Innovation from factories to frameworks For Lenovo, regulatory complexity and ESG commitments are also catalysts for innovation in products, services and internal systems.“ Regulation and new commitments present opportunities for innovation,” she says.“ They drive digital transformation to collect ESG data and spur new product and service ideas.” Behind the scenes, the need for more granular ESG data has pushed manufacturing, digital and IT teams to build tools that capture, process and report information more efficiently. Externally, rising energy prices and availability concerns are driving innovation in energy-efficient hardware, especially in data centres. Lenovo’ s end-of-life services, including asset recovery and responsible recycling,
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