The organization behind TCO Certified is TCO Development. We have certified IT products since 1992, beginning with user health and safety issues and have since grown to become a global sustainability certification for IT products, covering both social and environmental aspects. TCO Certified is valid worldwide and we offer market support globally. TCO Development is

All certified products must be independently verified to meet all criteria in TCO Certified, and factories are independently verified and monitored throughout the life of the certificate. Certification requirements include mandatory product testing, factory risk assessments, and ongoing monitoring. All verification is handled by independent verifiers accredited in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025. Each test

We certify specific IT product models, not IT brands or manufacturers as a whole.

TCO Certified is a comprehensive system of rigorous sustainability criteria and independent verification of compliance that provides purchasers and the IT industry with a trusted, science-based solution for IT product sustainability. Independent testing and assessment of products and factories to ensure criteria are being met is mandatory.

TCO Certified is freely cited in IT procurement by organizations around the world as a way to identify more responsible IT product choices. The more organizations that ask for TCO Certified, the stronger the signal to the IT industry to implement sustainable change.

IT products come with a number of sustainability challenges throughout their life cycle, such as:

• Greenhouse gas emissions, especially in the production phase (Scope 3)
• Hazardous substances used in products and their manufacture.
• E-waste, resulting from short lifetimes and linear business models.
• Supply chain working conditions and environmental risks.