With the addition of imaging equipment, TCO Certified covers 12 product categories — most IT products found at the office and those that store your data. Purchasing organizations can now use the certification to procure more sustainable printers and copying machines.
TCO Certified is the world-leading sustainability certification for IT products, helping organizations take a holistic sustainability approach to the IT products they buy and use. The certification includes a comprehensive system of up-to-date criteria, independent verification of compliance, and a structured system for continuous improvement to drive real and lasting change.
The product category imaging equipment is now part of TCO Certified, generation 9. Most criteria are the same as for other product categories, such as socially and environmentally responsible manufacturing, user health and safety, product lifetime extension, reduction of hazardous substances, and material recovery. On top of this, product-specific performance criteria for imaging equipment are included.
Focus areas in TCO Certified, generation 9
Getting to truly sustainable IT products is a journey of continuous improvement in environmental and social responsibility. With TCO Certified, generation 9 we take critical next steps along this pathway. Updates and changes are made in several criteria areas. When it comes to socially responsible manufacturing, we go further up the supply chain. Criteria for anti-corruption and mineral sourcing are strengthened. We move forward to enable circular IT solutions with more ambitious criteria aimed at extending the life of IT products, promoting material recovery, and reducing e-waste. Our ground-breaking system for safer alternatives to hazardous substances is also expanded to include process chemicals used in the manufacture of IT products.
Use TCO Certified to procure imaging equipment responsibly
By asking for TCO Certified, your organization gets access to products that are independently verified to meet a broad set of social and environmental sustainability criteria. Every certified product model comes with independently verified product data that helps you make more informed purchasing decisions, improves your sustainability reporting and helps you meet your organization’s goals.
