TCO Certified leads the way for safer chemicals in electronics
TCO Certified has revolutionized the use of chemicals in certified IT products by establishing the business-leading list for safer alternatives. Now, in 2021, TCO Certified Accepted Substance List will be expanded to include process chemicals used in the manufacture of IT products protecting workers in the supply chain.Today, 352,000 chemicals and mixtures of chemicals are in use and it is estimated that tens of thousands are used in IT products.
“During our 30 years in sustainable IT, we have seen that banning what’s bad is not enough. It easily turns into a game of cat-and-mouse,