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LG Electronics has surpassed key environmental targets five years ahead of schedule, with its latest Sustainability Report highlighting progress in emissions reduction, resource circularity, accessibility, AI governance, and ESG leadership.
LG Electronics (LG) has published its 2025–2026 Sustainability Report, outlining the company’s latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) achievements as it continues to pursue its vision of creating a Better Life for All.
Amongst the report’s key findings is that LG has already exceeded several of its sustainability targets set for 2030, including goals relating to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste recycling.
Across its domestic and international operations, the company’s Scope 1 (direct) and Scope 2 (indirect) emissions reached 842,000 tonnes (t) of CO₂ equivalent (tCO₂eq) during 2025. This places LG comfortably below its 2030 target of 878,000 tCO₂eq and reflects continued investment in energy-efficient technologies alongside a greater transition towards renewable electricity.
The milestone supports LG’s broader objective of cutting GHG emissions by 54.6 percent by 2030 compared to 2017 levels.
LOWER EMISSIONS ACROSS PRODUCT USE
The report also highlights progress in reducing emissions generated during the use of LG’s products.
In 2025, carbon emissions per unit across the company’s seven major product categories were reduced by 22.5 percent compared to 2020, surpassing its 2030 target of a 20 percent reduction.
This target had previously been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), making LG the first South Korean home appliance manufacturer to receive SBTi approval for this type of emissions reduction goal.
DRIVING RESOURCE CIRCULARITY
Alongside its emissions progress, LG has also exceeded its long-term waste management ambitions.
During 2025, the company achieved a waste recycling rate of 97.3 percent across all domestic and overseas business sites, outperforming its 2030 target of 95 percent.
LG also retained Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWTL) certification across all of its domestic production facilities, with each of its five manufacturing sites maintaining the highest Platinum rating.
Its global recycling initiatives also continued to expand. Throughout 2025, LG collected 640,000 t of used electronic products from 91 locations across 56 countries, increasing the company’s cumulative e-waste recovery total to more than 5.65 million t since 2006.
EXPANDING ACCESSIBILITY
Beyond its environmental initiatives, the report outlines LG’s ongoing efforts to improve accessibility across its products and customer services.
The company continues to broaden the availability of its LG Comfort Kit, which is designed to make household appliances easier to use regardless of age, gender, or disability.
Additional accessibility initiatives include wider implementation of braille and tactile guides, kiosks featuring sign-language avatars at service centres, and the LG Easy TV, developed specifically for senior users.
LG also offers inclusive customer support services, including sign language consultations for customers with hearing impairments and dedicated assistance for older consumers.
GOVERNANCE AND RESPONSIBLE AI
The latest report also details measures introduced to enhance corporate governance.
LG has separated the positions of Chief Executive Officer and board chairperson, with an independent director appointed as chair earlier this year to strengthen board oversight and improve governance transparency.
Recognising the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) across its operations, the company has also introduced a dedicated Responsible AI section within the Sustainability Report.
The new section outlines LG’s AI Ethics Principles alongside its governance framework, with the company stating its intention to continue strengthening accountability and transparency throughout the development and application of AI technologies.
CONTINUED GLOBAL ESG RECOGNITION
LG’s sustainability progress has also been recognised through a series of leading global ESG assessments.
The company has now been included in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index (DJBIC World) for 14 consecutive years and has ranked within the “Top 1%” of S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) for the third successive year.
In addition, LG received an “AA” rating from Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), improving on the previous year’s result, whilst also securing its second consecutive Platinum rating from EcoVadis, an accolade awarded to the top one percent of companies within their respective industries.
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Lucy Pilgrim is an in-house writer for APAC Outlook Magazine, where she is responsible for interviewing corporate executives and crafting original features for the magazine, corporate brochures, and the digital platform.
