Articles – stories
Our thoughts on sustainability and IT products
Behind TCO Certified is a diverse team of experts from different backgrounds. We share a passion for sustainable solutions, and want to build a future where all IT products have an environmentally and socially sustainable life cycle.
Guilty until proven otherwise — the right strategy for chemicals
While banning hazardous chemicals is the most common strategy, assessing and approving safer alternatives is much more efficient.
How we managed to control the uncontrollable chemical industry
Hazardous substances used in IT products is a sustainability risk. With TCO Certified Accepted Substance List, safer alternatives are identified.
Meet Martin, Annika and Stephen — three of our longest-serving employees
What’s happened in the last 26 years of TCO Certified’s history? Hear stories from three of our longest-serving team members.
The CEO’s computer is a decade old: here’s how he made it last
To reduce the environmental impact, TCO Development's CEO Sören Enholm has used his computer for ten years.
How compliance with social criteria is verified in TCO Certified
A structured system with independent verification, follow-up, incentives and accountability is crucial for successfully driving social sustainability.
Quiz: how do IT products affect the climate?
Test your knowledge and learn more about reducing emissions from the IT products you buy and use.
“Working together helps purchasers impact the supply chain”
Criteria in TCO Certified hold the IT industry accountable for working conditions in the supply chain of certified products.
The proposal from the EU is welcome to avoid greenwashing
An eco-label or sustainability certification can be a great help, but only if it is credible and has a robust certification system.
“Organizations operate in a world where sustainability is no longer optional”
The interest in sustainable IT is growing. Clare Hobby and Andreas Nobell explain how you can become more sustainable in an efficient way.
33 practical tips for circular management of IT products
33 practical tips from our report Impacts and Insights – Circular IT Management in Practice, where we’re deep-diving into circularity.
Thank you for your commitment in 2022!
Now is the time to summarize 2022. Some of the highlights are a new generation of TCO Certified and record numbers of certified products.
How worker rights can help leverage the circular transition
Circular solutions help us tackle many of today’s sustainability issues, but a shortcoming is that it lacks a focus on social issues.
“I want to help people build a thriving future for all”
Meet Chiara Scalabrino, the most recent addition to our purchaser support team. She focuses on helping organizations in Italy and Spain.
The EU can make better use of independent sustainability labels
Public procurement is an important tool for reaching environmental and climate goals in the EU. Unfortunately, many opportunities are lost.
What digital product passports are and why you need to care
We have a global increase in the standard of living and the consumption of products is escalating to record levels.
30 years of driving sustainability in the IT industry
When we launched TCO Certified three decades ago the aim was to give IT users in need of better products a common voice.
