Lenovo Named a Leader in ISG Digital Sustainability Reports for Europe and US

Two regional Leader rankings

Lenovo announced that ISG placed it as a Leader in the IT Solutions quadrant in both the European and the U.S. editions of the 2026 Digital Sustainability reports. The company says the recognition reflects an organization-wide approach that spans devices, infrastructure and services.

The announcement points to a market under pressure. Enterprises are scaling AI while balancing energy demand, costs and environmental impact. ISG's 2026 research estimates the global digital sustainability market at $34.3 billion, up 12% from 2025. Europe accounts for 43% of that market and the U.S. for 33%.

John Stamer, Vice President and General Manager of Global Product and Sustainability Services at Lenovo, said organizations in all industries "must balance increasing compute requirements with pressure to operate more sustainably."

What ISG highlighted

According to Lenovo, ISG's findings point to four areas where the company helps enterprises tie sustainability to business outcomes:

• Circular IT economics: certified refurbished devices, asset recovery and lifecycle information help organizations assess alternatives to conventional device refresh models.
• Efficient AI-ready infrastructure: Lenovo xClarity management and telemetry provide monitoring and management for AI workloads, while Neptune liquid cooling supports the high-density compute that AI requires.
• Data-backed procurement: Lenovo provides product carbon footprint data for covered products. Each footprint published on lenovo.com is based on a lifecycle assessment aligned with ISO 14067 and independently assured. As of July 9, 2026, over 100 Product Carbon Footprints are available on compliance.lenovo.com, covering all LCR ThinkPad devices currently on the market.
• Carbon intelligence: the Lenovo Carbon Impact Portal gives access to available device-level attributes such as carbon-footprint data, packaging information, energy ratings and reporting outputs. The Lenovo xIQ Sustainability Platform combines available data with AI-led advisory services and scenario modeling.

Europe and the United States

In Europe, ISG noted Lenovo's circular procurement outcomes, efficient compute infrastructure and carbon intelligence for IT decisions. Lenovo says it has built a connected, AI-led advisory and delivery model covering procurement, deployment, data center infrastructure, recovery and reporting. Third-party-assured lifecycle assessment data for specified new and refurbished ThinkPad models supports sourcing decisions. Lenovo TruScale Device as a Service for Sustainability bundles circular devices, recovery services, reporting and consumption-based delivery into one commercial model.

ISG analysts Matt Warburton and Bhuvaneshwari Mohan said Lenovo "has evolved from a device OEM into a full-stack technology provider." ISG also says Europe is again the world's largest regional market and that sustainability is more often judged by the same cost, risk, resilience and growth criteria as other business transformations.

In the U.S., ISG highlighted how Lenovo links AI infrastructure efficiency, measurable cost savings, carbon intelligence and circular IT services. ISG describes U.S. demand as increasingly selective and operationally focused, with buyers wanting initiatives tied directly to energy cost, infrastructure capacity, asset productivity, supply continuity and market access.

What it means for buyers

For IT and procurement teams, the reports reflect a shift toward treating sustainability as part of core technology and investment decisions rather than a compliance exercise. Lenovo says it aims to help customers free up budget for modernization by optimizing IT spending, extending the value of existing technology and recovering value from retired assets.

The Leader placements are ISG's assessments as relayed by Lenovo, and the company's description of its offerings comes from its own announcement. Customers weighing the options can consult the full ISG reports for Europe and the U.S.