Samsung gains 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Award 

This morning, Samsung officially announced that the company has won the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Award for its innovation toward a sustainable future with re-purposed ocean-bound plastic in Samsung Galaxy technology.

Scrapped fishing nets are one of the most widespread and invasive marine-bound plastics that is a serious threat to marine life and our planet. Meanwhile, Samsung started incorporating recycled fishing nets with the Galaxy S22 series.

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Since then, it has used the material in designs across its entire Galaxy ecosystem, including tablets, laptops, and earbuds. And, through collaboration with like-minded organizations, Samsung created a new material from recycled ocean-bound plastic and maintained its high-quality standards.

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This creation is part of Samsung MX’s sustainability vision, Galaxy for the Planet, which outlines the company’s journey to take concrete climate action across global business operations and product lifecycles.

Through Galaxy for the Planet, Samsung strives to develop and incorporate recycled materials into all new products, eliminate single-use plastics in mobile packaging, achieve zero standby power consumption for all smartphone chargers and divert all waste from the trash yard by 2025.

Furthermore, each year, the SEAL Awards recognize the most impactful sustainability initiatives and top companies driving environmental progress by judging a panel of sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) experts.

This year, Samsung is the recipient of the 2022 SEAL Sustainable Product Award, which honors inspiring purpose-built products that move and change the world for the better. In regards, Sungsun Park, EVP and Head of Mechanical R&D Team of MX Business at Samsung Electronics said –

“We are honored to receive the 2022 SEAL Sustainable Product Award for our efforts to advance more circular product designs and by doing more with less when it comes to ocean plastic waste. Samsung is committed to continuing our sustainability journey and unleashing the company’s scale, innovation, and spirit of open collaboration to deliver even more tangible climate actions.”