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The Environment
·CES 2009 ·CES 2009 ·Greenomics Conference 2009
·IFA 2009 ·IFA 2009 ·Signing Ceremony for the Smart Grid Demonstration Complex
Developing greener products
to enhance consumer value
“Life’s Good…
when it’s green”
MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
We announced our greenhouse gas emissions reductions target in January
2009, at the Las Vegas CES. To follow up on this, we have set up a greenhouse
gas inventory covering our 12 operations in Korea and our 29 overseas
manufacturing operations. Another strategy is to make our major products
15% more efficient than they were in 2007 by the year 2012. In recognition
of its efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, LG Electronics was
awarded the “best company” prize by CDP Korea in 2009.
LG ELECTRONICS’ GREENER PRODUCTS
The goal of our green product strategy is to minimize the environmental impact of our
products at every stage of their life cycles. This strategy has three core components:
energy, resources, and human. It is based on a model that takes into account high
energy efficiency, reductions in raw materials usage, and human welfare.
LG Electronics is implementing activities to achieve eco-friendly
management. Our focus is on developing products that are eco-friendly
in all phases of their life cycles, including their use and disposal and the
purchasing of components and materials that are used to produce them.
ENERGY We have a twofold energy strategy: enhancing the energy
efficiency of our products, and reducing the volume of greenhouse gas
emissions produced during the manufacturing process.
RESOURCES Our resources strategy involves significantly reducing our
use of resources and enhancing the recyclability of those we do use.
HUMAN We are committed to replacing hazardous substances with
non-hazardous ones whenever and wherever possible. We have also
incorporated technologies that have the potential to reduce allergens into
some of our products.
LG ELECTRONICS GREEN PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS PARTNERS
Our Green Program includes a commitment to green purchasing practices as
part of our Supply Chain Environmental Management strategy. We operate this
program with our business partners to carry out green purchasing practices at
the raw materials procurement stage and help to control the use of hazardous
substances.
GREEN BUSINESS FOR THE FUTURE
We have joined the South Korean government’s massive project for a smart grid
infrastructure, which is being tested on Jeju Island. In addition, we have launched
a solar cell and LED lighting business by setting up a manufacturing operation in
Korea. In early 2010, our laboratories for testing the performance of solar cells
and LEDs were certified by Underwriter Laboratories (UL), an American product
safety certification organization. This was a world’s first for UL.
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