Lexmark’s CSR Report is global in scope and covers major operations, manufacturing and research and development facilities in the Americas, Europe and Asia for the full year ending December 31, 2010, unless otherwise noted. The basis for reporting on other matters specific to the operations of our business, including joint ventures, subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations and other entities that can affect comparability from period to period, can be found in Lexmark’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We intend to continue to publish an annual CSR Report.
REPORT SCOPE AND BOUNDARY
At the heart of sustainability lies Lexmark’s desire to maintain a balance between the economic, environmental and social needs of the world today without compromising the opportunities of future generations. We understand that this commitment to sustainable principles requires continual, diligent evaluation of our business practices in light of our aspirations. The scope of this report includes the following social responsibility areas.
This report provides data on the significant sustainability issues in these areas and the effects of those issues on our business processes and performance. To help ensure that our reporting efforts are productive, we have identified and reported on the issues we believe to be the most relevant, useful and timely. The 2009 CSR report had an error for the "Total debt" figure. It stated "$248.9 million" which should have been reported as "$648.9 million." This figure was properly reported in Lexmark's financial statements.
REPORT ASSURANCE
The CSR reporting process itself continues to give us an ever clearer picture of how we can strengthen the report and make it more meaningful. We are applying lessons learned and instituting procedures to improve future reports. We have chosen not to seek external assurance for this report but will continue to evaluate assurance options as we go forward.
We considered the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G3) when preparing this report.
This report addresses 100 percent of all GRI indicators including environmental, product, finance & economics, society, human rights and labor. Lexmark self-declares this report to GRI Application Level A.
