Sustainable Products

Operation of Green Product Council

LG H&H operates the Green Product Council to establish and implement company-wide product environmental policies. The council, led by the Environmental Safety Division, includes departments responsible for packaging research, design, purchasing, and product planning. The outcomes of council meetings are shared across the company. The council discusses tasks to improve product environmental performance from the development stage to post-improvement stages, and shares social product environmental issues, legal matters, and government policies. In 2023, we undertook 26 packaging improvement projects, including container lightweighting, material improvement, use of recycled materials, and recyclability enhancement. We also improved three government circular use assessment target products, shared seven legislative policies, and participated in two external agreements: the Agreement to Expand the Use of Eco-Friendly Packaging and the Agreement to Establish a Recycling System through Sterilization Pack Recycling.

Green Product Council

CRO1) as
Chairperson
Environment &
Safety Team
as Secretariat
Review Members
  • Desingn Center
  • Packaging Research
  • Purchasing Division
  • Business Division,
    Product Planning

1) CRO : Chef Risk Management Officer

Reduction of Plastic Usage

LG H&H engaged in various activities to reduce plastic usage, focusing on container light weighting projects promoted by the Green Product Council. These projects included redesigning packaging to use less plastic while maintaining quality, eliminating unnecessary packaging, and replacing materials with paper. Through these efforts, in 2023, we reduced plastic usage by 1,071 tons, which is 10% more than the previous year's reduction.

Expansion of Recycled Material Usage

LG H&H has expanded the use of recycled materials in packaging according to tasks promoted by the Green Product Council to contribute to resource circulation. As part of this effort, we continue to use glass containing over 80% cullet in cosmetic containers and launched the first products in Korea using pyrolysis oil from waste plastics. We also utilized waste plastic set trays generated during production processes, expanded the application of recycled ABS material in cosmetic containers, and used recycled PET (r-PET) in 1.25 L Coca-Cola bottles. Through these various activities, we achieved a total usage of 452 tons of recycled plastic in 2023.

Green Product Sales
(Unit : KRW 100 million)

Green Product Sales
Category 2023 Performance 2024 Target
Beverage 3,782 4,000
Cosmetics and Consumer Goods 829 1,000
Total 4,611 5,000

Case of Packaging Materials with Improved Recyclability

LG H&H strives to address hindering factors in the recycling process to enhance the recyclability of containers and the eco-friendly image of products.

Use of Recycled
Packaging Materials
in 20231)

Use of Recycled Packaging Materials in 20221)
Category Recycling Volume(t) Recycling Rate(%) Recycling Rate Targets (%, 2023)
Can 20,820 98.98 95
Glass 16,231 81.00 75
Synthetic Resin 50,758 88.47 86
1) Data based on recycling rate disclosure data from Korea Resource Circulation Service Agency(KORA)
* Some data adjusted due to changes in data management scope and methodology adjustments, etc.

Expansion of Products with Eco-Labeling Certification

The Eco-Label certification, managed by the Ministry of Environment, certifies products with superior environmental performance compared to similar-use products. This label provides consumers with information on eco-friendly products, encouraging companies to voluntarily develop and produce environmentally friendly products. LG H&H has consistently obtained Eco-Labels for kitchen detergents, multipurpose cleaners, and air fresheners, providing consumers with information on eco-friendly products.
Additionally, we actively participate in the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) system, which quantitatively indicates the environmental impact of products throughout their entire lifecycle, from production to disposal. Through EPD certification, we provide consumers with quantitative data on the environmental impact of raw material extraction, production, transportation/distribution, use, and disposal of our products.

Total Sales (Unit: KRW 100 million)

  • 2021
    4,507
  • 2022
    4,768
  • 2023
    4,611

Certified Products

※ As of late December 2023
  • 218 Total number of
    certified
    products
  • 204
    Eco-labeling
  • 8
    Environmental
    product
    Declaration(EPD)
  • 6
    low-carbon
    certification

Eco-label Certified Products

Eco-label Certified Products
Product Categories Brands Product Names
Kitchen
Detergents		 Jayeonpong Jayeonpong Oil-Free Baking Soda & Lemon, etc.
PONG PONG Pongpong Lemon Vinegar, etc.
Multi-Purpose Cleaners Homestar Homestar Natulux Bathroom Cleaner, etc.
Air Fresheners Aura LG Aura Eco Big Egg Air Freshener, etc.

Eco-label Certified Products

Eco-label Certified Products
Product Categories Brands Product Names
Cosmetics Beyond Beyond Deep Moisture Smoothing Body Emulsion 300ml, 500ml
Beyond Deep Moisture Creamy Body Wash 300ml, 500ml
Carbonated Drinks Coke Coca-Cola 500mL, 1.5L PET
Sprite Sprite 500mL, 1.5L PET
Coke Coca-Cola Zero 500mL, 1.5L PET
Bottled Water Pyeongchang Water Gangwon Pyeongchang Water 500mL, 2L PET
ViO Soonsoo ViO Soonsoo 500mL, 2L PET

The Beyond Deep Moisture 4 products, Gangwon Pyeongchang Water 2L, and ViO Soonsoo 2L products have low-carbon certification.

Hempharmx Hair & Body Care

A clean beauty trend that prioritizes the impact on people, animals and the global environment is spreading around the world. Hempharmx is a hair & body care brand containing hemp seed oil, which is gaining attention as an eco-friendly product. It minimizes the decomposition of omega 3 and 6 components by a cold compression method that does not apply heat to the raw materials, and is certified as “excellent” grade in the German Derma Test and the Vegetarian Society of the UK, based on its hypoallergenic formula. In addition, we applied the Smart Easy Cap, which is easy to recycle.

Hempharmx Hair & Body Care

Improving Recyclability of PET Containers

In 2020, it became mandatory to dispose of transparent plastic bottles separately to maximize the recyclability of PET bottles and prevent the mixing of heterogeneous raw materials. In addition, labels or pumps that are difficult to separate require improvements. LG H&H changed the materials of containers with pump dispensers to PP or HDPE to improve separation and recyclability, and also reduced the recycling charges.

Improving Recyclability with Colorless Pet Containers

Changed Colors of PET Bottles for Beverages and Improved Labeling

After identifying the problem of the many unrecyclable PET bottles, we changed colored PET bottles to colorless bottles that are easy to recycle. Representative products include Sprite, Seagram Sparkling Water, Kin Cider, and Minute Maid Aloe. In addition, we are making efforts to improve the eco-friendliness of packaging with the application of a perforated line and thermal-alkali separated adhesives1) and label-free packaging to increase the ease of use in separating labels from PET containers

1) Thermal-alkali separated adhesives: Easily separated by reacting to a constant temperature (85 - 90℃) of washing water for recycled products and sodium hydroxide (2%) Changed Colors of PET Bottles for Beverages and Improved Labeling

Royal Botanic Pumping Toothpaste Using Regenerated Ingredients

We are expanding the use of eco-friendly raw materials using natural raw materials when manufacturing containers to reduce the amount of petroleum-based plastics used. In 2021, we replaced up to 54% of petroleum-based plastics used in containers by applying Royal Botanic Pumping Toothpaste with Bio Balanced PE material using 30% of raw materials extracted from waste cooking oil and recycled PP from recycled waste plastic.

Beyond refill pouch utilizing paper material

LG H&H developed a paper pouch with synthetic resin added to it for durability for product storage and launched the Beyond refill pouch, which uses 75% less plastic than the original plastic container. Following the launch of 6 products, including five body wash and one shampoo, we plan to apply the pouch to additional shampoo products in 2022.

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