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Influencing IT
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products towards being
both high performing and
sustainable
Emma Sjögren, TCO Development
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Mission
Influence product development towards high quality
sustainable
products
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It should be easy to choose technology designed
for both usability and the environment
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Background
TCO Certified
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Multi attribute
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Environment, social
responsibility, safety, quality and usability
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Third party testing
at accredited
laboratories
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Global
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used all over the world
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Updates
every other year
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Influence
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over 50% of all displays
worldwide are TCO certified
Who are we to decide what is good enough?
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Close collaboration
with users, experts, producers
when developing the new standards
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We represent 1.3 million Swedish office workers as well as
IT users all over the world
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Based on scientific user studies
Where is it used?
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Public procurements in
Europe
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Recommended in
47 states in the US
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Appointed in
OECD
environmental strategy
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United Nations
commission for sustainable
development
Why labeled products?
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Optional labeling with TCO has contributed to
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Avoiding 50 000 000 kg of hazardous flame retardant materials
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Energy savings of 25 terawatt hours per year
(2006)
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Electrostatic fields of displays removed
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Electric and electromagnetic fields reduced more than 10 times
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Striking a balance
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Aiming for both high usability and
sustainability
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High usability is an environmental aspect!
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Tradeoffs
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Sustainability
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Design and production
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Social responsibility
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Hazardous substances
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Use/energy consumption
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End
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of
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life management
Take back
Recycling
Packaging
Going Beyond Green
Usability
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High performance
Picture and sound quality
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Ergonomic design
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Health and safety
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Contents “Sustainability”
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Social Responsibility
Improve working conditions
throughout the supply chain
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Take back system
Reduce the large amounts of
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waste worldwide
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Contents “Sustainability”
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Reduced climate impact
Strict requirements on energy
consumption
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Environmentally hazardous
substances
Limit the use of hazardous metals
(eg mercury
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free) halogenated flame
retardants, plasticizers and non
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halogenated flame retardants,
plastics etc
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Contents “Sustainability”
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Certified environmental
management system
Limit the environmental effects
throughout production chain
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Preparation for recycling
Facilitate the recycling of
materials
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material coding,
restrictions, easy disassembly
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Contents “Sustainability”
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Warranty and spare parts
Increase the life length of the
product to reduce
environmental impact
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Product packaging
Avoid hazardous substances
and prepare for recycling
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Thank you!
emma.sjogren@tco.se
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