INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Samsung has announced that it will use 100 percent renewable energy for all its factories and offices in the U.S., Europe and China
This is the first time Samsung has announced a public commitment for renewable energy.
Greenpeace and environmental activists have been
calling out Samsung for months as many tech companies have already started switching to renewable energy.
Samsung is starting by the parts
of its organization that it can control more easily — its own buildings, factories and offices
According to Greenpeace press release, 17 of its 38 buildings are based in the U.S., Europe and China.
&Samsung Electronics is the first
electronics manufacturing company in Asia to set a renewable energy target
This commitment could have an enormous impact in reducing the company massive global manufacturing footprint, and shows how critical
industry participation is in reducing emissions and accelerating the transition to renewable energy
More companies should follow suit and set renewable energy targets, and governments should promote policies that enable companies to procure
renewable energy easily,& Greenpeace campaigner Insung Lee said in the press release.
It won&t happen overnight
But these buildings will run on renewable energy by 2020
Samsung says that it could increase its use of renewable energy in other countries
In addition to that, Samsung is going to install solar panels in Gyeonggi province in South Korea.
Like many tech companies, Samsung also
works with thousands of suppliers
So it not enough to use renewable energy for your own facilities
Samsung is starting small on this front and partnering with the Carbon Disclosure Project Supply Chain Program.
First, the company wants to
identify the energy needs of its top 100 suppliers and help them move to renewable energy
This is a multi-year project, and it going to be important to regularly track Samsung progress on this front.
But it also good to see one of
the biggest consumer electronics company in the world making strong commitments.
