THE SUSTAINABILITY INTERVIEW
Turning regulation into a strategic asset Lenovo adapts to comply with dynamic regulations around the world, from Europe’ s environmental directives to listing rules on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Mary leads both ESG and regulatory compliance, reflecting Lenovo’ s view that regulation can be a strategic enabler rather than a burden.
“ We honestly welcome responsible regulation,” she says.“ It provides a framework and we have the structure to respond because we’ ve been doing it for a long time.”
Lenovo applies the highest standard globally, rather than tailoring its products or supplier expectations to minimum local requirements. Mary acknowledges that uncertainty around evolving regulation and disclosures can be challenging, but argues that large organisations are well placed to adapt.
She explains:“ We’ re starting to see sustainability disclosures have the rigour of financial disclosures, and that’ s driving more overlap between sustainability, risk and finance teams.” This shift has changed the talent profile within her own organisation, bringing in new skills alongside the traditional scientific expertise.
“ Twenty years ago my team was primarily engineers and scientists,” Mary notes.“ Now we’ ve added climate experts, circular economy experts and people with financial auditing backgrounds.”
26 March 2026