A new guide helps organizations use TCO Certified to leverage their purchasing power and make responsible choices of IT products. The guide includes five concrete steps, more than 35 tips, and a practical checklist that keeps you organized.
Sustainable procurement can seem overwhelming, and it can sometimes be hard to know where to start. The new guide takes you through the procurement process and gives you the details you need to succeed. More than 35 practical tips are listed, explaining what you need to do to create sustainability benefits through your purchases, including:
TCO Certified can be used in different ways. The easiest method is simply plugging the certification into your existing procurement language. By doing this, you send a signal to the IT industry that sustainability is important. However, a strategic approach to your organization’s sustainability goals gives you more opportunities to influence suppliers and measure your impact. The new guide supports both of these approaches and explains what you need to keep in mind to reach your targets.
No matter which path you choose, TCO Certified is free to use for the purchasing organization. Relevant, up-to-date criteria and independent verification of compliance are always included, which means that you can impact the IT supply chain in a really efficient way.
A guide to sustainable IT purchasing with TCO Certified is available in web format, where fold-out sections make the content easy to overview and navigate. A pdf version is also available for those who want to save the file locally on the computer or print a copy. Additionally, this new release includes a practical checklist that helps you stay organized. Print it, put it on the wall and tick off the steps you’ve already completed.
