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>> > Eco-Friendly Manufacturing >> Environment Restoration Projects > >
As a manufacturer, we have a special responsibility to make products that are as eco-friendly as
possible from the assembly line to the recycling bin. In the years that have passed since we
announced our first environmental guidelines in June 1992, we have established a progressive,
holistic sustainability strategy that encompasses the entire product life-cycle as it aims to meet
and exceed the requirements of the strictest international regulatory standards.
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We
believe in protecting our employees and communities by making sure our manufacturing oper-
ations measure up to ISO 14001 environmental and OHSAS 18001 health and safety standards.
We also have focused on workplace innovations that enhance both ergonomics and productiv-
ity, efforts that won special recognition from the International Ergonomics Association at its
2003 congress.
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In Korea, we are proactively working with our industry to establish
regional recycling centers to safely dispose of unwanted appliances and electronics. Our focus
also extends to procurement to ensure the materials and components we source measure up
to high safety and recycling standards. Toward this end, we introduced our Eco-Partnership
Certification program in 2004 to screen and monitor the production processes, facilities, and
environmental management systems of all existing and potential suppliers.
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We are
also actively engaged with our Asian neighbors to improve the environment. One major proj-
ect has been to participate in reforestation efforts in China to help mitigate and reverse the
rapid desertification producing the “yellow dust” phenomenon that is adversely impacting air
quality for the entire region.