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GREENING THE PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE
We are adopting cleaner, more energy-efficient manufacturing
processes and technologies as we work to maximize resource
and energy efficiency and minimize waste. We are also striving to
reduce GHG emissions over the entire product life-cycle—from
design to manufacturing, usage, and disposal—by developing
and implementing an eco-design strategy across our operations.
This strategy includes eco-certification of our supply chain, eco-
design assessment, and eco-label certification. Beyond our on-
going efforts to make our supply chain more environmentally
friendly, we have created an international take-back program to
facilitate efficient reuse of resources as well as reduce waste and
pollution for a cleaner environment. We also comply with increas-
ingly stringent international rules and regulations on the usage,
handling, and disposal of hazardous materials.
EARNING THE RIGHT TO BE CALLED “GREEN”
In addition to operating our own eco-labeling program to effec-
tively communicate the eco-friendly features of our products to
consumers, we certify our products under six major international
eco-labels, including the EU Ecolabel and US EPEAT systems.
In 2008, we led the global electronics industry’s green revolution
by acquiring eco-label certification for over 1,900 products. We
also continued to win awards and great reviews from consum-
ers and NGOs for green products such as our LCD TVs with
liquid-crystal styling, front-load washers with “bubble wash”
technology, and mobile phones made with corn-based bioplas-
tics. At the CES 2009 show in the US, we won two Innovations
Eco-Design Awards, sharing the limelight for the most awards
earned in the category.
Mommy says
the world is sick now.
I hope Samsung
makes a lot of good
things that will
help it get
better soon.
“
”
Yoon-Hwan Shin
Future Samsung Customer