– Sustainability issues we target
Environmental and social risks with IT products
Today, we produce and use IT products in a linear way, leading to virgin natural resources being depleted to manufacture products that often have a short lifespan before they are discarded. This contributes to the climate crisis and enormous amounts of toxic e-waste.
Conflict minerals used in IT products are known to fuel wars and human rights abuses. Hazardous substances present a wide variety of risks. Also, social responsibility issues occur throughout the supply chain. From raw-materials extraction to final assembly, working hours, health and safety, and forced labor are just a few examples of problems that need to be addressed.
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Sustainability issues connected to IT products
IT products come with numerous social and environmental challenges throughout their life cycle. The current and linear take-use-waste model creates pollutants and depletes natural resources, affecting both human health and the environment.
Quiz: how do IT products affect the climate?
Test your knowledge and learn more about reducing emissions from the IT products you buy and use.
“Working together helps purchasers impact the supply chain”
Criteria in TCO Certified hold the IT industry accountable for working conditions in the supply chain of certified products.
IT industry welcomes dialog for improved sustainability
Our annual assessment process helps the IT industry address complex supply chain issues and offers guidance for a more sustainable path.
Webinar on-demand: shaping the future of sustainable IT through industry dialog
In this webinar, we look at our work with socially responsible manufacturing and present findings from the latest annual review process.
New approved collector helps purchasers tackle e-waste
With TCO Certified Edge, e-waste compensated, a corresponding amount of e-waste is collected for each manufactured product.
Product and material recovery saves valuable natural resources
For a more sustainable life cycle, products and materials must be recovered and reused to a much larger extent.
Safer alternatives reduces the chemical risk in IT manufacturing
Legislation is lagging and focuses on banning substances but the substitutions can be just as hazardous, or even worse.
Durability and repairability save resources and reduce e-waste
TCO Certified helps you select products that are designed with a circular approach, so that products are kept in their intended use longer.
33 practical tips for circular management of IT products
33 practical tips from our report Impacts and Insights – Circular IT Management in Practice, where we’re deep-diving into circularity.
Increased transparency turns sustainability into good business
An incentive system in TCO Certified helps accelerate the development toward fair working conditions in the IT industry.
High product performance improves productivity and sustainability
By taking both product performance and environmental factors into account, user productivity can improve and devices can be in use longer.
Safe and ergonomic product design reduces risks for the user
TCO Certified products must be safe and ergonomically designed, which supports productivity and enables the user to use the product longer.
Report Generator (beta) helps you measure your sustainability impact
The web tool Report Generator presents verified data about certified products and helps organizations measure their sustainability impact.
How worker rights can help leverage the circular transition
Circular solutions help us tackle many of today’s sustainability issues, but a shortcoming is that it lacks a focus on social issues.
Mandatory reporting and incentives lower environmental risk
TCO Certified ensures that the environmental impact is measured, and that environmental and energy management systems are implemented.
Monitoring and accountability drive socially responsible manufacturing
TCO Certified includes a structured system for continuous improvements, along with strict monitoring to ensure problems are solved.
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.
New collaboration toward more sustainable data centers
For more sustainable data centers, TCO Development presents a collaboration with the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA).
Sustainability and data centers — more than just an energy issue
TCO Certified covers servers, storage products and networking equipment and helps you take environmental and social responsibility when storing your data.
Circularity in practice: How to manage notebook computers responsibly
How can principles of circularity be implemented into the procurement and use of notebook computers? How can you cut greenhouse gas emissions and save money at the same time? We’ve listened to experts in
Pollution is a huge threat — the solution is simpler than you think
Toxic pollution contributes to the planetary emergency we face today. We need to take action and assess chemicals before they are used.
TCO Certified quiz reveals what we know about e-waste
TCO Development launched an e-waste quiz. With almost 2000 people taking the quiz, these are some of the findings!
The IT supply chain – a risky business from raw materials to end user
Computers, displays and other IT products is a necessity for most organizations — but these purchases also involve sustainability risks.
Webinar on-demand 2: Another four approaches to circular electronics
E-waste is the world’s fastest growing waste stream. In this webinar, four impactful approaches to circular electronics will be presented.
