Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world's largest memory chipmaker, has earned carbon reduction recognition for its 2026 premium lineup including organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs and soundbars.
Samsung Electronics said Thursday that 14 models — including its 2026 OLED and The Frame Pro TVs and soundbars — received "Product Carbon Reduction" certification from German certification body TÜV Rheinland.
An additional 20 models, including Micro RGB TVs and mini light-emitting diode (LED) TVs, obtained "Carbon Footprint" certification, which measures greenhouse gas emissions across a product's entire lifecycle.
TÜV Rheinland evaluates greenhouse gas emissions generated throughout the full lifecycle of TV products — manufacturing, transportation, use and disposal — under its own standards to grant carbon footprint certification. Among certified products, those that demonstrate reduced carbon emissions compared to equivalent previous models through sustained corporate reduction efforts receive the additional carbon reduction certification.
Samsung Electronics first earned carbon reduction certification for a TV with 4K or higher resolution in 2021 with its Neo Quantum Dot LED (Neo QLED) TV. Since then, the company has steadily expanded the scope of certification to include QLED, OLED, Lifestyle TVs, monitors and digital signage. This year, the company achieved results centered on premium models including Micro RGB (red, green, blue), OLED and The Frame Pro.
Notably, this round of certification extended beyond TVs to the broader product lineup. The 2026 soundbar model Q990H simultaneously obtained both carbon footprint and carbon reduction certifications, demonstrating the company's enterprise-wide carbon neutrality efforts.
"As the No. 1 company leading the global TV market, Samsung Electronics will take the lead in carbon neutrality across the entire product lifecycle, along with our overwhelming picture quality technology, to build a better future," said Son Tae-yong, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business Division at Samsung Electronics.
