“I want to help people build a thriving future for all”
Meet Chiara Scalabrino, the most recent addition to our purchaser support team. She focuses on helping organizations in Italy and Spain.
The EU can make better use of independent sustainability labels
Public procurement is an important tool for reaching environmental and climate goals in the EU. Unfortunately, many opportunities are lost.
What digital product passports are and why you need to care
We have a global increase in the standard of living and the consumption of products is escalating to record levels.
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Getting started with sustainable procurement
Sustainability takes time, but the main thing is to get started. Using TCO Certified is an effective way of taking the next step in social and environmental responsibility. We offer a complete tool, with criteria that challenge the IT industry, ready for use.
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Webinar on-demand: Circular IT in practice — the purchaser perspective
Learn how to integrate the principles of the circular economy into procurement practice and see real-life examples of implementation.
Webinar on-demand: Circular IT in practice — real world solutions
How can IT purchasers take circular approach to the devices they buy? Guests: Joost de Kluijver, Closing the Loop and Steve Haskew, Circular Computing.
Webinar on-demand: Using purchasing to drive environmental and social progress
Webinar about the sustainability challenges connected to IT products, and how you can drive positive change through strategic, sustainable procurement.
Webinar on-demand: Benchmarking your sustainable purchasing program
Join our guest speaker Kris Spriano, SPLC BENCHMARK Program Manager in this case study which demonstrates a method to measure and benchmark sustainable purchasing practices within an organization.
Webinar on-demand: Closing the gap – the role of purchasers in driving a more socially responsible IT supply chain
Listen to our first webinar of the year where we discussed our supply chain responsibility findings from 2017 and what they mean for you as an IT purchaser.
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.
Together we make a difference
Cooperation and innovative perspectives are keys to solving the broad range of sustainability challenges we face — from the climate crisis to the reduction of biodiversity and the growing problems associated with chemicals and e-waste.
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City of Gothenburg: Follow-up is key to sustainable procurement success
The City of Gothenburg uses public procurement as a tool for driving sustainable development. CSR specialist Johan Davidsson has some top tips for success.
Reuse IT products — make a difference on #CircularElectronicsDay!
#CircularElectronicsDay highlights the fact that 50 million metric tons of IT products and other electronics are discarded around the world every year. The waste contains both valuable metals and hazardous substances that are often released into nature and affect human health.
City of Vetlanda: Why we choose TCO Certified
At the City of Vetlanda, Sweden, environmental, social and ethical criteria are an important part of our purchasing program. These priorities are reflected in our current purchasing policies. In our latest Chromebook tender, we decided to use TCO Certified to bridge the gap between our limited resources as a public entity and the expertise required to set relevant criteria and verify IT product compliance.
Handelsbanken: TCO Certified makes our work easier
For many years, we’ve been purchasing TCO Certified monitors. And now, we’ve decided that other IT equipment we purchase, such as computers, should also be certified.
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.
Bank’s Successful Model for Sustainable IT Purchasing
Swedbank’s values-based, risk assessment approach to IT purchasing led to choice of TCO Certified as sustainability criteria in their purchase of 10 000 notebook computers.
The development of TCO Certified
Changing the direction of a global industry with thousands of different actors takes time. TCO Certified is constantly evolving to keep up with technology advancements and emerging sustainability hotspots. This way, we can continue to drive environmental and social sustainability throughout the IT product’s life cycle.
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Now available: More sustainable IT products
TCO Certified, generation 9 intensifies global efforts for more sustainability, accountability, and transparency in IT supply chains.
New Fairphone 4 5G meets tough sustainability criteria in TCO Certified
After growing purchaser demand: Fairphone 4 is the first product model certified according to TCO Certified, generation 8 for smartphones.
TCO Certified leads the way for safer chemicals in electronics
TCO Certified Accepted Substance List will expand to include process chemicals used in IT products protecting workers in the supply chain.
A structured approach to continuous improvement in the IT industry
Learn more about how a robust ecolabel or certification makes sure that social and environmental issues are found and solved.
From banned to better: the critical role of safer chemicals in sustainable IT
Safer chemicals play a crucial role in sustainable procurement. Learn how to get access to IT products that include only tested and approved substances.
TCO Certified Edge, E-waste Compensated recognized by SPLC
TCO Certified Edge, E-waste Compensated initiative has received the SPLC prestigious Supplier Leadership Award for impact and innovation.