Samsung has shared an updated vision for its Galaxy for the Planet program, setting new environmental objectives through 2030. After reaching the sustainability goals it initially set for 2025, the company is now broadening its approach. The next phase goes beyond product development and manufacturing, aiming to reduce environmental impact across its worldwide operations.
Galaxy for the Planet meets 2025 targets
First introduced in 2021, Galaxy for the Planet acts as the sustainability blueprint for Samsung’s Mobile eXperience division. Samsung has confirmed that it has fulfilled all four commitments it outlined for 2025, each focused on minimizing the environmental footprint of its mobile devices and related activities.
One of the major achievements has been expanding the use of recycled and responsibly sourced materials in Galaxy products. The company now incorporates 10 different types of recycled materials across both internal and external components, including plastics, metals and glass. It has also strengthened circular economy efforts, such as repurposing plastics recovered from discarded fishing nets and enhancing its Circular Battery Supply Chain to extract and reuse materials from old batteries.
Samsung has eliminated single use plastics from mobile packaging, replacing them with paper based and recycled materials. Enhancements in low standby power technology have reduced charger energy consumption during idle periods to nearly zero. On the manufacturing side, all eligible mobile production facilities have earned Platinum certification under UL Solutions’ Zero Waste to Landfill program, indicating that these sites divert all waste away from landfills.
Looking ahead to 2030
With its earlier milestones completed, Samsung is now extending its sustainability roadmap for the rest of the decade. The new strategy is built around three key pillars: circularity, responsible water management and ecosystem protection.
The company plans to ensure that every module in every Galaxy mobile product, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and wearables, contains at least one recycled material. In terms of water stewardship, Samsung aims to replenish 110 percent of the water used in its mobile operations while working toward the highest level of certification from the Alliance for Water Stewardship. It has also pledged to conserve and restore ecosystems equivalent in size to the footprint of its global mobile operations, with an emphasis on protecting habitats and supporting biodiversity.
Through this expanded roadmap, Samsung is positioning environmental responsibility as a core element of its long term innovation and business strategy rather than a separate initiative.
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