The company’s products, such as the Galaxy S22 series, aredesigned to minimise the impact on the environment during theirentire life cycle 21 APRIL 2022 - 12:49 SPONSORED Samsung hasalways challenged what’s possible with technology, and now theprogressive tech giant is taking strides towards puttingsustainability at the centre of its innovations. From eco-consciousmaterials to global partnerships, Samsung is exploring everyopportunity to help power the world with mobile technology thatserves as a tool for positive change. The company’s products arethoughtfully designed to minimise the impact on the environmentduring their entire life cycle — including power-efficientsemiconductor chips, sustainable packaging, energy-savingtechnology and the ability to upcycle old devices. Samsung ismarrying sustainability and innovation by using recycled materialsin its latest smartphones, wearables and accessories. In additionto its effort to use more ecoconscious materials, includingrecycled post-consumer materials (PCM), new Galaxy smartphones andtablets such as the Galaxy S22 series contain recycled ocean-boundplastic from discarded fishing nets. Every year, hundreds ofthousands of tonnes of fishing nets are abandoned in and around ouroceans. Samsung focused its innovation efforts on this pervasiveand hazardous type of plastic waste that is harming marine life andnatural ecosystems. With help from like-minded partners, Samsungfound a way to repurpose the plastic into a new, high-performancematerial that can be incorporated into critical components of theGalaxy S22 series. From now on, more Galaxy devices will play asmall part in reducing plastic waste in our oceans. The aim is toreduce the environmental impact of its products so people can livemore sustainable lives with affordable, energy-efficientelectronics and appliances. By 2025, Samsung aims to incorporaterecycled material in all products, eliminate plastics in packaging,achieve zero standby power consumption for smartphone chargers, anddivert all waste from landfills at manufacturing facilities acrossthe globe. Samsung will continue developing innovative technologythat bridges barriers, connects communities and addresses theclimate crisis. The company believes that everyone has a role toplay in providing innovative solutions that will protect the planetfor generations to come. The company understands that its effortsneed to match its scale, influence and the magnitude of the entireGalaxy ecosystem around the world. The integration of sustainablepractices across each stage of production is crucial to minimisingenvironmental impact and building a better future for globalcommunities and the next generation of innovators.

QUESTION 1 [50]

1.1 The macro environments mentioned in the article are thetechnological, environmental and social environments. Discuss theimpact and importance of these three environments as indicated toin the article. (30)

1.2 With reference to the article, explain how strategicplanning would have guided Samsung in their new product launch.(20)