Woongjin Coway prioritizes safety and environment in the overall value chain from the R&D stages to the use and waste of the product by the customer so that customers can have a safer product experience.
R&D-
Certification/Regulation management
Enhancement of safety design standards
Review and verification(assessment) for products/parts
Acquisition of products/parts certification
Evaluation of certification conformity
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Reviewing the environmental safety of materials/parts, chemical substances, products and packaging
- Establishing the chemical substances control system and continuous inspection of materials and parts
- Analyze hazardous materials and inspect the safety of material substances
Product environmental safety assessment
- Analyze hazardous substances and adequacy of product chemicals
Packaging environmental safety assessment
- Analyze chemicals and regulations(resource recycling method, etc.) and review gradual introduction of paper cushion
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- Operation of International Accredited Laboratory and Integrated Certification System
Purchase-
Select and maintain suppliers/parts that suit environmental safety
- Shared growth through supplier training for development
- Include environmental safety compliance items in contract
- Manage/support supply network for environmental safety
- Regular visits to suppliers and improvement
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Assessment of selected parts and packaging
- Materials/Parts: Hazardous/Chemical substance inspection
- Packaging: Appearance, measurement, hazardous/chemical substance inspection
- Supplier assessment and company visits
Production-
Stock inspection and management of environmental safety in products
- Sampling compliance with the level of hazardous substances in mass-produced parts
- Checking the adequacy for environmental safety among parts
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Real-time safety verification and plant review management
- Sampling in compliance with the level of hazardous substances in mass-produced products and checking the environmental safety adequacy of products
- Monitoring/Improving any potential change in certification effectiveness during production
- Reviewing and managing whether the production system meeting certification/regulations is maintained
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OEM and ODM
- Sampling for compliance with the level of hazardous substances in mass-produced products
- Checking the environmental safety adequacy of products
- Conducting regular education/inspections for manufacturers and making improvements
Logistics-
- Reducing packaging such as package vinyl, etc.
- Applying eco-friendly packaging(GP mark)
- Separating and transferring service waste(recycling/disposal)
Use-
Follow-up Certification Management
- Monitoring whether the effectiveness of acquired certification is maintained/Making improvements
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Reinforcing hygiene/security through technology innovation
- Designing the standard module to allow easy exchange of parts and stained areas
- Developing new materials with enhanced safety
- Developing smart signaling service technology
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Guide eco-friendly use and recollection
- Re-collect filters and consumable material
- Maintain highest energy efficiency rating
Disposal-
- Establishing/Operating the reverse logistics process
- Zero incineration and reclamation(using solidified fuel)
- Using easily recyclable materials and applying structure design for easy product disassembly
- Implementing circular economy and producing/selling refurbished products
