LG 2026 OLED TVs win Carbon Trust carbon footprint certification for sixth straight year

LG Electronics said Tuesday that its 2026 TV lineup has received three ESG-related certifications in areas including carbon reduction, reduced plastic use and the use of recycled materials.

The company said its 2026 OLED TVs recently earned a “carbon footprint” certification from the U.K.-based nonprofit Carbon Trust. LG said it has received the certification for six consecutive years since 2021.

Carbon Trust evaluates a product’s carbon dioxide emissions and environmental impact across its full life cycle, from production and distribution to use and disposal, before granting the certification. It also awards a separate “carbon reduction” certification to products that cut emissions compared with previous models in the same class. LG said its 2026 OLED TV G6 models in 83-, 77- and 65-inch sizes received the carbon reduction certification.

LG said all of its new OLED models released this year — W6, G6, C6 and B6 — also earned Intertek’s “resource efficiency” certification, which the company said supports the products’ sustainability claims.

To receive the certification, products must pass strict reviews covering material-use efficiency — including design for recycling, reduced hazardous substances and ease of repair — as well as energy efficiency and the use of recycled materials, LG said.

LG said OLED TVs require fewer parts than LCD TVs because they do not use a separate backlight. By applying lightweight composite fiber materials, LG said it reduced plastic use to about 40% of that used in major-brand LCD TVs of the same size. The company estimated that, for an equivalent number of units, plastic used to make the new OLED TVs would be about 15,000 tons less than for LCD TVs.

LG said its premium LCD TV, Micro RGB Evo, also received the resource efficiency certification, citing its energy-efficient design.

Lee Choong-hwan, head of LG Electronics’ Display Business Unit and a vice president, said, “LG OLED TVs will focus not only on outstanding picture quality and convenient AI features, but also on innovation from an ESG perspective, to build a sustainable future together with customers.”