Lenovo is committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050

Lenovo announced its intention to achieve the goal of zero emissions by 2050, with the intermediate stage of 2030 to halve emissions compared to 2019, taken as a reference point. Lenovo’s program will be approved by Science Based Targets Initiativea program of United Nations, WWF And CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) which aims to define scientific standards for the reduction of emissions.

Lenovo is committed to zero emissions by 2050

The Science Based Targets Initiative offers a standard that companies can reference for their goals to achieve zero emissions. It is a standard based on a scientific approach and aimed at keeping the temperature increase within the threshold of 1.5 °C.

Lenovo announced last August that it would partner with the Science Based Targets Initiative, but it was a pilot project at the time. Today’s announcement instead concerns the definitive project that will be followed in the coming years.

The company has announced that it intends, by 2030 and referring to the year 2019, to reduce the emissions of areas 1 and 2 by 50% (or brooms, if you prefer English), i.e. the emissions produced directly by the company and its suppliers, and reduce by 35% those of scope 3 relating to the use of the products sold. Lenovo also commits to reduce product and service emissions (Scope 3) by 66.5% per million dollars of gross profit. Scope 3 emissions related to transport and distribution of 25% per tonne-km of transported products.

Looking further ahead, by 2050 Lenovo is aiming for reduce emissions by 90% for all areas (1, 2 and 3). Although this is not mentioned in the official statement, it is reasonable to expect that the remaining 10% will be offset by resorption actions.

“As a global technology leader, Lenovo has been committed to reducing its emissions for more than a decade”he has declared Yuanqingyangchairman of the board of Lenovo. “In the fight against climate change, we believe in collaboration and responsibility [nel senso di “obbligo di rispondere di qualcosa”, NdR] are the two critical elements needed for collective success. We remain committed to following climate science, standardizing our measurements, and getting ongoing validation of our goals and progress.”

In the press release announcing the news, Lenovo writes as follows: “Although 2050 seems a long way off to many, many leaders making commitments today may not be in the same position 27 years from now. Aligning these goals to reduce climate change with those of an external body ensures commitments are met and continuity is achieved”. We take the liberty of pointing out just how 27 years is a lot, even for a giant like Lenovo, and that many competitors have announced more ambitious commitments. However, it remains positive to see this type of commitment and we hope that the company’s objectives will be realized as soon as possible.