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.
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