The China-based computer-hardware and electronics company has also been selected as a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index. This is the third year of the index and the third in which Lenovo has been selected.
Lenovo’s “AA” ranking in 2012 is an improvement from the “A+” rating it received in 2011. For the second consecutive year, Lenovo has earned a position on the index’s Honour Board, which puts it among the top 10 of the 636 companies whose corporate sustainability performance was examined. In addition, Lenovo is the top-rated company in the information-technology sector and the only company in its sector among the Hong Kong top 20.
Lenovo is a signatory and member of the United Nations Global Compact, a public-private strategic policy initiative for businesses committed to aligning operations and strategies with 10 universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.
The Oekom Corporate Rating is based on a set of criteria for ethical assessment of companies. This includes assessing companies’ responsibility towards social sustainability and environmental sustainability. Lenovo's “Prime” rating means it is seen by Oekom Research as one of the world’s best of the 17 companies in Oekom’s IT/Computers, Peripherals & Office Electronics Industry group.