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LG Goes 360 Degrees to Support Heritage Conservation This World Environment Day

by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics (LG) is adding wider perspective to its sustainability credentials this World Environment Day (WED), using immersive 360-degree video to highlight the importance of protecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites (https://youtu.be/6JTdq9D4tVk). Employing the versatility …

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CTA Reports New Recycling Record

by Isaac Oburu

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced a record-setting 700 million lbs (317.5 million kg) of consumer electronics have been recycled under the eCycling Leadership Initiative (ELI). The consumer technology industry has recycled in …

Kyocera Receives Ninth ‘Recycler of the Year’ Award

by Isaac Oburu

Kyocera has been honoured by the City of San Diego with a ‘2016 Recycler of the Year’ award, for its recycling and waste reduction efforts. Kyocera has received the award nine times now, and …

Samsung Receives Green Recognition

by Tom Allen

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has presented Samsung with the 2016 Design for Recycling Award. The award recognises Samsung’s use of environmentally-conscious materials and a recyclable design in its UN55K6250 LCD TV.

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Recycling| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 14

Hisense Pushes QDs for Energy Saving

by Tom Allen

QD Vision and Hisense are working together and have announced an initiative to lower display energy consumption. This appears to simply be a new method of promoting the power-savings of QD Vision’s quantum dots. …

Canon Honoured for Environmental Friendliness

by Isaac Oburu

Canon has received the 2016 Energy Star “Partner of the Year – Product Brand Owner Award” from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by manufacturing …

LG Takes Top-Level Award from EPA

by Tom Allen

LG has been recognised with the 2015 Gold Tier Award from the USA’s Environment Protection Agency. The Gold Tier is the EPA’s top-level of recognition in its Sustainable Materials Management Challenge. The award was …

LG Wins Better “Green” Ranking

by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics was named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights for the third consecutive year and was also awarded the Gold Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s 2016 …

Workers Stay Healthy With NEC

by Tom Allen

NEC’s newest Multisync monitor is a mid-size desktop display for business users. Energy efficiency and worker health are the main factors influencing the design of the unit. The E233WM-BK is a 23″ product. It …

Tags:business| Environment| Large Display Monitor| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 50

Philips Commits to Carbon Neutrality

by Tom Allen

At the World Climate Summit in France, Philips has announced that it is committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. The company expects to have reduced itts carbon footprint by 40% this year, since …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 49

NRDC: UHD Will Add $1 Billion to US Energy Bills

by Tom Allen

In a new report, the USA’s National Resources Defence Council (NRDC) has said that UltraHD TVs use, on average, 30% more energy than HD (1920 x 1080) models. The Council estimates that this could …

TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation

by Tom Allen

TCO Development has launched the seventh generation of its TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The new version includes criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. …