Lenovo response to Dream for Darfur
11 December 2007
The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre invited Lenovo and 18 other companies to respond to
concerns raised in the following items about the companies’ actions, as sponsors of the 2008 Beijing
Olympics, with regard to China's role in Sudan and Darfur:
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"Olympic sponsors faulted for inactivity on Darfur", Daniel Trotta, Reuters, 26 Nov 2007:
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN2641581820071126
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"Olympic Sponsors 'Silently Complicit' in China's Support of Darfur Genocide, Says Human Rights
Group", Olympic Dream for Darfur, 26 Nov 2007:
www.dreamfordarfur.org/TheCampaign/CorporateSponsorInitiative/2008OlympicCorporateSponsorDarfurRep
ortCard/PressReleaseCorporateSponsorReportCard/tabid/278/Default.aspx
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"2008 Olympic Corporate Sponsor Darfur Report Card":
www.dreamfordarfur.org/TheCampaign/CorporateSponsorInitiative/2008OlympicCorporateSponsorDarfurRep
ortCard/tabid/276/Default.aspx
In response, Lenovo sent the following letter:
Lenovo
1009 Think Place
Morrisville, NC 27560
www.lenovo.com
[sent via email]
December 11, 2007
Gregory Regaignon
Head of Research
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Dear Mr. Regaignon:
Thank you for your email of December 4th; we appreciate the opportunity to respond. Certainly, we share
the concerns over the humanitarian crisis occurring in Darfur and have great empathy for the people of
the region.
We recognize the need for swift resolution and agree with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that
complex international relations issues like the situation in Darfur are best solved by the United Nations
and the individual governments involved. We are encouraged by the recent peacekeeping developments
implemented by the U.N. and look forward to further positive progress.
Lenovo is committed to being a responsible and active corporate citizen in the many countries in which
we do business. As a sponsor of the Olympic Games and an international company with employees
worldwide, we are continuously working with our employees and local communities to improve quality of
life for those both close to and far from home.
The Olympic Games are a force for peace and unity in a divided world. The ideals of the Olympic
movement mirror the core values of our company: globally competitive, multi-cultural, innovative,
collaborative and performance-driven. (For more information, please visit the Social Responsibility section
(at “About Lenovo”) of our corporate website at www.lenovo.com.) We are proud to be a global Olympic
sponsor, to help open doors between people and nations, and to help share the spirit of the Games with
as many people as possible.
Again, thank you for the opportunity to respond. Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have
further questions.
Sincerely,
Julie K. Gottlieb
Global Communications
Lenovo Group