The company will use the system to collect data from worldwide locations for its annual sustainability report and the CDP reporting framework. It will also make use of specific modules to track the progress of energy efficiency projects.
“The credit360 solution will provide us with an easy, straightforward way to collect and manage our data from multiple locations,” says Rob J. Taylor, Director of Environmental Affairs, Sustainability & Corporate Safety and Standards, Lenovo. “In addition to streamlining our data collection, being able to calculate carbon emissions automatically in the system will save time and increase the accuracy of our reporting. Importantly, we’ll also make progress on specific sustainability and cost-saving initiatives by measuring their impact with precision.”
Prior to selecting credit360, Lenovo had been using an internal, proprietary system to collect data, and wanted to find a new and improved way to manage its sustainability performance, particularly in terms of data aggregation and report creation. Up to 100 users will use the credit360 solution to collect site-level data on a quarterly basis, including electricity, fuels, water, refrigerants, hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Beyond its ongoing data management activities, Lenovo will use specific modules to manage energy efficiency initiatives and track their progress, with a view to making both carbon and cost savings. It will look to expand its use of the system in the future to encompass areas such as auditing.
“We’re delighted to be supporting Lenovo with its ambition to improve the quality of its sustainability data,” says Mark Shields, Managing Director, credit360. “Companies in the technology sector and beyond are increasingly using sophisticated sustainability software to increase the accuracy of their reporting, and ultimately drive action on reducing their social and environmental impacts.”
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a US$34 billion personal technology company and the world’s first-largest PC vendor. We have more than 35,000 employees in more than 60 countries serving customers in more than 160 countries. A global Fortune 500 company, we have headquarters in Beijing, China and Morrisville, North Carolina, U.S.; major research centers in Yokohama, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan and Shenzhen, China; and Morrisville; and we have manufacturing around the world from Greensboro, North Carolina and Monterrey, Mexico to India, China and Brazil.
For news and other information about Lenovo, please visit www.lenovo.com
About credit360
credit360’s modular web-based platform helps companies to accurately capture, manage and analyse environmental, safety, supplier and social data; providing a 360° view on their sustainability performance.Founded in 2002, CRedit360 has over 170 customers including Philips, HEINEKEN, Staples and McDonald’s. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in the USA, Australia and Hong Kong. CRedit360 was recently named as a leader in the Verdantix 2013 Green Quadrant Sustainability Management Software report.
For news and other information about credit360, please visit www.credit360.com
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