Samsung Electronics' environmental activities are driven by the Eco-Management 2013 (EM2013) initiative. In 2009, the company successfully met the targets set out in the EM 2013 plan. The table below shows information on the environmental performance for 2009.
Eco-Management Progress
| Objective | Basis | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target | Result | Target | Result | Target | Result | Target | |||
| GHG Emission Intensity | Reduction (%) compared to 7.44 (t-CO2/100 mil. Korean won) in 2008 | 8%? ( 6.85 ) |
22%? ( 5.83 ) |
24%? ( 5.65 ) |
31% (5.11) |
36% (4.62) |
40% (4.46) |
43% (4.21) |
|
| Eco-Product | Good Eco-Product (%) |
60% | 69% | 90% | 91% | 96% | 97% | 97% | |
| Premium Eco-Product (%) |
5% | 5.3% | 8% | 53% | 78% | 79% | 76% | ||
| Eco-Device | Good Eco-Device (%) |
Established Eco-Device rating system in 2009 |
70% | 72% | 85% | 85% | 87% | ||
| Premium Eco-Device (%) |
10% | 32% | 34% | 62% | 54% | ||||
| Energy Consumption | 0.5W Standby Power (%) | 15% | 29% | 44% | 56% | 67% | 84% | 98% | |
| Energy Saving & CO2 Reductionin product use-phase |
9.1% | 12.5% | 21.8% | 23% | 33% | 35% | 38% | ||
| Resource Saving | Post-consumer Recycled Plastics Use (%) | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.55% | 1.39% | 2.26% | 2.50% | |
| Product Recyclability (%) | Large | 75% | 85% | 75% | 82% | 80% | 86% | 80% | |
| IT/CE | 65% | 77% | 65% | 78% | 70% | 79/85% | 70% | ||
| Small | 50% | 82% | 50% | 82% | 55% | N/A | 55% | ||
| Product Recycling | Recycled rate (%) | 7% | 10.5% | 11% | 12.4% | 12% | 11.33% | 12% | |
| Hazardous Substances | Hazardous substances within products | Compliant with the standard 0QA-2049 | |||||||
| Eco Label | Eco Label Certification (%) | 80% | 85% | 80% | 85% | 80% | 87% | 80% | |
| Waste Recovery | Recovery (%) | 84% | 88% | 92% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 95% | |
| Certifications ( ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 ) |
Plants in Korea (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Plants other than Korea (%) | 97% | 97% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| ESH & Facility Management System |
Management System (%) | 80% | 84% | 85% | 85% | 90% | 90% | 100% | |
| Process Chemical Management | Compliant with the standard | ||||||||
