Under the background of the interweaving of the two major issues of "manufacturing upgrade" and "carbon neutrality", it is imperative to build a low-carbon supply chain. The creation of a low-carbon supply chain is of great significance to promoting the stability of the industrial chain and supply chain, promoting open cooperation and sustainable development, and is conducive to enhancing the competitive advantages of enterprises. Therefore, enterprises should accelerate the construction of low-carbon supply chains. Looking at the leading domestic manufacturing industry, Lenovo Group is one of the companies that have made achievements in promoting the low-carbon supply chain.
Lenovo has launched a low-carbon operation since 2006, collecting, measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions from various offices. By 2011, Lenovo achieved zero emissions of its own greenhouse gases and began to undergo third-party scrutiny on energy and climate change data. On this basis, Lenovo began to pay attention to supply chain carbon emission reduction in 2012. By 2019, Lenovo will be selected as a "Green Supply Chain Management Demonstration Enterprise" and will receive the A-level supplier participation rating of the Global Environmental Information Research Center CDP (Global Environmental Information Research Center) in 2021.
In addition to starting from itself, Lenovo also plays the role of "chain leader" through technological innovation, drives the development of industrial chains and supply chains, and promotes regional economic growth. Finding out the financial situation, setting goals, focusing on the big and letting go of the small, and empowering technology are the main methods for Lenovo to promote supplier emission reduction. For example, Lenovo has formulated supplier environmental management goals from multiple dimensions such as renewable energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation link, and launched the "Key Supplier ESG Scorecard" to regularly score suppliers' responsibilities. At the same time, Lenovo requires these suppliers to disclose greenhouse gas emission data to international organizations such as CDP and RBA (Responsible Business Alliance) every year and promote suppliers to undergo third-party verification.
Lenovo continues to play the role of "chain leader" and is committed to working with the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain to achieve low-carbon transformation. After years of promotion, the results have gradually emerged. Currently, suppliers that account for 28% of Lenovo's procurement have committed to joining the global scientific carbon target initiative or setting scientific carbon targets. In the future, Lenovo plans to promote suppliers that account for 95% of the procurement volume to participate in the scientific carbon emission reduction activity, covering about 100 major suppliers. Not only that, for small and medium-sized enterprises, Lenovo focuses on cultivating their awareness and ability to reduce scientific carbon.
In 2019, Lenovo initiated the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) High-quality and Green Development Alliance, and joined hands with leading suppliers such as BOE and Luxshare Precision to formulate standards, share practical experience in low carbon, and provide customized guidance to willing small and medium-sized suppliers and organize regular training to improve their carbon reduction capabilities. In addition, in terms of logistics, Lenovo is promoting emission reduction through multimodal transport, optimization of transportation modes, integration and utilization, optimization of networks, technology and automation, rewarding and recognizing the relevant achievements of partners. In the future, Lenovo will continue to promote carbon reduction actions for upstream and downstream enterprises in the supply chain, and while achieving high-quality development, Lenovo will contribute to the achievement of the "dual carbon" goal.
