Samsung Electronics Wins Most Awards with 12 Products Named 'Green Product of the Year'

Galaxy S20 Series, Grande AI, etc. Awarded
Recognition for Packaging Box Recycling and Energy Efficiency Improvement

Samsung Electronics had 12 products selected in the '2020 Korea Green Product of the Year.' The photo shows, from the top right clockwise, The Serif, Bespoke Dishwasher, and Bespoke Refrigerator.

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] Samsung Electronics announced on the 1st that 12 of its products were selected in the '2020 Korea Green Product of the Year' organized by the non-profit civic group 'Green Purchasing Network,' making it the company with the most awards. This is the highest number of awards won by a single company since the 'Green Product of the Year' awards ceremony was first held in 2008.

In addition, Samsung Electronics received the 'Green Product of the Year 10-Time Award Company Award,' given to companies that have won the 'Green Product of the Year' a total of 10 times. The Green Purchasing Network conducts evaluations and voting on the environmental improvement effects and marketability of products every year with 26 consumer and environmental organizations nationwide and about 600 consumer evaluators to select and announce environmentally friendly products.

The products selected as Green Products of the Year include the Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy Book Flex, 49-inch The Serif, Grande Washing Machine AI, Grande Dryer AI, Bespoke Refrigerator, and Bespoke Dishwasher, totaling 12 products.

The 'Galaxy S20 series (S20, S20+, S20 Ultra)' eliminated the plastic used in existing product packaging and replaced it with FSC-certified paper, an eco-friendly material. 20% of the plastic used in the charger was made from recycled materials. The 'Galaxy Book Flex' applied battery life extension technology, tripling the battery life compared to previous models, reducing approximately 110,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions over five years. This amount is equivalent to the carbon dioxide absorbed annually by 4 million bamboo trees.

In TV and monitor products, the lifestyle TV with an upcycling packaging box called 'Eco Package,' which can be assembled by consumers for multiple uses, the 49-inch 'The Serif,' and the monitor 'SH650,' which achieved 'Green Technology Certification' by implementing standby power consumption below 0.005W, were awarded.

In home appliances, 'Samsung Grande AI,' which applies AI technology to enable optimal washing and drying, saving both electricity and time, and the 'Wind-Free Air Conditioner Gallery' and 'Wind-Free Air Conditioner Wall-Mounted Wide,' which improved energy efficiency by applying ultra-energy-saving digital inverters, were recognized as eco-friendly products.

The 'Bespoke Refrigerator,' which achieved energy consumption efficiency Grade 1 by applying a high-efficiency inverter compressor and ultra-high-performance vacuum insulation material that minimizes energy loss, the 'Bespoke Dishwasher' and 'Direct Fire Oven,' which reduced energy used for drying by about 22% compared to previous models, and the portable induction 'The Plate' were awarded.

Samsung Electronics operates its own eco-design process, an eco-friendly evaluation and target management system, to consider eco-friendliness from the product design stage. To ensure objectivity in evaluation, it adopts standards from external accredited organizations such as the Korea Environmental Mark and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s electronic product environmental assessment as evaluation criteria for the environmental performance of developed products.

By applying high-efficiency compressors and high-efficiency heat exchanger technologies to its products, Samsung Electronics reduced the annual product energy consumption by an average of 42% compared to 2008 last year, and as of the end of 2019, the development rate of eco-friendly products was 97%. From 2009 to 2019, it cumulatively reduced greenhouse gas emissions generated during the product usage phase by 270 million tons, already achieving the cumulative reduction target of 250 million tons by 2020.

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