Lenovo vs Super Micro Computer
On overall TruNorth grade, Lenovo scores higher (Lenovo: C, Super Micro Computer: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $589K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +31 across 19 executive donors.
FEC: $583K in executive political donations; partisan lean Democratic +39 across 18 executive donors.
Environment
Right-to-repair (mixed signals): PIRG Failing the Fix 2026: B+ for phone; iFixit avg 5/10 (e.g. Motorola Razr 50 Ultra 5/10). PIRG Failing the Fix 2026: C for laptop.
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Labor
7 federal penalties totaling $11.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
3 federal penalties totaling $17.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2016, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 4,868 US employees — 24.9% women, 33.2% racial/ethnic minorities; management 24.2% women, 26.9% minorities.
EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 2,355 US employees — 27.3% women, 91.5% racial/ethnic minorities; management 19.5% women, 86.8% minorities.
Charity
Operates the Lenovo Foundation: $765K in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2024, IRS Form 990-PF).
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Animal testing
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Firearms
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Privacy
Terms-of-service privacy grade D (poor) via ToS;DR (tosdr.org), CC BY-SA 3.0 — transformed to TruNorth's scale.
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Executive pay
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