Samsung gets global carbon reduction certification for TV

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its eight product series in 2024 Neo QLED 4K and 8K, OLED, and The Frame lineups have received the Product Carbon Reduction certification from Germany-based TÜV Rheinland.

TÜV Rheinland evaluated greenhouse gas emissions for Samsung’s TV products throughout their life cycle- “from Cradle to Grave” — ranging from manufacturing, transportation, use to disposal, by internationally recognized standards such as ISO 14067 and ISO 14064-4 as well as TÜV Rheinland’s self-developed standard 2 PfG Q2880/09.23.

 It verifies and certifies that all eight TV product series meet the carbon reduction standard requirement set by TÜV Rheinland.

The eight certified series include two Neo QLED 8K, three Neo QLED 4K, two OLED, and one The Frame model.

Samsung’s Visual Display Business obtained the display and consumer electronics industry’s first “Product Carbon Footprint Calculation Method” certification from TÜV Rheinland.

This certification measures and manages greenhouse gas emissions throughout the complete life cycle of a product, collecting and analyzing data by management regulations and stipulated execution manuals to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and ensure transparent and reproducible results.

The company aims to achieve TÜV Rheinland’s Product Carbon Footprint and Product Carbon Reduction certifications for over 60 models in 2024

It obtained its first Reducing CO2 certification from the UK-based Carbon Trust in 2021 for Neo QLED 4K and higher resolution TVs. In 2022, 11 TV models and five monitor and signage products achieved the Reducing CO2 certification, and most recently, 24 models across Samsung’s 2023 lineup were certified by the Carbon Trust and TÜV Rheinland.

Write to Ye-Rin Choi at rambutan@hankyung.com