The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy driven by the mission to accelerate the move to a decarbonised future. The ‘Reducing CO2’ certification signifies that a product’s carbon footprint is reducing year-on-year. It evaluates the amount of GHG(Greenhouse Gas) generated throughout the entire product lifecycle using internationally recognised standards^[1].

This year, 11 models across Samsung’s 2022 TV lineup, including three Neo QLED 8K models, three Neo QLED 4K models, two QLED models, two Lifestyle TV models, and one Crystal UHD TV model, obtained the certification by reducing the weight of the product and the power consumption during the use phase.

Samsung has long been committed to not only driving product innovation but also shaping and implementing environmental sustainability technologies. During Samsung’s keynote event at CES 2022, Jong-Hee (JH) Han, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Samsung Electronic’s Device eXperience (DX) Division, unveiled the company’s vision of “Together for Tomorrow”, highlighting Samsung’s commitment to creating a sustainable future and driving collaboration as part of the global community to preserve our planet.

As part of the initiative, Samsung’s Visual Display Business is set to use around 30 times more recycled plastics to produce its display products than it did in 2021. Samsung also revealed its plan to expand the use of recycled materials in all of their mobile and home appliance products by 2025.

In addition, Samsung has been adopting various sustainable practices to minimise the environmental impacts throughout its products’ lifecycles. The company’s ‘Eco-Packaging’ program – which allows consumers to upcycle the packaging for TV products into versatile pieces of furniture – has been upgraded this year with product packaging using 90% less ink while also removing the staples during production.

Samsung has also expanded the SolarCell Remote, which eliminates battery waste with built-in solar panels, to all TV models in 2022. Additionally, Samsung has developed and applied a new material, made with repurposed ocean-bound plastics, to a 2022 high resolution monitor S8 to reduce marine waste and minimise the environmental footprint.

“Samsung is not only focused on the technological advancements, but innovations around human-centric technology and the environment,” said Seokwoo Yong, Executive Vice President and Head of R&D Team, Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “Samsung will continue to implement various sustainability initiatives and eco-conscious activities in line with its ‘Going Green’ vision.”

^[1] Internationally recognized standards such as PAS 2050, GHG Product Standard or ISO 14067

In recent years, there has been a significant cultural shift towards purchasing more environmentally conscious products and appliances, with many consumers prioritising goods and services from companies that reflect their personal values and beliefs. With more customers than ever demanding products which are energy efficient but also carbon neutral, this trend is expected to continue over the next decade and has set a new benchmark for the home appliance industry globally.

As a market leader within this sector, sustainability is a major focus for Samsung – from improving energy efficiency and making new, innovative products, to ensuring appliances are easy to recycle at end-of-life. Whilst its products already have strong energy credentials, Samsung understands that a sustainable future requires investments across a broad spectrum, which is why the brand is also launching its carbon offset campaign.

For every washing machine or tumble dryer purchased, Samsung will contribute towards a portfolio of different eco-friendly initiatives including solar and wind energy projects and reducing deforestation to offset the product lifetimes’ carbon emissions. Each of these projects is verified through VERRA’s^[1] Verified Carbon Standard; an internationally respected standard that verifies the carbon savings and demonstrates real, measurable, additional and permanent emissions reductions.

Rachael Ward, Marketing & Product Director, Home Appliances, Samsung Electronics UK Ltd. says: “At Samsung, we are committed to building a better, more sustainable future. From developing technologies that address our customer challenges, to making Samsung products as eco-friendly as possible, we are prioritising the planet, people and society by creating solutions that benefit us all.”

Samsung has partnered with Carbon Footprint Ltd to facilitate the campaign, providing support across a portfolio of schemes, on- and off-shore, to offset product carbon emissions. These include:

Solar energy projects to help de-carbonise the electricity grid, ensuring energy security and contributing to the sustainable growth of the electricity generation sector. This includes the 500 MW solar power project in Andhra Pradesh, India, which generates a clean form of electricity through renewable solar energy sources, saving around one million tCO₂ each year.

Wind power schemes to promote sustainable development by investing in renewable wind energy and turbines. This includes a grouped Wind Power project of 396 wind turbines in Tamilnadu, India, which will result in saving approximately 417,000 tCO₂e each year.

Forest degradation and deforestation initiatives which focus on reducing the amount of deforestation, which is the second leading cause of CO₂ emissions. This will include a collaboration with the REDD project, working with local forest communities in the Portel Para region of Brazil, to stop deforestation in the Amazon rainforest – the largest and most important rainforest on Earth.

Tree planting to help sequester more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as they grow, whilst also providing habitats for wildlife. The aim is to plant native broad leaf trees in schools, parks and other biodiversity sites in the UK and Ireland.

For those looking to further reduce their carbon impact following the purchase of a Samsung washing machine or tumble dryer, the SmartThings Laundry Planner feature can help. Using SmartThings^[2], customers can schedule their appliance to run outside of peak hours, with washes timed to finish fresh when needed to avoid laundry sitting in the drum.

Samsung’s carbon offset campaign applies to any Samsung washing machine or tumble dryer, purchased in the UK and Ireland from Samsung.com/uk or an approved retailer, from 24^th March 2021 to 1^st June 2021.

For more information visit https://www.samsung.com/uk/offer/carbon-offset

[1] Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges by developing and managing standards that help the private sector, countries, and civil society achieve ambitious sustainable development and climate action goals.

[2] Available on Wi-fi enabled Samsung Laundry Appliances. SmartThings app available on Android and iOS. An internet connection is required.

LONDON, UK — Nov. 26, 2019 — Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced memory technology, announced that its 512-gigabyte (GB) embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) 3.0 will be awarded Carbon Footprint and Water Footprint Certifications from the highly respected UK-based Carbon Trust during a ceremony at the British Embassy in Seoul, Korea later today. Samsung’s 512GB eUFS 3.0 is the first mobile memory in the industry to be recognized by an international certifying organization, which was made possible through the company’s extensive efforts to reduce carbon and water footprints.

The Carbon Trust is a globally accredited non-profit certification body established by the British government to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. Each certification by the Carbon Trust was made after thorough assessment of the environmental impact of carbon emissions and water usage before and throughout the production cycle, based on international standards^[1].

“We are extremely pleased that our cutting-edge memory technologies not only demonstrate our capability to overcome more challenging process complexities, but also are recognized for their environmental sustainability,” said Chanhoon Park, executive vice president and head of Giheung Hwaseong Pyeongtaek Complex at Samsung Electronics. “Samsung will continue to create memory solutions that provide the highest levels of speed, capacity and power efficiency at extremely small geometries for end-users worldwide.”

Samsung’s semiconductor innovations enable sustainable production

Based on the company’s fifth-generation (90+ layers) V-NAND, Samsung’s 512GB eUFS 3.0 provides optimal speed, power efficiency and productivity to deliver twice the capacity and 2.1 times the sequential speed of its fourth generation (64 layers) V-NAND-based 256GB eUFS 2.1, while requiring 30 percent less operating voltage. Additionally, Samsung’s fifth-generation V-NAND utilizes a unique etching technology that pierces more than 90 cell layers in a single precise step. This allows the chip to have nearly 1.5 times more stacked layers than the previous generation and accommodate a 25-percent reduction in chip size. Such innovations help to minimize the overall increase in carbon and water footprints for each V-NAND cell layer.

Samsung is also being awarded Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) labels for its ‘1-terabyte (TB) eUFS 2.1’ and its ‘fifth-generation 512-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND’ by the Korean Ministry of Environment at today’s ceremony.

Samsung plans to actively expand the adoption of its highly sustainable, high-capacity premium memory solutions into many more flagship smartphones and further strengthen global partnerships for its next-generation memory technologies.

[1] PAS 2050 for carbon footprint and ISO 14046 for water footprint