TCO Development announces that 15 major brands of displays , computers and other devices have now fulfilled new criteria for socially responsible manufacturing as outlined in TCO Certified
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TCO Development presents TCO Certified Smartphones at Asia’s largest computer exhibition – dialog with attendees shows a growing need for sustainably designed smartphones.
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The City of Malmö is aiming to be Sweden’s most climate smart city specifically by implementing an IT infrastructure that reduces its environmental impact. Malmö is also a signatory of the Green Digital Charter – a declaration among cities in Europe to work together in meeting EU climate objectives through sustainable use of IT.
In response to growing purchaser demand, more leading notebook brands are choosing TCO Certified as a mark of sustainable design and responsible manufacturing, making it easier for organizations to identify products that meet their sustainable IT goals.
A new study on the effects of E-waste on human health reveals serious negative outcomes for those dismantling and handling components of discarded electronics. The study, published by the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, details that workers, some as young as six years of age, are routinely exposed to hazardous materials and inhalation of toxic gases through direct handling of discarded electronics. People affected by this health crisis are mostly in areas where there is little knowledge about the health risks and in many cases no basic health care or social protections.