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Carbon Footprint Labeling
Samsung Electronics has been actively participating in the Korean carbon
footprint labeling scheme which was launched in 2009 to encourage
voluntary GHG emission reduction by product manufacturers.
We are disclosing information on GHG emissions associated with the
lifecycle of our products by participating in a carbon footprint labeling
scheme. In 2012, Samsung had 32 models certifi ed with labels, which
is was the largest number among electronics manufacturers.
In February 2012, we received Korea’s first carbon footprint reduction
label for an LED TV, a laptop PC and a memory chip product. The
carbon footprint reduction label is only given to products that achieved
exceptional carbon reductions including meeting a standard set by the
Ministry of Environment, or achieving a more than 4.24% reduction
against a baseline model.
Our smartphones, the Galaxy SII and Galaxy Note, received Carbon
Footprint labels from the U.K. Carbon Trust in March 2012, making
them the first mobile phones in the world to be carbon footprint labeled.
The carbon footprint is calculated through a detailed assessment
on GHG emissions associated with the full lifecycle of the product from
manufacturing through use and end-of-life.
The UL SPC Certifi cation
Eight mobile phones received ‘Platinum’ ratings for Sustainable
Product Certifi cation by the U.S.-based and renowned safety testing
and certifi cation organization, the Underwriters Laboratories. The UL
SPC certifi cation is only given to products that meet high standards
on lifecycle criteria including energy efficiency, convenience of
extending useful life of products, corporate environmental achievement
and more.
The Green Certifi cation (Korea)
Green Certifi cation was operated and managed by KIAT (Korea Institute
for Advancement of Technology), an organization affi liated with the Korean
Ministry of Knowledge Economy. The certifi cation is given to ecofriendly
technologies or projects with energy resource conservation
and reductions in GHG emissions. Samsung Electronics received 21
Green Certifi cations for 20 green technologies and one green project,
the highest in the electronics sector.
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