“A staggering 640,000 tonnes of fishing equipment are abandoned in the ocean each year, trapping and entangling marine life and damaging coral reefs. We applaud Samsung for transforming the Galaxy smartphone series to combat this environmental challenge,”
Matt Harney, Founder of SEAL Awards
Samsung Electronics was named a winner of the 2022 SEAL Business Sustainability Awards for transforming discarded fishing nets into a high-performance, recycled material for Galaxy devices.
Judged by a panel of sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) experts every year, the SEAL Awards recognises the most impactful sustainability initiatives and top companies that drive environmental progress. Samsung is a recipient of the SEAL Sustainable Product Award, which honours inspiring purpose-built products that move and change the world in a better way.
“We are honored to receive the 2022 SEAL Sustainable Product Award for our efforts to advance more circular product designs and by doing more with less when it comes to ocean plastic waste. Samsung is committed to continuing our sustainability journey and unleashing the company’s scale, innovation and spirit of open collaboration to deliver even more tangible climate actions.”
Sungsun Park, EVP and Head of Mechanical R&D Team of MX Business at Samsung Electronics
Discarded fishing nets are one of the most widespread and invasive ocean-bound plastics that pose a serious threat to marine life and our planet. Samsung first incorporated recycled discarded fishing nets with the Galaxy S22 series and since then, has used the material in designs throughout the Galaxy ecosystem, including in tablets, laptops and earbuds. By collaborating with like-minded organisations, Samsung created a new material from recycled ocean-bound plastic and upheld its high-quality standards.
This innovation is part of Samsung MX’s sustainability vision, Galaxy for the Planet, which outlines the company’s journey to taking tangible climate actions across global business operations and product lifecycles. Through Galaxy for the Planet, Samsung strives to develop and incorporate recycled materials in all new products, eliminate single-use plastics in mobile packaging, achieve zero standby power consumption for all smartphone chargers and divert all waste from landfill by 2025.
