Eco Supply Chain
The Green Program is designed to develop eco-products and is operated in conjunction with partner firms.
Green Program
In conjunction with select partner firms, the company operates what is known as the LG Electronics Green Program, a certification program that encourages environmental awareness in an attempt to reduce the use of hazardous substances in consumer products, and to reduce the environmental damages these substances cause.
This program was designed to comply with national and international hazardous substance-related regulations, to offer eco-products to customers, to eliminate the use of hazardous substances during the production stage of raw materials and parts, and to minimize the negative impact on the environment. LG Electronics and its partner firms aim to establish themselves as environmentally friendly companies. The program has therefore targeted all LG Electronics' partner firms that supply parts, raw materials, and other materials.
Under the standards established by the Green Program, LG Electronics and its partner firms are assessed on their environmental management programs and hazardous substance management methods for a given product. A company that passes this environmental awareness evaluation is awarded a Green Program certificate, conveying to the public that they are doing their part for this important greater cause.
Certification
The Green Program considers three criteria when evaluating certification qualification: 1) environmental management programs, 2) hazardous substance management, and 3) a product management system.
In order to earn the certificate, a company must score more than 80 points and submit the following documents, specified by LG Electronics: an analysis report, composition table, and control list of environmentally sensitive substances; and a non-use certificate. Once LG has reviewed the submitted documents and verified the programs of its partner firms, the certificate can be issued.
Certification Procedure
Subcontractors
Submit the following documents:
- Analysis report of environment-related substances
- Composition table of environment-related substances
- Non-use certificate
- Control list of environment-related substances
- Improvement plan (if required)
- MSDS or MIL sheet (if required)
- Samples for analysis
Partner Firms
Obtain an Environmentally Friendly Components Supply Guarantee Agreement
Submit the following documents:
- Analysis report of environment-related substances
- Composition table of environment-related substances
- Non-use certificate
- Control list of environment-related substances
- Improvement plan (if required)
- MSDS or MIL sheet (if required)
- Samples for analysis
- Implement an environmentally friendly quality assurance system
- Establish, maintain, and operate the system
- Produce self-evaluation results
LG Electronics (Division)
- Confirm existence of Environmentally Friendly Components Supply Guarantee Agreements
- Confirm compliance with work procedure
- Confirm permitted maximum concentration level of hazardous substances
- Confirm criteria of non-compliance cases in warehouse inspections
- Audit and verify suppliers' environmentally friendly quality assurance systems
- Review by Environmental Certification Review Committee
Certification Criteria
| Description | Environmental Management System | Management System | Effective Term | ||
| Environment-related substances | Materials and products | Follow-up control | Renewal examination | ||
| Total | 30 points | 40 points | 30 points | - | - |
| 100 points | |||||
| Certification criteria | Over 80 points (42 from compulsory items) | 1 year | 2 years | ||
| Target firms | All firms supplying products, parts, raw materials, and supplementary materials to LG Electronics. | ||||
Documents for Suppliers
LG Electronics distributes related information (including "Manuals for Preparation of Environmental Regulations" and "Standards for Managing the Six Hazardous Substances Specified in RoHS") both online and off, in an effort to facilitate partner firms' adaptation of Green Program conditions. This information further includes a detailed description of LGE principles and standards with regard to hazardous substance management.
To download the latest version of the 'Manual for Preparation of Environmental Regulations, click here.
