The future development of TCO Certified is guided by the Roadmap for Sustainable IT, which outlines a long-term strategy for driving sustainability in the IT industry.
The roadmap provides clear, step-by-step plans in four key areas: climate, substances, circularity, and supply chain. It is designed to address current challenges while setting direction for future criteria, helping both IT brands and purchasers prepare for what comes next.
A new generation of TCO Certified is launched every three years, with updated criteria and verification methods. These updates introduce new requirements, raise ambition levels, and ensure that the certification continues to reflect the latest sustainability challenges and technological developments.
The long-term ambition is to drive systemic change in the IT industry. This includes reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the product life cycle, ensuring safer substances, enabling circular use of products and materials, and improving working conditions and environmental performance in global supply chains.
By making future requirements visible in advance, the roadmap helps organizations plan ahead, align with upcoming criteria, and take the next steps toward more sustainable IT solutions.