Impacts and Insights is our report series that we have developed to share our insights, knowledge and impacts with you. We believe that it’s important to put TCO Certified in a bigger context, and make it clear that your requirements have a big impact in making IT products and the IT industry more sustainable, and our reports is one way of doing this.
In our report Impacts and Insights: Circular IT Management in Practice, we’ve done a deep-dive into circularity. What does this actually mean for IT products — and how can the circular economy be implemented on the ground when you procure and use IT products? What stands in the way for circularity and how can these obstacles be removed?
To answer these questions, we spoke to experts in the field (including our own), interviewed people on the frontline of circular procurement, and checked in with some IT brands to get a snapshot of how the transition is going.
I’m very happy to see the huge interest in the report and call for more circular IT practices. We’ve had over 600 attendees across our two webinars. The report has so far been downloaded more than 1 000 times. Interest has been spread across the globe, with downloads from several countries all over the world.
Through this report we have talked to thousands of purchasers about circular management of IT products. I hope that you will all join the procurers across the globe who, by choosing to ask for TCO Certified, help to put millions of more sustainable products to the end users!
This report explains how the linear production and consumption of IT products contribute to the climate crisis, the unsustainable depletion of natural resources and enormous amounts of toxic e-waste, but also how a circular approach can contribute to solving these sustainability issues. This is why we have asked everyone we’ve interviewed for practical tips. At the end of the report, all 33 hands-on tips are collected, to help you move forward.
With the circular criteria in TCO Certified we demand more durable products that can be repaired, upgraded and recycled. Now it’s up to you as a buyer and user to implement these practices that will reduce the environmental impact of your IT products.
One thing we’ve learned during our work with this report is that the most important thing is to actually get started. The transition to the circular economy is essential, and we all need to play an active part in making the switch. It doesn’t matter so much what the first step is as long as you take it.
I look forward to continuing the dialogue with purchasers across the globe to drive for more sustainable IT products. Are you interested in our next report talking about the critical role of independent verification and how to avoid greenwash by getting proof in IT procurement? Sign up to our newsletter to make sure you receive the latest news from us, including the next report!
Sören is our CEO and has many years of experience in the IT industry, pushing organizations in a more sustainable direction. He likes outdoors activities like cross-country skiing, kayaking and mountain biking.
