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TCO Development Announces First IT Products to Meet New Social Responsibility Requirements in TCO Certified
STOCKHOLM, June 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Enhanced focus on social and environmental responsibility offers additional
verification for buyers
TCO Development, the international organization for Sustainable IT, today announced
the first IT products
[http://tcodevelopment.com/news/there-are-now-products-which-satisfy-tco-certified-criteria ]
to achieve the new generation TCO Certified sustainability certification
[http://www.tcodevelopment.com ]. Focusing on environmental, social and economic
responsibility, TCO Certified is the first program of it's kind to enhance its
environmental certification with requirements for corporate social responsibility - CSR -
in production facilities for IT products
[http://tcodevelopment.com/news/heightened-csr-criteria-how-brand-names-are-reviewed ].
Since the announcement of the new requirements in March of this year, several IT brands
have been working to improve their CSR commitment, resulting in the first products to meet
the new requirements. A complete listing can be found on http://www.tcodevelopment.com
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/56543/
[http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/56543 ]
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120611/537442 )
As concern for working conditions in IT manufacturing facilities grows, TCO Certified
will now require manufacturers to demonstrate their commitment to the ILO core conventions
for social responsible working conditions, as well as comply with all environmental,
ergonomic, energy and other requirements in TCO Certified. Production facilities will need
to show progress towards meeting the ILO conventions through independent social audits as
well as commitments to programs such as EICC or SA8000.
Criteria in TCO Certified [http://www.tcodevelopment.com ] are designed to ensure that
the manufacture, use and recycling of IT products is carried out with regard to
environmental, social and economic considerations. The program is a useful tool for
professional buyers in making sustainable IT purchasing easier, and as all product models
are verified in an independent test facility, buyers can be confident that the products
they select live up to expectations.
Professional purchasers around the world trust TCO Certified as a tool to help them
reach their sustainable IT goals. Dominik Schreiber from the Electrical Office Equipment
Group with the City of Vienna, Austria, welcomes the enhanced CSR focus: "The wide range
of criteria used in TCO Certified gives valuable support in purchasing IT equipment. We
appreciate the efforts for increasingly including social aspects in the program as well as
the reliable verification procedures"
Soren Enholm, CEO of TCO Development
The new Generation TCO Certified comes at a time when organizations are more engaged
than ever in implementing sustainable practices in all aspects of their business. They
also expect the same commitment from their vendors and suppliers of IT products, meaning
those products should be environmentally preferable as well as manufactured under socially
responsible conditions. By enhancing our commitment to social responsibility in the new
TCO Certified, we believe both purchasers and manufacturers will be able to more
effectively drive IT in a sustainable direction.
About TCO Development
TCO Development is the organisation behind TCO Certified, the third party
sustainability certification for IT products, and has been an international driver in the
field of Sustainable IT for 20 years. Professional IT purchasers worldwide choose TCO
Certified products as part of their sustainable IT strategy. Products achieving TCO
Certified meet a broad series of criteria to ensure that manufacturing, use and recycling
is carried out with consideration for environmental, social and economic responsibility.
Product categories include notebooks, desktops, All-in-One PCs, tablets, projectors,
displays and headsets. TCO Development is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with
regional presence in North America and Asia.
For further information, contact:
Europe
Anna Pramborg anna.pramborg@tcodevelopment.com
Phone: +46-70-667-6404
North America:
Clare Hobby - clare.hobby@tcodevelopment.com
Phone: +1-310-801-8769
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120611/537442
Video:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/56543
Source: TCO Development
TCO Development Announces First IT Products to Meet New Social Responsibility Requirements in TCO Certified
STOCKHOLM, June 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ --
Enhanced focus on social and environmental responsibility offers additional
verification for buyers
TCO Development, the international organization for Sustainable IT, today announced
the first IT products
[http://tcodevelopment.com/news/there-are-now-products-which-satisfy-tco-certified-criteria ]
to achieve the new generation TCO Certified sustainability certification
[http://www.tcodevelopment.com ]. Focusing on environmental, social and economic
responsibility, TCO Certified is the first program of it's kind to enhance its
environmental certification with requirements for corporate social responsibility - CSR -
in production facilities for IT products
[http://tcodevelopment.com/news/heightened-csr-criteria-how-brand-names-are-reviewed ].
Since the announcement of the new requirements in March of this year, several IT brands
have been working to improve their CSR commitment, resulting in the first products to meet
the new requirements. A complete listing can be found on http://www.tcodevelopment.com
To view the Multimedia News Release, please click:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/56543/
[http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/56543 ]
(Logo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120611/537442 )
As concern for working conditions in IT manufacturing facilities grows, TCO Certified
will now require manufacturers to demonstrate their commitment to the ILO core conventions
for social responsible working conditions, as well as comply with all environmental,
ergonomic, energy and other requirements in TCO Certified. Production facilities will need
to show progress towards meeting the ILO conventions through independent social audits as
well as commitments to programs such as EICC or SA8000.
Criteria in TCO Certified [http://www.tcodevelopment.com ] are designed to ensure that
the manufacture, use and recycling of IT products is carried out with regard to
environmental, social and economic considerations. The program is a useful tool for
professional buyers in making sustainable IT purchasing easier, and as all product models
are verified in an independent test facility, buyers can be confident that the products
they select live up to expectations.
Professional purchasers around the world trust TCO Certified as a tool to help them
reach their sustainable IT goals. Dominik Schreiber from the Electrical Office Equipment
Group with the City of Vienna, Austria, welcomes the enhanced CSR focus: "The wide range
of criteria used in TCO Certified gives valuable support in purchasing IT equipment. We
appreciate the efforts for increasingly including social aspects in the program as well as
the reliable verification procedures"
Soren Enholm, CEO of TCO Development
The new Generation TCO Certified comes at a time when organizations are more engaged
than ever in implementing sustainable practices in all aspects of their business. They
also expect the same commitment from their vendors and suppliers of IT products, meaning
those products should be environmentally preferable as well as manufactured under socially
responsible conditions. By enhancing our commitment to social responsibility in the new
TCO Certified, we believe both purchasers and manufacturers will be able to more
effectively drive IT in a sustainable direction.
About TCO Development
TCO Development is the organisation behind TCO Certified, the third party
sustainability certification for IT products, and has been an international driver in the
field of Sustainable IT for 20 years. Professional IT purchasers worldwide choose TCO
Certified products as part of their sustainable IT strategy. Products achieving TCO
Certified meet a broad series of criteria to ensure that manufacturing, use and recycling
is carried out with consideration for environmental, social and economic responsibility.
Product categories include notebooks, desktops, All-in-One PCs, tablets, projectors,
displays and headsets. TCO Development is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with
regional presence in North America and Asia.
For further information, contact:
Europe
Anna Pramborg anna.pramborg@tcodevelopment.com
Phone: +46-70-667-6404
North America:
Clare Hobby - clare.hobby@tcodevelopment.com
Phone: +1-310-801-8769
Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120611/537442
Video:
http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/prne/tcodevelopment/56543
Source: TCO Development