been on the rise, with the amount of carbon offset by customers increasing by double-digits quarter-on-quarter. This indicates businesses are increasingly on the lookout for IT solutions that address their ESG-related needs and enable them to reduce their environmental footprint.
Lenovo’s customers have offset more than 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from their purchases of Think PCs (desktops, workstations, laptops). This is the equivalent of greenhouse gases emitted from more than 215,000 passenger vehicles driven over the course of one year. Lenovo CO2 Offset Services was recognized at the Hong Kong Business Technology Excellence Awards 2022 and won the Sustainable Technology – IT services award.
Environmental stewardship goes well beyond carbon offsetting, which is just one tool in the toolbox. We’re leveraging our integrated capabilities across hardware, infrastructure, software, and services, and rallying our partners as well to develop innovative sustainable IT solutions.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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To minimize its IT carbon footprint, the University of Birmingham has added Lenovo’s CO2 offset services to their entire fleet of Lenovo devices. In just six months since enrolling in the program, the University has offset 1,313 metric tons of carbon, supporting projects such as the Nueva Aldea Biomass Power Plant Phase 1 in Chile.
Aiming to be carbon neutral by 2040, ILUNION IT Services takes advantage of Lenovo CO2 Offset Services to drive additional impact and make its IT more sustainable. Today, the company can offset the carbon emissions of its devices in just a click, with the peace of mind that its contributions are supporting United Nations vetted climate action projects.
Striving for more climate-friendly operations - Bertelsmann is a global media, services, and education company with 145,000 employees. Taking responsibility in the battle against climate change, Bertelsmann has set itself an ambitious environmental goal: to be climate neutral by 2030. With this in mind, the company engaged Lenovo Sustainability Services.
Having chosen Lenovo’s innovative CO2 Offset Service for all new ThinkCentre and ThinkPad devices, Bertelsmann extended the service to its large installed base of Lenovo endpoints. As a result, Bertelsmann has already successfully offset around 38,000 metric tons of carbon emissions—and counting. Following a Lenovo Sustainability Solutions Workshop, the two companies continue to work on initiatives to further manage Bertelsmann’s carbon footprint.
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