- GRI Indicator
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The GRI box shows all relevant indicators on this specific page EN7, EN27, PR3
Enhancing Eco-friendliness of Products
When consumers use Coway’s products, energy is consumed and water is used. This has an environmental impact. Coway therefore develops products with enhanced energy efficiency and reduced water usage to minimize our products’ impact on the environment.
Development of Products with Enhanced Energy Efficiency
Coway develops and applies vacuum insulation material application technology to products for the enhanced energy efficiency of hot and cold-water purifiers. We also increase energy efficiency in innovative ways by launching products using instant heating and semiconductor cooling technology.
Product Life Cycle Assessment
Through its LCA (Life-cycle Assessment), Coway collects greenhouse gas emission information in each step of purchase, production, distribution, use, and disposal, and reports it by issuing Carbon Reports.
Eco-friendly Certification
In order to minimize environmental impact through customers’ use of our products, Coway continuously develops technologies and gets its products certified by authorized agencies and other stakeholders to ensure reduced energy consumption and carbon emission. In 2016, Coway obtained two carbon balloon certifications, a first in the global water purifier industry.
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2014
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2015
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2016
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| Low Carbon Product Certification |
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| Carbon Emission Certification |
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4 |
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| Environmental Certification Mark |
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7 |
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| Water Footprint1) |
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| Carbon Neutral Product Certification2) |
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| * Carbon Balloon3) |
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- 1) Water footprint : Measures the total amount of water directly and indirectly used to produce the goods and services we use, over the entire lifecycle from the acquisition of raw materials to production, distribution, use, and disposal. The water footprint is assessed according to the requirements of ISO 14046 of the International Organization for Standardization.
- 2) Carbon neutral product certification: Granted to products whose company has purchased carbon credits equivalent to the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted throughout the products' lifecycle, from the acquisition of raw materials to their production, distribution, use, and disposal, or products that have achieved zero (0) carbon emission by greenhouse gas reduction activities.
- 3) Carbon Balloon : While the Carbon Reduction Label calculates the carbon footprint of a product over its entire lifecycle based on certification standards in Korea, the Carbon Balloon is an international carbon reduction label certification granted by calculating carbon emission over the lifecycle of a product. It is based on stricter ISO14044 & PAS 2050 standards.
