(Hong Kong) Intertek, the leading provider of quality, safety and environmental services, has helped Lenovo to assess the life cycle environmental impacts of its new generation of desktop – Thinkcentre M90z.

“Lenovo is committed to taking a leadership position in environmental affairs in all of its business activities, which includes striving to deliver greener technologies. We used Intertek’s expertise in the area of product lifecycle analysis (LCA) to gain more independent analysis of our products’ environmental impacts as we progressed it through development and product-launch stages,” said Mei Lee, Product Manager of Global Desktop Marketing at Lenovo. “The LCA analysis proves that the ThinkCentre M90z has a low carbon footprint at the use stage, due to the low the energy consumption of the new design.”

Christophe Liebon, International Business Development Director at Intertek, said, “We are pleased to support Lenovo’s commitment to greener technologies. Analyzing the lifecycle of a product enables a company to understand the total impact of that product on the environment, from its design and inception through its production, distribution and finally its end-life. Consumers are eager to learn more about the product they buy, its impact on the environment and what progressive companies like Lenovo are doing to reduce the environmental footprint of their products.”

Intertek provides a wide range of independent expert testing, certification, inspection, consulting and auditing services to clients across more than 25 different industries and markets in more than 100 countries.

Learn more about Intertek’s life cycle assessment and carbon footprint services across a range of products, industries and processes at: www.intertek.com/green/carbon-footprint/

About Lenovo:

Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo has major research centers in Yamato, Japan; Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; and Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information see www.lenovo.com.

Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, including energy, consumer goods, electronics, minerals, food and more. Intertek has the experience, expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its extensive network of 1000 laboratories and offices and over 26,000 people in more than 100 countries around the world.