Samsung Electro-Mechanics Receives Highest Grade for Climate Change Efforts

Samsung Electro-Mechanics, LG Display, and LG Innotek have been recognized for their climate change response capabilities by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) evaluation organization.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics announced on March 10 that it was selected for the ‘Platinum Club,’ the highest grade in the climate change category, at the ‘CDP Korea Awards’ hosted by the CDP Korea Committee. CDP is a global non-profit organization that annually provides investors and financial institutions with information on climate change response strategies, greenhouse gas emissions data, and reduction efforts of major listed companies worldwide.

This CDP climate change evaluation assessed 22,100 companies globally across 16 categories including energy consumption, greenhouse gas emission calculation and verification, and greenhouse gas reduction targets.

The Platinum Club is the highest grade, requiring companies to maintain Hall of Fame status for more than four years. Samsung Electro-Mechanics received high scores in △phased implementation of the 2050 carbon neutrality plan and regular operation of consultative bodies △regular reporting of climate change issues to the ESG Committee within the Board of Directors △calculation and verification of greenhouse gas emissions generated throughout all processes including processing, transportation, and disposal of products.

LG Innotek achieved ‘Leadership A Grade’ for the third consecutive year in the CDP climate change response evaluation. In Korea, 35 companies were listed in the Leadership A grade. LG Innotek explained that it was highly evaluated for swiftly implementing tasks for ‘2040 Carbon Neutrality’ centered on a dedicated carbon neutrality organization.

LG Innotek also received the ‘Carbon Management Sector Honors,’ awarded to the top two companies in the IT sector, at the ‘2026 CDP Korea Conference.’ With this award, LG Innotek has been selected as an excellent company in the CDP climate change response category for seven consecutive years from 2019 to last year.

LG Display was also selected for the IT sector ‘Carbon Management Sector Honors’ for the 10th consecutive year. LG Display received high evaluations in greenhouse gas reduction and management efforts, advancement of climate change response scenarios, and expansion of renewable energy use, achieving ‘Leadership A-,’ an upper grade in major evaluation categories.

LG Display is pursuing a mid- to long-term reduction roadmap with the goal of ‘2050 Carbon Neutrality.’ The plan is to reduce carbon emissions by 53% by 2030 and 67% by 2040 compared to 2018. To achieve this, the company is expanding investments in and introduction of greenhouse gas reduction facilities, and is also working to reduce power consumption by optimizing facility operations based on digital transformation (DX).