Tco Certified Overview (V1 0)
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TCO CertifiedMakes it easy to choose IT products designed for both usability and the environment
2010-02-04 Sören Enholm
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TCO Development –the company behind TCO Certified• A company owned by TCO - The Swedish Confederation of
Professional Employees (a non-profit organization)
• Started in the 1980s based on increase in health problems among office employees due to poorly designed IT equipment
• Potential profit is reinvested in user studies, development of requirements and market outreach
• Presence in Europe, North America and Asia
• Member of theGlobal Eco-labeling Network (GEN)
Challenges for IT
The good…• Replaces less environmental
friendly activities
• Replaces less user friendly activities
• Helps spread information and democracy
The bad…• E-waste with hazardous
substances ending up in the third world
• Energy consumption adds to climate threat
• User safety and comfort
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Benefits for you
High performance • Image and sound quality
Ergonomic design• Physical
• Visual
Safety
• Electrical
• Electromagnetic fields
• Chemical
• Noise
Energy efficiency
Minimal use of hazardous substances
Designed for long life time and recycling
Manufactured with management systems for environment
Brand owner demonstrates active CSR
Benefits for the planet
TCO Certified products give
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Old labels:
Notebooks
Projectors
Desktops
Displays
NetbooksProduct categories
All-In-OneComputers
Headsets
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Leading brands carry TCO Certified
“Open Source” requirementdocuments
ManufacturersUsers / Purchasers
Researchers/Experts
Multi stakeholder dialogue influencing requirements and innovation
• Manufacturer sends the product to an independent test lab
• The test lab tests the product according to TCO Certified requirements
• TCO Development verifies the test result and issues a TCO Certified product certificate
• TCO Development performs after market testing of certified products
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Products independently tested and verified
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Some major achievements
• 50% of all monitors world-wide are TCO certified resulting in– Significant improvements in picture quality– Energy savings equal to four nuclear power
plants– Reduced hazardous flame retardants by more
than 50 000 tons
• Purchasers worldwide choose TCO Certified products– Public procurement in many countries in
Europe and most states in USA– Private procurement in companies like Shell,
SAS and AstraZeneca