Sustainable Products

Establishment of Green Packaging System

LG H&H operates the Green Product Review Committee on a company-wide level to realize sustainable green packaging. With the CRO as its chairperson, the committee is composed of the design, packaging research, purchasing, business division, and product planning departments, and is primarily run by the environment and safety team. The committee carries out activities from the pre-development stage, proposing green packaging and suggesting and reviewing green level issues. To proactively comply with rapidly-changing packaging policies, the committee shares relevant information, establishes policies, and applies the policies in products. In 2020, through the operation of the Green Product Review Committee, we conducted activities to minimize product containers, improve materials, and increase the recyclability of our packaging. We reduced the weight of containers by applying a stepped tray to the set products, changed the container material from PET to PP(Polypropylene) or HDPE(High Density Polyethylene), and reduced the amount and cost of packaging waste by implementing improvement tasks to enhance recyclability.

Environmental Product Packaging

LG H&H has continued efforts to employ an efficient method for developing eco-friendly containers in the product development phase. We designed and distributed the Green Packaging Guide that classifies the containers of products to be developed into different grades according to three factors (weight, raw material and recyclability) and assigns marks for them, enabling a more objective assessment of eco-friendliness. We continue to manage our products at each grade and enhance the eco-friendliness of them. Advanced countries, such as Europe and Japan, have already established various regulations on the recyclability of containers. LG H&H will establish its position as a leading eco-friendly company that takes the initiative in the development of green containers and packaging in the market.

Expanding green packaging for resource circulation

In 2021, we made various efforts to expand green packaging, such as reducing container weight by improving packaging methods, increasing recyclability by improving materials, and reducing plastic usage. Regarding specific pouch packaging, we improved it with label strips or shrink film and improved recyclability by changing the paper material of the existing plastic tray, applying PCR plastic to the container, and developing an all-plastic pump. To reduce petroleum-based plastics, we have also developed packaging using recycled plastics and plastics based on natural origins and expanded our packaging to reduce plastic usage. Through these efforts, we not only improved recyclability but also reduced the amount of waste generated and product costs.