– About us

30 years of driving sustainable development in IT products

The organization behind the sustainability certification TCO Certified is TCO Development. We work globally towards a future where all IT products have a sustainable life cycle. Our international team is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with team members working remotely at several continents around the world.

We have a long-term plan for enabling a sustainable life cycle for IT products and join forces with IT purchasers and other stakeholders to drive progress. Our plan is connected to other major sustainability targets, such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Our story began more than 30 years ago when we introduced the world’s first global certification for IT products. Since then TCO Certified has evolved, and it is now the world’s only global sustainability certification for IT products. Criteria are comprehensive and cover both environmental and social responsibility in the supply chain and throughout the product life cycle.

To challenge the industry and drive the development of more sustainable IT products, our criteria go beyond legislation and industry standards. A new generation of TCO Certified is developed every three years, with stricter and more comprehensive criteria and verification methods.

TCO Certified covers most IT products you find at the office and those that store your data. With a wide choice of certified product models from well-known brands, it is the certification of choice for purchasers seeking to mitigate risks and select IT products responsibly.

Find us on social media

Read the latest on sustainability and IT-products.

The Story of TCO Certified

For over 30 years, we have driven progress toward sustainable IT products.

Find us on social media

Read the latest on sustainability and IT-products.

The Story of TCO Certified

For over 30 years, we have driven progress toward sustainable IT products.

We are part of the following initiatives

CEPN

Green America Center for Sustainability Solutions (CEPN), brings together diverse groups of stakeholders to solve the complex sustainability problems.

CEI

Circular Electronics Initiative encourage organizations and consumers to take a more responsible approach to the electronic goods they use (founding member and project lead).

CFIT

The Circular & Fair ICT Pact (CFIT) is an international procurement-led partnership to accelerate circularity, fairness and sustainability in the ICT sector.

GEN

Global Ecolabbeling Network (GEN), an NGO with the aim to protect the environment through ecolabelling of sustainable products and services. (Full GENICES assessed member).

ICLEI

ICLEI (local governments for sustainability), the global network for governments committed to sustainable development (member).

IGPN

International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN), an organization for green purchasing for sustainable consumption and production.

KEEP

KEEP knowledge sharing project with 14 partners aiming to create a traceability solution to streamline sustainable production, re-use and material recycling (expert).

ModUpp

#ModUpp2030, a swedish collaboration between the organizations behind seven sustainability certifications aiming to encourage public decision makers to modern and sustainable procurement with independent third-party certifications (founding member).

PREVENT Waste Alliance

PREVENT Waste Alliance, a network for minimizing waste, eliminating pollutants and maximizing the reuse of resources in the economy worldwide.

SDIA

Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), is an independent alliance of stakeholders committed to executing a Roadmap to Sustainable Digital Infrastructure by 2030.

SPLC

Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC), is an organization focused on leveraging the role of procurement in creating a more sustainable future (member and member of the board).

UNEP – One Planet

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) the leading global authority that sets the global environmental agenda (partner).

TCO Development is owned by TCO, the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees, a non-profit and politically independent organization. TCO works internationally with economic issues, employment, working conditions, and trade union and human rights.

Our headquarters are located in Stockholm, Sweden, with regional presence in EU, Asia and North America.

Management

Board of directors