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ECO LEADERS

LG Electronics USA

Controlling the company’s carbon footprint is all part of a lifecycle.

S A U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
“Green Team” partner, LG LG Electronics
Electronics USA—the North
American subsidiary of the USA
A Seoul, South Korea-based
LG—has achieved the second-largest carbon FOUNDED: 1958
footprint reduction within 18 months, com- HEADQUARTERS:
pared to all other partners over the same Englewood Cliffs, N.J.
period. LEADERSHIP: William Cho,
Committed to educating the community President and CEO, LG Electronics
on sustainable lifestyles, LG is also playing North America
a leading role in promoting the EPA “Flip PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:
Your Fridge” Energy Star campaign and is a LG comprises four business units:
three-time winner of Energy Star’s Climate Home Appliance & Air Solutions,
Communicator award. Mobile Communications, Home
Entertainment and Vehicle
Taking a Lifecycle Approach Components. The company
In its quest to reduce the environmental CREDIT: LG ELECTRONICS specializes in flat-panel TVs, mobile
impact of products throughout their lifecy- devices, air conditioners, washing
cles—from home appliances to consumer machines and refrigerators.
electronics to air conditioning systems to Less means more. In updating its HVAC EMPLOYEES: 2,200+
LED lighting to solar energy solutions— system with LG’s variable refrigerant flow, WEBSITE: www.lg.com/us
heat recovery technology, Euclid
LG quantifies and analyzes environmental Chemical in Cleveland slashed its energy
impact at every stage of the lifecycle, and use by 70 percent.
implements a strategic framework for prod- third-party certified recyclers as part of an
ucts with greener features. The company electronic waste take-back program, ensuring
also utilizes an Eco Index, internally de- that its products are recycled in an environ-
veloped indices to quantify environmental mentally responsible manner at end of life.
performance and establish targets, to sup-
port a systematic approach to developing Practicing What They Preach
greener features for the company’s products. Pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emis-
For example, LG’s solar modules’ “Back sions from its U.S. operations by 50 percent
Contact” cell design maximizes the surface by 2020, LG is also building a new headquar-
area for sunlight absorption, even on cloudy ters, tracking LEED Gold. The building at the
days, increasing power output to nearly 400 Englewood Cliffs, N.J., campus will incorpo-
watts—one of the highest in the industry. rate highly energy-efficient technologies and
Furthermore, LG works with a network of generate solar energy on site.

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