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Certification From Respected Bodies HighlightsLG’s Continuing Commitment to Sustainability and a Better Life for All SEOUL, April 25, 2023 — LG Electronics (LG) today announced that its 2023 OLED evo series TVs have acquired Reducing CO21 and Measured CO22 certifications from the Carbon Trust3 and environmental labels4 from Société Générale de Surveillance SA (SGS) for the third consecutive year. The esteemed recognitions point to LG’s ongoing ESG efforts for plastic waste reduction. The Carbon Trust is a global climate consultancy created to accelerate the move to a ‘Net Zero’ future, while SGS is a leading global testing organization dedicated to certifying environmentally sustainable products. Both institutions inspected the entire product stage from production and delivery to disposa...

For companies around the world, it has become important to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into business strategies. What’s more, it is even more imperative for companies to build a sustainable supply chain, one that fully integrates ethical and environmentally responsible practices. As suppliers and partners fall beyond a company’s direct control, supply chains can open businesses to a wide array of risks. To reduce these risks, as a responsible corporate citizen, LG Electronics is actively offering increased support to its suppliers and partners, strengthening their ESG capabilities. Photo credit: Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS) Beginning this year, the company is actively expanding the scope of support available for its suppliers – both those bas...

Photo credit: EARTHDAY.ORG As the effects of climate change become increasingly serious, the need to invest in the health and future of our planet becomes ever more urgent. While the problem can’t be solved all at once, and no one person or organization can do it all by themselves, a more sustainable future can be realized if everyone does their part. Photo credit: EARTHDAY.ORG To achieve sustainability in the way we live, it is crucial to reduce our impact on the environment through being wiser about what and how much we consume. This even extends to the way we care for clothes, where the excessive use of water and chemical cleaning agents can negatively impact both the planet and our personal health. Especially during seasonal transitions, many people take their clothes to commercial dr...