Lenovo USA

North Carolina
Technology Hardware and Equipment

Risk Level:

Rating - Clear
Lower Risk

Summary:

Lenovo has not terminated business relationships due to religious or political beliefs, though it does vet suppliers according to LGBTQ policies. It has not used its corporate reputation for ideological purposes. Lenovo claims to have increased its "Employee Bias and Awareness" programs, but there are no public reports of required attendance. For these reasons, Lenovo receives a "Lower Risk" rating.

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Risk Level
Rationale
Corporate Weaponization
Criteria

Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

Risk Level
Rationale

Lenovo received a score of 100 on the Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign. Among other requirements, this means the company has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (1). Lenovo has not terminated business relationships due to ideological beliefs.

Criteria

Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

Risk Level
Rationale

Lenovo limits its charitable giving to STEM education and disaster relief (1). However, it does publish a rule prohibiting donations to faith-based organizations that strictly engage in proselyting, though this rule implies that the company will.

Criteria

Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

Risk Level
Rationale

Lenovo does not protect employees from viewpoint discrimination (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
Criteria

Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

Risk Level
Rationale

There are no publicly known instances of Lenovo using its corporate reputation to promote ideological agendas.

Criteria

Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Rationale

In June 2020, Lenovo committed $1 million to “Increasing Employee Bias Training and Awareness” and “Funding organizations working to end systemic racism“ (1). It is unclear which companies received donations.

Criteria

Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

Risk Level
N/A
Rationale

Lenovo does not have an active PAC.

All links were last accessed and all information was updated on:
March 24, 2023

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