Lenovo Sustainability Solutions

Minimize waste andMaximize circularity
with Asset Recovery.
A sustainable approach to managing
your end-of-life IT assets.

Minimizing e-waste throughsecure IT lifecycle management
Businesses rely on technology to thrive and must keep the performance andhealth of their devices to a high standard to drive productivity. This often means
getting rid of parts or full hardware that don’t meet expectations, making many
IT assets e-waste.
Sustainability is not an option anymore and with increasing amounts of e-waste,
you need an IT partner who can responsibly recycle, reuse, and refurbish yourhardware.
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services (ARS) can help you securely manage
the lifecycle of your IT hardware from any brand, helping you lower yourenvironmental impact. We can assist you with an IT lifecycle planning strategy
across your entire technology landscape and effectively manage your end-oflife IT assets – one that considers devices of different age and from multiple
vendors.
This includes:•Notebooks•

Desktops•

Peripherals such as keyboards, mice, and cables (with systems)•LCD/CRT monitors•

Enterprise Hardware such as Servers, Storage and Network equipment•PDAs and mobile phones•Printers

Standard Lenovo ARS features:••••••

Securely transport assets from client location
Process after collection, then test and prepare equipment for resale
Recycling to ensure proper disposal for obsolete equipment
Utilizing industry recognized data sanitization standards such as NIST SP
800-88 and Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/424
Lenovo as your single point-of-contact for detailed reporting
Return value to the customer for re-marketable assets

Additional Lenovo ARS features:•••••

Remote or on-site discovery to provide current inventory with value
assessment
Dismantle and move assets to on-site pickup area
On-site data sanitization through mobile data wiping processes
On-site data destruction through mobile shredding operations
White-Glove service; picking, packing and palletizing

Plus, we can help you to explore other avenues for taking unwanted
hardware off your books, including:••Refurbishment and re-marketing
Donation to an organization of your choiceStrategic, socially responsible,and secure
Our expert team will support you to meet your corporate andenvironmental responsibilities, comply with your internal businesssecurity protocols and help realize potential value from your oldtechnology assets.
We can provide:•

Secure, documented disposition of IT assets and data•

Mitigation of environmental and data security risks•

Certified and documented validation of inventory and repair•

Range of strategies and options for asset disposition•

Customized services to address the unique needs of yourorganization•

Diverse local and global capabilities•

Development of asset disposition strategies for any technology
hardwareOur expertise takes the waste
out of e-waste
Discarded technology products are contributing to a growing global
environmental issue. Currently, more than 50 million tonnes of e-waste
are produced each year, enough to cover an area the size of Manhattan1.
That annual figure is predicted to more than double by 2050, but
at present, only 20% of e-waste is officially documented as formallycollected and recycled2.
By 2050 the amount of e-waste could double to approximately 120
million tonnes per year1.
But it is not just harmful materials that go to landfill. A huge number ofrecoverable materials such as gold, copper and iron are also currently
being lost to landfills. Their reuse and recycling can help promote a
circular economy through secondary market use3.
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services aims to help keep products and raw
materials in secondary markets and reduce your contribution to global
e-waste. From identifying idle IT assets to creating your new asset
lifecycle strategy and handling certification for asset redeployment, we
can help you support a more circular economy.

The confidence of proven processes
and experience
With a dedicated project management team leading you through the process, Lenovo will:•

Work with the world’s leading ITAD (IT Asset Disposition) partners to recycle and refurbish yourend-of-lfe IT assets•

Ensure the safe disposition of assets at end-of-life, including secure data destruction•

Negotiate the most aggressive value for your idle IT assets•

Maximize value recovery for systems based on age and condition•

Keep your business compliant to your internal standards and follow best practices for end-oflife asset recycling and disposal•

Provide all documentation and certificates associated with proper data destruction andenvironmental processing

On-demand reporting and asset tracking
The asset recovery process is seamless and transparent. Through a secure online portal you canaccess reports, track progress, and view details of your IT assets. Lenovo ARS helps free up yourinternal resources and ensures that your IT assets are recycled in an environmentally conscious way.

Mitigating the danger of unmanaged
data disposition
In today’s data-driven world, managing personal and business information for customers and clientsmeans you have the great responsibility to ensure security and privacy of sensitive, confidential, andpersonal data. In particular, maintaining security for the following is of critical importance:
•SSNs

•

Financial data•

Addresses•

Medical records•

Trade and commercial secrets

This data will be treated with utmost care in your technology environment, but without securemanagement of data disposition, you could be opening your organization to the risk of a data breach.
Lenovo works only with partners who accommodate a variety of different data destruction standards
such as DOD, NIST, NSA, and other specific governmental data destruction requirements.
Our team will also ensure that our data sanitization process on your old IT hardware will be compliant
with laws such as HIPPA, GDPR, CCPA, Sarbanes Oxley, Gramm- Leach-Bliley, and others.

A focus on future prosperity
In addition to the safe and efficient handling of assets at end-of-life, we can build value by formulating
your organization’s plan today for the future disposition of assets with the purchase of new systems andfor assets that are currently in use.
Another major advantage of working with the Lenovo team is that we can help your business offset
some of the costs of your technology refresh and simplify the transition from old to new with one
convenient, single source solution.
Our team has the expertise, experience, and existing relationships with the best vendors in the ITAD
industry, allowing us to realize the maximum possible value from your old IT assets.

Business case example
Our results tell the story of how one organization used Lenovo ARS for the cost-effective disposition ofsensitive information and obsolete equipment, while offsetting costs for their technology refresh.

Lenovo ARS generates $2,346,600 of value:
VerticalRefresh oflegacy assets
over 1Q

No. ofassets

Est.
FMV
each

ActualFMV
each

ActualFMV
ext.

Services

Pack andship

Net FMV

ClientLaptops(3 YR old)

8,000

$190

$171

$1,368,000($240,000)($16,000)$1,112,000

ClientDesktops(4 YR old)

2,000

$50

$45

$90,000($60,000)($8,000)$22,000

ClientFlat panels(4 YR old)

500

$40

$36

$18,000($15,000)($2,000)$1,000Client

CRT monitors(5 YR old)500($15,000)($2,000)($17,000)

Enterprise

Rackcontrollers

50$1,000$900$45,000($5,000)($8,000)$32,000

Enterprise

Storage Arrays

500$3,000$2,700$1,350,000($150,000)($16,000)$1,184,000

Enterprise

Switches

100

$200

$180

$18,000($3,400)($2,000)$12,600$2,889,000($488,400)($54,000)$2,346,000

Total
assets11,650FMV - Fair Market Value. FMV is an assumption based on market conditions at the timeA sustainable approach toend-of-life IT management
Trust Lenovo’s experienced team to implement an asset recovery strategy that isefficient, environmentally consious and creates value for your organization.

Find out more about Lenovo’s Asset Recovery Services. Visit:www.lenovo.com/asset-recovery
For a list of countries where ARS is available, visit:www.lenovo.com/recycling

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References:1.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/how-a-circular-approach-can-turn-e-waste-into-a-golden-opportunity/
2.
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/un-report-time-seize-opportunity-tackle-challenge-e-waste
3.
https://globalewaste.org/news/surge-global-waste/
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