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Vision & Goal

  • Incorporation of
    recycled
    materials into
    all Galaxy
    products
  • Elimination of plastic
    from
    mobile products
    packaging by 2025
  • Implementation of zero
    standby power
    consumption(below
    0.005
    watts) for all
    smartphone
    chargers by
    2025
  • Target to obtain of 'Zero
    Waste to Land fill'
    Platinum
    grade* for all
    global business
    sites by
    2025 * Resource diversion rate of 99.5% or
    higher Issued by UL
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Awards and Certifications

  • 2025 Design for Recycling® Award

    Galaxy S25 has received the 2025 Design for Recycling® Award, the highest honor for sustainable product design, from the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA), a leading industry organization dedicated to promoting recycling and circular innovation. This award recognizes Samsung’s innovative efforts to advance circularity and scale its use of recycled materials.

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  • Energy Winner of the Year

    Galaxy Book5 Pro was recognized for its energy efficiency improvements at the 28th Energy Winner of the Year Awards, hosted by Consumers Korea and sponsored by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Ministry of Environment, and the Korea Energy Agency. It received the 2025 Energy Winner Award.

  • Green Product of the Year

    The Galaxy S25 Series and Galaxy Book5 Pro have been selected as the ‘Green Product of the Year 2025’ by the Korea Green Purchasing Network (KGPN), a non-profit civic organization in South Korea.

    The Galaxy S25 Series was recognized for its expanded use of recycled materials, including cobalt, through its ‘Circular Battery Supply Chain.’ Galaxy Book5 Pro was awarded for its energy-efficient technology, which reduced standard annual power consumption by 13.3%.

  • Reuters Responsible Business Awards

    Samsung Electronics won the Responsible Business Award from the global media group Reuters for two consecutive years in 2020 and 2021. Galaxy Upcycling at Home won the Circular Transition Award in 2021, and Samsung Global Goals App won the SDG Impact Award in 2020.
    Additionally, in 2024, Samsung Global Goals App won bronze in the “Partnership or Collaboration – Responsible Technology” category of the 4th annual Anthem Awards for advancing social impact through technology.

  • 2023 Social Impact Awards

    Our “Transforming Ghost Nets into Mobile Technology” campaign won in the Sustainability Campaign Sector at the 2023 Social Impact Awards organized by PRNEWS. Through this campaign, we accomplished our goal of applying recycled materials to all Galaxy devices launched in 2022 and reaffirmed our will to contribute to the preservation of marine ecosystems.

  • 2022 SEAL Business Stability Awards

    Samsung Electronics received the Sustainable Product Award at the 2022 SEAL Business Stability Awards. Presented by Sustainability, Environmental Achievement and Leadership (SEAL), a California-based NGO - in recognition of our application of materials recycled from discarded fishing nets to Galaxy products - the award is testament to our commitment to advancing sustainability and preserving the environment.

The Carbon Trust Certifications : Carbon Footprint

The Carbon Trust certified the following products as 'CO2 Measured' in accordance with PAS 2050,
a standard to assess carbon emissions throughout the product life cycle, from production to disposal.

UL ECOLOGO Certification

The following mobile devices obtained UL ECOLOGO certification, which is in line with the
American National Standards Institute’s ANSI/UL 110 Standard for Sustainability for Mobile Phones.

The certification is based on alternative materials assessment, energy consumption reduction of battery charging systems and third-party verification

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