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HP joins Dell, Lenovo in Offering TCO Certified Notebook Computers
IT brand HP has joined Dell and Lenovo in achieving the TCO Certified sustainability certification for a range of notebook computers.
IT factories show improvement in social responsibility
A new compliance study by sustainability certification TCO Certified reveals major improvements in factories manufacturing IT products for 16 brands.
Webinar: Impacts and Insights – TCO Certified 2016 progress report
On February 28 we released our 2016 progress report on environmental and social responsibility in the IT industry. Watch our webinar and learn more.
Report: Improvements and challenges in factory working conditions
In our 2016 progress report, our most recent follow up verification rounds reveal both progress and challenges in IT factory working conditions.
Progress report: Both improvements and challenges in IT factory working conditions
The report, Impacts and Insights, measures the most recent effects of the latest generation TCO Certified. The criteria focus on increased brand owner responsibility for supply chain working conditions and conflict minerals initiatives along with a new approach to identifying safer flame retardant chemicals. The current generation of TCO Certified, launched in November 2015, places greater overall responsibility for product and factory compliance on brand owners.
Circular Economy & IT Products
In the fifth installment of our 2016 Sustainable IT webinar series, we make a deep dive into circular economy and IT-products with Annachiara Torciano and Louise Koch. We take a closer look at the current state of circular economy policy approaches, and what it means for the development of more sustainable IT products.
Proposed chemical tax on electronics misses environmental target
The chemical tax on electronics is aimed at substances with known negative effects, while giving a pass to untested substitutes with possibly greater risk
New Sustainable IT Purchasing Guidance for Institutional Purchasers
In the fourth webinar of our 2016 Sustainable IT series, we welcomed Christina Macken, Director of Programs for the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council in the USA, who provided a preview of their upcoming Guidance for Leadership in Sustainable Purchasing – IT Hardware – version 2.0.
A new Greenpeace survey reveals demand for sustainable smartphones
The survey shows a growing consumer demand for smartphones that are made to last, don't contain hazardous chemicals and are easily repaired and recycled.
More TCO Certified projectors as buyers drive sustainability
Casio joins NEC and Acer in offering projectors that meet all TCO Certified life cycle sustainability criteria. Buyers can choose from 50 certified models.
The business case for sustainable electronics
It doesn’t take a genius to see that electronics are more widely used than ever before.. Is it possible to turn the tide on e-waste?
Are your electronics as sustainable as claimed? 5 ways to be sure
Sustainability certification is more than a label slapped on a box as it rolls off the assembly line. If you want to be confident about the electronics you buy, it’s important to know that third party verification is included.
Closing the sustainability gap in public procurement
Webinar on “Closing the sustainability gap in public procurement” cover the role of public purchasers in driving positive change and a Swedish case study
Are Your Electronics Socially Responsible?
Some of the problems that plague IT production; from modern-day forced labor to extreme overtime — the human costs of IT manufacturing can be staggering.
Mobile devices meet new sustainability criteria in TCO Certified
During March-April, 26 models of notebook computers and tablets have met the new, advanced sustainability criteria in TCO Certified.
Sustainability lacking in public purchasing
A new report takes a closer look at sustainable public purchasing and examines common myths associated with including sustainability factors in the process.
TCO Certified – Verification Rounds 2016
Verification of compliance is an important feature of TCO Certified. During 2016, we will be conducting quality assurance verification rounds at the product, factory and brand levels.
New criteria deliver data on energy, recycled plastics and weight
As part of the new generation TCO Certified, brands declare the energy consumption, recycled plastic content and weight of all certified product models
Best practice Sustainable IT Procurement
In the second of our 2016 Sustainable IT webinar series, we take a closer look at Sustainable IT Procurement practices.
Toxics in IT-products
In the first of our 2016 Sustainable IT webinar series, we found out more about toxics in IT-products.
The list of flame retardants accepted under TCO Certified is growing
The next generation of TCO Certified only accepts non-halogenated flame retardants that have been reviewed by GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals.
Presentation: Niklas Egels-Zandén on Social Responsibility
We will be publishing on-demand versions of the presentations from Sustainable IT Summit 2015. In part 3, Niklas Egels-Zandén take a closer look at the issue of social responsibility in the supply chain.
Presentation: Introduction to GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals
We will be publishing on-demand versions of the presentations from Sustainable IT Summit 2015 in 3 parts. In part 2, Dr. Mark Rossi from US-based Clean Production Action provides an overview of GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals
TCO Certified aims to further reduce hazardous substances
TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to certify product include displays from Eizo, Dell, Lenovo, LG and Samsung, headsets from Plantronics and a notebook from Lenovo.