Samsung just announced it's met all four sustainability goals for its Galaxy for the Planet initiative—a year ahead of schedule—and is now raising the stakes with an ambitious 2030 roadmap. The company's hitting 100 percent landfill diversion across 10 manufacturing sites, eliminated single-use plastics from mobile packaging, and incorporated 10 types of recycled materials into Galaxy devices. Now it's committing to return 110 percent of the water it consumes and conserve ecosystems equivalent to its entire global mobile operations footprint.
Samsung is doubling down on its environmental commitments. The Korean tech giant just revealed it's not only hit every sustainability target it set back in 2021 for its Galaxy for the Planet program, but it's also rolling out a far more ambitious set of goals that stretch through 2030. The announcement came as TM Roh, CEO and Head of Samsung's Device Experience Division, laid out what amounts to a significant expansion of the company's green agenda.
"The progress we have made through Galaxy for the Planet reflects years of consistent effort across our teams and partners," Roh said in Samsung's announcement. "Sustainability is central to how we operate and innovate. It informs how we design products, manage resources and create value beyond our devices."
The numbers tell the story. Since launching Galaxy for the Planet in 2021, Samsung has managed to work 10 different types of recycled materials into its Galaxy lineup—everything from plastics and glass to cobalt, lithium, and rare earth elements. The materials show up in both exterior casings and internal components, all verified through third-party ISO 14021 certification. One standout effort involves recycled plastics recovered from discarded fishing nets pulled from ocean-bound waters, part of the company's push toward what it calls circularity in materials.
