TCO Certified

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TCO Certified is an international, third party, voluntary certification of information and communication technologies (ICT products) that fulfill strict requirements on the environment, social responsibility and usability/health safety/ergonomics. The mission is to work towards sustainable development and to influence the technological development of ICT products and help users choose ICT products that are good both for you and for the planet. TCO Development offers certification programs for computers, displays, projectors and headsets. TCO Certified makes it easy to choose technology designed for high usability and minimal impact on the environment. Their mission is "technology for you and the planet".

Learn more: TCO Certified websiteExternal Site

Conformity assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

Conformity with TCO Certified's standard is verified by an independent organization (third party) following ISO 17011 Accreditation, ISO 17021 Management system certification, ISO 17025 Testing and Calibration Laboratories, ISO / IEC Guide 65 Product Certification

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Applicants are certified against the ecolabels’s criteria before using the label

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

Name

TCO Development

Member of

GEN

Type

Hybrid / social venture

Also manages

None.

Organization type: Trade union owned


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Ecolabel details | What are the characteristics of the standard(s) related to this ecolabel?

  • Applicable life cycle and supply chain phases
  • Social and environmental attributes
  • Mutual recognition with other ecolabels
  • Standard details, including standard document, review frequency

Ecolabel development | How were the standards for this ecolabel developed?

  • Standard development and management process
  • Standard-setting norms followed for development of the ecolabel's standard
  • Type of standard-setting process, external stakeholders, and funding sources

Conformity Assessment | How is compliance with this ecolabel's standard ensured?

  • Requirements to achieve certification (i.e. chain of custody, site visits, metrics)
  • Audit / surveillance requirements
  • Duration of certification, time to achieve certification

Managing organization | Who manages this ecolabel?

  • Contact details, primary contact
  • Organizational details including year established, funding, and governance

Additional information | Including:

  • Compliance type (pass / fail / tiered)
  • Target audience (consumers / retailers / manufacturers / etc)

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Year ecolabel est. 1992

Classification | Who, what, where

Product categories this ecolabel applies to
Electronics


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@g_auld Thanks Graeme. We are looking forward to seeing B-Corp expand in Canada.


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Last updated: 20 January 2012