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Cultural Outreach
Samsung Electronics is also firmly committed to cultural support. The National Palace Museum (NPM) in
Taiwan is known for having one of the best collections of ancient Chinese art and artifacts in the world. We
became the first high-tech company to donate money to the NPM’s 80th birthday projects with a gift of USD
300,000. Samsung Electronics is also working in partnership with UNESCO to preserve the intangible cultural
heritage of many regions. These are the practices, expressions, knowledge, and skills that are part of a culture’s
heritage, such as Cambodia’s shadow theatre which was almost wiped out by the Khmer Rouge 30 years ago.
Green Management
Managing for environmental friendliness and sustainability continues to be central to all Samsung Electronics
operations. With our Green Management efforts, we’re making Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH)-related issues
key considerations. As a manufacturer, we have a special responsibility to make our products as eco-friendly as
possible, from design to end-of-life product practices. We carry on a variety of programs for minimizing environmental
impact with respect to product life cycle. Eco-design evaluation has been incorporated into the corporate product
development process in order to assess and improve the environmental aspects of our products. We are restricting
in all our products the use of hazardous substances, including those in the EU RoHS Directive, through the green
procurement activities of our “Eco-Partner program.” We also ensure that our products are returned and recycled at
end-of-life in an environmentally-friendly manner in accordance with applicable laws. This is accomplished by means
of our voluntary takeback programs throughout the world.
Samsung Japan founded the Samsung Silk Road Cultural Heritage
Preservation Fellowship to support the education and work of more
than 100 researchers over the next five years.
In Dubai, Samsung Electronics donated digital products to the
Children’s Hospital computer room and the Al Nur Foundation,
a social organization.
Samsung and Microsoft jointly announced the winners of the annual
“Hope for Education” essay contest, awarding prizes worth USD 2.2
million to 101 American elementary, middle, and high schools.