Award recognizes TCO Certified for helping purchasers drive sustainability
TCO Development receives Outstanding Case Study Award from US based Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council.
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TCO Development receives Outstanding Case Study Award from US based Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council.
Sustainability is important to Electrolux. Using the global certification TCO Certified helps the organization make responsible choices of IT products.
The mandate of criteria 1.3, sustainability performance, states that global production volumes for the certified product must be reported in TCO Certified Portal each year. The deadline for the first time this should be done has now been postponed.
By prolonging product life, you contribute to a more sustainable future by reducing the alarming amounts of e-waste and the release of hazardous substances.
Webinar about the sustainability challenges connected to IT products, and how you can drive positive change through strategic, sustainable procurement.
With TCO Certified, generation 8, you can contribute the UN Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change.
Most IT products are produced and consumed in a linear way. TCO Certified, generation 8 encourage a circular approach to the life cycle of IT products.
Social responsibility is a continuing challenge throughout the IT supply chain. Working hours, health and safety and forced labor are three of the issues.
Conflict minerals are used in IT products but are also connected to armed conflicts, human rights abuses, health risks and environmental degradation.
In the circular economy, products are in use longer and materials are reused to manufacture new products. The goal is to avoid waste altogether.
Hazardous substances are used when IT products are manufactured and in products themselves. Both types are a risk for human health and the environment.
Huge amounts of e-waste is generated every year. Much of it is handled in an unsafe way, causing pollution and the loss of valuable finite resources.
Right now, you have the option of applying for generation 8 and be recognized as first to certify at our launch event in December.
How to apply for TCO Certified, generation 8 product certification. New applications and upgrading from current generation.
TCO Certified aim to drive a shift toward transparency and safer substitutions through independent assessment and use of safer alternative substances to non-halogenated flame retardants and plasticizers. The assessed and approved safer alternatives are presented here.