Sustainability is a team effort. When we work together, change will happen faster. For more than 30 years, we’ve worked with the global IT industry and buyers worldwide to improve sustainability in the tech world. The criteria in TCO Certified are updated every third year to push sustainability where it matters most. Now, we want to take the next step with you.

Join us as we discuss the steps needed to drive sustainability in four key areas: climate, substances, circularity and supply chain. We are excited to share our Roadmap for Sustainable IT with an external audience for the first time, along with the criteria in the new generation of TCO Certified. Thousands of updates and changes have been made to drive circularity, reduce the climate impact of IT products, improve working conditions for over 100,000 people and replace thousands of harmful substances with safer alternatives. The first verified models that meet all criteria will also be made public.

Thousands of organizations worldwide include TCO Certified in the procurement process to support sustainable IT initiatives and efforts. By joining this digital launch event, you can learn more about our global system for IT sustainability with a proven track record and how you can join the global movement for sustainable IT.

On the agenda

  • Re-thinking climate action (Niclas Rydell)
    A new criteria set questions the status quo and drives emission reductions in both manufacturing and use. Learn how it helps you reduce your IT systems’ climate footprint.

  • Improving chemical safety (Stephen Fuller)
    Learn how we’ve managed to take control of the almost uncontrollable chemicals industry, and you can benefit as we take this further in 2025.

  • Collaboration for circularity (Andreas Nobell)
    To create circular material flows, we need to work together. Find out what you can do, and what to expect when you buy certified products.

  • Supply chain sustainability (Stephen Fuller)
    30 years of systematic work have resulted in more responsible factories and lasting improvements. Learn how you can benefit as we move further up the supply chain.

  • The importance of supporting the same system (Clare Hobby and Barton Finn)
    Using TCO Certified means bundling your procurement power with thousands of other organizations worldwide. Learn what the new developments in the four areas mean in practice for purchasing organizations.

  • The first certified products!
    The new generation requires major adaptations by IT brands in product design and manufacturing processes, as well as new circular solutions. We will look at the first models that have been verified to meet all criteria.

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The duration of the event is one hour.

Listen to experts in sustainability and procurement

Andreas Nobell

Circularity

Andreas Nobell is a passionate circularity advocate and has developed a broad set of circular criteria for TCO Certified, including an e-waste recovery scheme that received the SPLC Supplier Leadership Award in 2020. Andreas is one of the founders of Circular Electronics Initiative and Circular Electronics Day and is currently involved in several research projects to develop tools and methods for circular IT.

Niclas Rydell

Climate

Niclas Rydell has led the development of the new generation of TCO Certified. He started his career 20 years ago in product testing and played a key role in establishing a systematic approach that ensures TCO Certified promotes continuous and lasting change. Niclas has also developed the annual product carbon footprint and renewable energy criteria based on independent research and extensive discussions with climate scientists and industry stakeholders.

Clare Hobby

Sustainable procurement

Clare Hobby leads external engagement for TCO Certified and empowers technology procurement and policymakers globally to become changemakers as they face today’s critical environmental, climate and social sustainability challenges. With over 20 years in sustainability, Clare currently serves in board and advisory roles with the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council and Clean Electronics Production Network.

Stephen Fuller

Stephen Fuller

Substances and supply chain

Stephen Fuller created the groundbreaking TCO Certified Accepted Substance List, promoting safer alternatives to toxic substances in the IT industry. He also developed the first supply chain criteria included in an IT product certification. As a lead social auditor and chemical expert, his visits to factories in Asia and South America have deepened his understanding of the industry’s challenges and motivations for making responsible choices.

Barton Finn

Sustainable procurement

Barton Finn is an expert in technology, procurement and sustainability. He supports institutions and purchasing organizations in the Benelux and French-speaking Europe to drive environmental and social responsibility by using TCO Certified in their IT tenders. He has prior experience working for the European Parliament and, more recently, as a member of the government affairs department of a major IT company.

Moderated by Paulina Modlitba

Paulina Modlitba is a thought leader in technology and innovation. She developed an early interest in programming and the internet and eventually applied to both KTH and MIT where she studied and researched robot-human interaction, machine learning, and technology that assists individuals on the autism spectrum.