New criteria deliver data on energy, recycled plastics and weight
As part of the new generation TCO Certified, brands declare the energy consumption, recycled plastic content and weight of all certified product models
Best practice Sustainable IT Procurement
In the second of our 2016 Sustainable IT webinar series, we take a closer look at Sustainable IT Procurement practices.
Verification 2016 – product/factory spot checks, round robin testing
As we mentioned in last month’s technical update, this year we’ll be carrying out a number of quality control and verification activities, both at the product and factory level.
New verification organizations added for review of social audits
Due to the growing need for verification of social audits from facilities manufacturing TCO Certified products, we’re please to announce some new additions to our list of partner organizations that are approved for carrying out third party verification of your factory audit reports.
Toxics in IT-products
In the first of our 2016 Sustainable IT webinar series, we found out more about toxics in IT-products.
The list of flame retardants accepted under TCO Certified is growing
The next generation of TCO Certified only accepts non-halogenated flame retardants that have been reviewed by GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals.
Presentation: Niklas Egels-Zandén on Social Responsibility
We will be publishing on-demand versions of the presentations from Sustainable IT Summit 2015. In part 3, Niklas Egels-Zandén take a closer look at the issue of social responsibility in the supply chain.
Presentation: Introduction to GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals
We will be publishing on-demand versions of the presentations from Sustainable IT Summit 2015 in 3 parts. In part 2, Dr. Mark Rossi from US-based Clean Production Action provides an overview of GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals
TCO Certified aims to further reduce hazardous substances
TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to certify product include displays from Eizo, Dell, Lenovo, LG and Samsung, headsets from Plantronics and a notebook from Lenovo.
Comparing Fairphone and TCO Certified is slightly misleading
It's a positive development to see initiatives on the market that aim to make the IT industry more sustainable. The product certification TCO Certified and the manufacturer Fairphone both offer the possibility of choosing smartphones that take social and environmental aspects into consideration. However, the report that compares Fairphone side-by-side to TCO Certified Smartphones is somewhat misleading.