It is for the first time that Samsung Electronics received ‘2015 Energy Star Award’ for three consecutive years as a Korean company. The award was organized by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
2015 Energy Star Award is the best authoritative in regard to environment and energy, evaluating about 20,000 local governments, organizations and companies participating in the Washington-led Energy Star program.
2015 Energy Star Award is divided into Sustained Excellence, Partner of the year and Excellence Awards. In particular, Sustained Excellence, the highest grade of award can only be granted to the company which has continuously made efforts to launch highest energy efficiency products and reduce energy.
Samsung Electronics was given the certification of ‘Energy Star’ on its 711 models, of which 84 models were granted the grade of ‘Most Efficient,’ only for the highest efficient products.
In addition, Samsung was also given the certification marks of eco-friendly products like Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) and Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) over about 380 models in North America.
Samsung Electronics has implemented many environment campaigns with EPA since 2009.
In particular, there are 2,572 participants who joined the Change the World, Start with Energy Star campaign, reducing 33,567 tons of greenhouse gas, so it has been recognized for its largest saving of greenhouse gas for two consecutive years.
Samsung Electronics has made efforts to raise the youth’s awareness of energy and climate change though carrying out education campaigns, holding events and providing products to Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
Samsung Electronics was also granted Climate Communications Award for its efforts to showing an advertising video on Times Square and environment promotion video to its North American unity’s website.
Meanwhile, Samsung’s T9000 fridge received Green Management Grand Prize last year for its energy-saving technologies like digital inverter and dual compressor, and Q9000 standing air conditioner recorded the first grade of energy efficiency and energy frontier. It has also continuously launched high-energy efficient products in the domestic market.