Clarification – Acoustic noise measurements
We have seen some inconsistencies in acoustic noise measurements for TCO Certified Notebooks 5.0, TCO Certified All-in-one PCs 4.0 and TCO Certified Desktops 5.0.
Reuse IT products — make a difference on #CircularElectronicsDay!
#CircularElectronicsDay highlights the fact that 50 million metric tons of IT products and other electronics are discarded around the world every year. The waste contains both valuable metals and hazardous substances that are often released into nature and affect human health.
2018 Style Guide now available
We encourage you to use the TCO Certified brand in your communications related to certified products.
Update – New Certification Handling System
In our September issue we announced that the new online Certification Handling System would be available on December 1st, but due to some last minute upgrades we will postpone the launch until January 8, 2018.
Status update – Next generation TCO Certified
Work is now progressing to develop the next generation set of criteria and test methods for TCO Certified. Our thanks to those of you who have contributed with comments and expertise so far.
TCO Certified marks 25 years of sustainability progress
This November TCO Certified marked 25 years of IT product certification! Beginning with the first energy saving mode for computer displays, to the complete sustainability certification of today, TCO Certified continues to drive progress toward a sustainable life cycle for IT products.
Clarification: Touch panel testing exception for Displays, AIO PC’s and Notebooks
In our September issue of Technical Update we wrote about a touch panel exception for Displays, AIO’s and Notebooks. In this exception we had calculated our luminance requirement with a 99% confidence interval. We have now recalculated it based on a 95% confidence, which is the interval used throughout TCO Certified. We have also added a minimum color triangle area requirement for Displays and AIO PCs, based on these new results.
New! On-demand training webinar – TCO Certified in 10 Minutes
Need a quick introduction to TCO Certified? Our on-demand tutorial, TCO Certified in 10 minutes, provides an overview of what’s included in the certification - from criteria to independent verification and customer/purchaser benefits.
Reminder! Certificate expiration coming up.Nov 11 deadline to upgrade
November 11 this year marks two years since we launched the current generation TCO Certified. Earlier generations are retired two years following each generation launch. This means that November 11 this year is the deadline to submit your applications to upgrade those certificates.
Clarification – Energy:worst case values
We’ve received some questions about which energy consumption values should be reported as the “worst case” measurement for TCO Certified products. Some applicants are only reporting the worst case numbers based on the row of the highest Total Energy Consumption, TEC.