Samsung Electronics has been recognized for its efforts to reduce energy consumption at its operations in the United States.

Samsung Electronics won the 'Corporate Commitment Award' and the 'Sustained Excellence Award', the highest level of regular awards, for the 8th time at the '2021 ENERGY STAR Award' hosted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), becoming the first foreign company to do so.

The 'Energy Star Award' is an award given by the U.S. government to approximately 20,000 companies and organizations in the environmental and energy fields for their excellent use of Energy Star certification, public relations, and marketing activities.

In particular, the 'Corporate Merit Award' is the most prestigious award that evaluates and awards both the 'energy management' and 'energy-efficient products' fields, including the company's energy policy and operation. Samsung Electronics is the first foreign company to receive the award since the 'Energy Star Award' was established in 1993.

Samsung Electronics successfully converted its U.S. operations to 100% renewable energy last year, and is working to reduce energy consumption by obtaining Energy Star certification for its office buildings and installing electric vehicle charging stations in employee parking lots.

also Last year, Samsung Electronics released 303 energy-efficient models that received Energy Star certification in the United States, and 39 of them received the Energy Star 'Most Efficient' rating, which is given to products with the greatest energy-saving effects.

Samsung Electronics actively promotes the importance of energy conservation to consumers and facilitates the search for energy-efficient products. To this end, the company displays Energy Star certification status on the product introduction page of its US website and offers a search function that only displays Energy Star-certified products. This allows consumers to more easily find and purchase energy-efficient products and save energy while using them.

Additionally, Samsung Electronics provides consumers with information on Energy Star certification and energy-efficient products through various channels on commemorative days for environmental protection, such as Earth Day in April and Environment Day in June.

During the summer vacation period, Samsung Electronics runs 'Climate Superstar,' a youth idea competition to address climate change, and raises awareness of the severity of climate change and the importance of energy conservation.

A Samsung Electronics official said, “Samsung Electronics is strengthening sustainable management to protect the environment through various activities such as carbon reduction, resource circulation, and ecological restoration, and to create an inclusive society through respect for human rights and diversity, education for future generations, and technological innovation.”