At the Paris AI Action Summit earlier this year, Lenovo joined the Coalition for Sustainable AIan initiative led by the French government in collaboration with United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The coalition brings together global actors committed to aligning AI development with the Sustainable Development Goals and fostering responsible AI that supports environmental policies.
Along with other members including AMD, Nvidia, SAP and Schneider Electric, Lenovo will support international collaborative efforts to shape responsible AI that drives progress towards the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in areas such as climate action and environmental protection.
Through this initiative, Lenovo will contribute to the coalition’s Innovation Hub, an open and collaborative platform aimed at advancing science, standards and solutions to align AI with environmental goals.
“At Lenovo, we believe that AI is not only a tool for greater efficiency, but also an enabler for sustainable innovation,” said Shama Patari, vice president and deputy general counsel, ethics and compliance, government relations and commerce, Lenovo. “By joining the Sustainable AI Coalition, we are strengthening our commitment to designing systems, reducing waste and optimizing energy consumption across our value chain as part of our journey to net zero emissions.”
Lenovo is committed to achieving its net zero emissions targets by 2050 after having its targets validated by SBTi in January 2023. To achieve these targets, Lenovo has set ambitious goals such as improving the energy efficiency of its servers by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2018). Its industry-leading Neptune™ direct water cooling technology allows customers to reduce energy consumption by up to 40% and achieve 3.5x higher thermal efficiency than traditional air-cooled systems, a key asset in building a more sustainable AI infrastructure.
This new coalition membership complements Lenovo’s ongoing commitments to other responsible AI initiatives, including UNESCO Recommendation on AI Ethics, Canadian Voluntary Code of Conduct on Generative AIand the The European Commission’s AI Pact. Through its Responsible AI Committee and AI Policy, Lenovo has built a strong internal AI governance framework and is already demonstrating responsibility and accountability in the field of AI.
Learn more about Lenovo’s ESG efforts and AI governance at its latest Environment, Social, Governance report
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