The new report Impacts and Insights 2019 from TCO Development measures the sustainability progress among brand owners with IT products certified according to TCO Certified.

The measured time period is 2015-2018 and findings are based on independent factory audits at 20 final assembly factories manufacturing certified products, independent verification reports and interviews with brand owner senior management representatives.

The report covers three main areas: social responsibility in final assembly factories, hazardous substances and conflict minerals.