TCO Certified generation eight now open for application

From this date, procuring organisations can start specifying for the new generation of criteria when purchasing IT products, and find a full listing of products certified to generation eight on tcocertified.com.

The new generation represents the largest shift yet toward a sustainable life cycle, with strong interest from the IT industry.

Sören Enholm, CEO at TCO Development, the organisation behind TCO Certified, said: “More brands than ever have been engaged in the development process and want to get their products certified as soon as possible. IT buyers want to make responsible choices and demand products that are more sustainably designed and made. Now more than ever, brands find that TCO Certified gives access to business opportunities.”

IT products are connected to many environmental and social risks throughout their life cycle and technology is constantly evolving. To drive faster progress, TCO Development releases a new generation of criteria every three years. Generation eight includes several new and revised criteria that target priority issues — circularity, supply chain responsibility and transparency. Purchasing organisations will also be able to use TCO Certified in their sustainability reporting in a more efficient way, and connect criteria to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Enholm concluded: “This new generation of criteria is a major step toward a sustainable life cycle for IT products, and far from all products meet the criteria. TCO Certified is an independent proof of sustainability leadership.”