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LG cuts carbon emissions by 2.1m tons in H1

LG Electronics announced that it has successfully reduced 2.1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the first half of 2009, two million tons through greater energy efficiency and an additional 100,000 tons through improved manufacturing processes.

Overall, LG saw a reduction of about seven and five per cent in greenhouse gas emissions from the production and operation of its products across both domestic and overseas facilities. The environmental impact of having reduced emissions by 2.1 million tons is equivalent to planting 700 million new pine trees, large enough to cover an area four times the size of Korea’s capital, Seoul (605 km2).

Earlier this year, LG Electronics committed to a goal of annually reducing 150,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions that is normally created during the production process and 30 million tons from the use of its products by the year 2020. Corporate-wide reduction activities including facility improvement, process innovation, production technology advancement, energy-efficiency enhancement and waste reduction have greatly contributed to the drop in emissions that contribute to the greenhouse effect.

'It is the latest testimony of our commitment towards preserving environment, and an affirmation of our dedication to devise successful plans and initiatives aimed at cutting our dependence on non-renewable energy, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions,' said managing director of LG Electronics Levant, Kevin Cha. By 2012, LG plans to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by its products to a level 15 per cent lower than 2007 through enhancing the energy efficiency of its core products.

LG’s environmental policy is being applied to the entire life cycle process which includes harvesting raw materials, production, logistics, usage and waste.