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Is LG an ethical television brand?

Within The Good Shopping Guide’s Ethical Televisions sector, LG is a below benchmark brand due to its low score.

To see how other brands within the Ethical Televisions compare to LG, visit the Televisions Ethical Ratings Table. The Ratings Table can help you to find out more about the criteria that a brand has to reach so that it can meet our minimum Ethical Benchmark.

The Good Shopping Guide encourages all brands to adopt more ethical practices and apply for Ethical Accreditation in order to follow the example set by our top-rated brands.

What does LG receive a top rating for?

LG receives a couple of top scores. LG is awarded a top score for our Eco Labels category.

Does LG have any bottom scores?

Unfortunately, LG receives a bottom score for The Good Shopping Guide’s Other Criticisms category.

Within the recent Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), LG receives a low score of 12.6/100.

The CTI is a system used to evaluate supply chain practices in China, in particular: environmental management and water pollution. The scores are calculated by using a variety of different data sources including government compliance data and online monitoring data.

What can LG do to improve its score? 

LG’s score within The Good Shopping Guide’s Televisions Ethical Ratings Table is the result of a calculation of multiple ethical criteria.

Do you think that your Television brand could benefit from Ethical Accreditation? Visit The Good Shopping Guide’s Ratings Tables to find out which other brands within the Ethical Televisions sector have received our ethics and sustainability certification. If you’re interested in learning more about Ethical Accreditation, get in touch with us or complete our short preliminary evaluation form.

Ethical performance in category

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GSG score

61
65

GSG category benchmark

100

Ethical Rating

Environment

  • Environmental Report

    Good

  • Eco Labels

    Good

  • Fossil Fuels

    Good

Animal

  • Animal Welfare

    Good

People

  • Armaments

    Good

  • Irresponsible Lending

    Good

  • Code of Conduct

    Good

  • Political Donations

    Acceptable

  • Human Rights

    Poor

  • Conflict Minerals

    Good

Other

  • Ethical Accreditation

    Poor

  • Other Criticisms

    Poor

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