{"id":67799,"date":"2024-02-12T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=67799"},"modified":"2024-03-12T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T15:01:09","slug":"samsung-earns-product-carbon-reduction-certification-for-2024-tvs-from-tuv-rheinland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/samsung-earns-product-carbon-reduction-certification-2024-tvs-tuv-rheinland\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung Earns \u2018Product Carbon Reduction\u2019 Certification for 2024 TVs From T\u00dcV Rheinland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samsung today announced that eight product series<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> in its <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-announces-tv-audio-lineup-ces-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K , OLED, and The Frame lineups<\/a> have received the \u201cProduct Carbon Reduction\u201d certification from T\u00dcV Rheinland, the international independent third-party testing, inspection, and certification organization. The certification demonstrates the carbon footprint reduction ratio of these products compared to the previous year\u2019s model, serving as a testament to the company\u2019s efforts to reduce carbon emissions year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the world\u2019s leading TV manufacturer, it is our responsibility to create products that both redefine TV capabilities while advancing sustainability efforts,\u201d said Yongjae Kim, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedded product-module\">\n\t\t<a id=\"product-module-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/televisions-home-theater\/tvs\/qled-4k-tvs\/98-class-q80c-qled-4k-smart-tv-2023-qn98q80cafxza\/\" title=\"TV 98\"\" class=\"snr-article_product-image\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/22111939\/samsung-tv-98-product-module.png\" alt=\"TV 98\"\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The issuance of Product Carbon Reduction certification demonstrates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/explore\/sustainability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung\u2019s commitment to environmental sustainability<\/a> and its actual implementation efforts to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change,\u201d said Frank Holzmann, Global Vice President of T\u00dcV Rheinland Business Field Electrical, \u201cThis recognition will undoubtedly enhance the brand&#8217;s reputation and customer trust, further solidifying its position as a leading player in the global electronics market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>T\u00dcV Rheinland evaluated greenhouse gas emissions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/tvs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung TVs<\/a> throughout their life cycle- &#8211; ranging from manufacturing, transportation, use to disposal, in accordance with the internationally recognized standards such as ISO 14067 and ISO 14064-4 as well as T\u00dcV Rheinland\u2019s self-developed standard.<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0It verifies and certifies that all of eight TV product series meet the carbon reduction standard requirement set by T\u00dcV Rheinland. The newly certified products include two Samsung Neo QLED 8K series, three Samsung Neo QLED 4K series, two OLED series and one series of The Frame.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67803\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main1.jpg\" alt=\"samsung-product-carbon-reduction\" width=\"1000\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115543\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115543\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main1-600x303.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115543\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main1-950x480.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115543\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main1-664x335.jpg 664w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115543\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main1-437x221.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to product certification, Samsung\u2019s Visual Display Business obtained the display and consumer electronics industry\u2019s first \u201cProduct Carbon Footprint Calculation Method\u201d certification from T\u00dcV Rheinland. This certification measures and manages greenhouse gas emissions throughout the complete life cycle of a product, collecting and analyzing data in accordance with management regulations and stipulated execution manuals to calculate greenhouse gas emissions and ensure transparent and reproducible results.<\/p>\n<p>As Samsung continues its work to reduce the environmental impact of its products, it aims to achieve T\u00dcV Rheinland\u2019s \u201cProduct Carbon Footprint\u201d and \u201cProduct Carbon Reduction\u201d certifications for over 60 models in 2024, including newly introduced soundbars. With these eight product series\u2019 carbon reduction result and analysis report, Samsung has more confidence and clear direction in the development and design of the next generation decarbonized TV product.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"embedded recommended recommended-post\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"embedded-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-badge\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recommended News<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"recommended-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/7-things-to-know-ai-powered-samsung-galaxy-s24-series\/?r=true&#038;referrer=usnewsroom\" target=\"_self\" class=\"recommended-news\" aria-label=\"7 Things to Know about the AI-Powered Samsung Galaxy S24 Series \u2013 Read More\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/31170901\/things-to-know-galaxy-ai-care-tips.gif\" alt=\"Read More: 7 Things to Know about the AI-Powered Samsung Galaxy S24 Series\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"details-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>7 Things to Know about the AI-Powered Samsung Galaxy S24 Series<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>This recognition builds on previous acknowledgements of Samsung\u2019s sustainability efforts. It obtained its first &#8220;Reducing CO2&#8221; certification from the Carbon Trust in 2021 for Samsung Neo QLED 4K and higher resolution TVs. In 2022, 11 TV models and five monitor and signage products achieved the &#8216;Reducing CO2&#8217; certification, and most recently, 24 models across Samsung\u2019s 2023 lineup were certified by the Carbon Trust and T\u00dcV Rheinland.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-announces-tv-audio-lineup-ces-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samsung\u2019s 2024 TV lineup<\/a>, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samsung.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.samsung.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/a> <em>Neo QLED 8K (QN900D, QN800D), Neo QLED 4K (QN95D, QN90D, QN85DA), OLED (S95D, S90D), and The Frame (LS03D)<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuv.com\/world\/en\/product-carbon-footprint-water-footprint-and-product-life-cycle-assessment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tuv.com\/world\/en\/product-carbon-footprint-water-footprint-and-product-life-cycle-assessment.html<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022\tEight product series in the 2024 lineup are recognized for reduced carbon footprint, expanding the company\u2019s certified portfolio<br \/>\n\u2022\tSamsung aims to achieve \u201cProduct Carbon Footprint\u201d and \u201cProduct Carbon Reduction\u201d certifications for over 60 models in 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":67802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29727,29718,29728],"tags":[29571,30120,29795,29283,451,50,5838],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-67799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-home-entertainment","category-product","category-product-home-entertainment-tv-home-theaters","tag-climate-change","tag-neo-qled-4k","tag-neo-qled-8k","tag-oled","tag-smart-tv","tag-sustainability","tag-the-frame"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115448\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main2-200x200.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/09115448\/Carbon-Reduction-Certification_main2-432x286.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29727,"name":"Home Entertainment","slug":"product-home-entertainment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29727,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":343,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-home-entertainment\/","term_path":"product\/product-home-entertainment"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67799"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=67799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}