A sustainability certification is needed for IT products because the industry is associated with complex environmental and social risks that are difficult for individual purchasers to manage on their own.
Key challenges include climate impact, hazardous substances, linear methods for manufacturing and use, as well as environmental and social risks throughout the IT product supply chain. These issues often occur across global and multi-tiered supply chains, making it difficult to assess and verify sustainability performance without a structured framework.
TCO Certified was developed to address these challenges by providing comprehensive criteria and independent verification. It helps organizations reduce sustainability risks and use their purchasing power to drive improvements in how IT products are designed, manufactured, and managed throughout the product life cycle.
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