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Product information : Lenovo desktop computers [E]

9 Category Scores
Category	Score	Stories
Environmental Reporting		Worst ECRA rating for environmental report
Climate Change		Greenpeace ranking on toxic chemicals, takeback and climate change
Pollution & Toxics		Greenpeace ranking on toxic chemicals, takeback and climate change
		Discharge of biaccumulative compounds in wastewater
		Criticism for use of toxic chemicals
Human Rights		Sourcing of minerals from the Congo
		Criticised for sponsorship of Chinese Olympics
		Operations in seven oppressive regimes
Workers' Rights		Poor conditions at subcontractors
		Poor working conditions in supplier's Chinese factory
		Poor conditions at supplier factories
Supply Chain Policy		Worst ECRA rating for supply chain policy
Political Activities		Member of one international lobby group
		Member of one international lobby group
		Member of one international lobby group
Anti-Social Finance		Operations in two tax havens
		Temporary suspension of US government contract over alleged breach of confidentiality
		Use of tax havens
Other Sustainability Features		EU Energy Star accredited products

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Product Ethiscore:	8.5
Ownership:	owned by Lenovo Group Limited also 42% owned by Legend Holdings Ltd which owns 42% of Lenovo Group Limited also 15% holding by International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation which owns 15% of Lenovo Group Limited
Product Notes
EU Energy Star http://www.eu-energystar.org/:Lenovo desktop & laptop computers (16 November 2006)
According to the European Union's Energy Star website viewed by ECRA on 16 November 2006, 149 of Lenovo's notebook models were accredited with a European Union Energy Star. The Energy Star was given to products which consumed less energy, for example, those which used 15-30 watts in sleep mode.