TCO Certification
What is TCO Certification?
TCO Certified is the world-leading sustainability certification for IT products. The comprehensive criteria are designed to drive social and environmental responsibility throughout the product life cycle.
Covering 11 product categories including computers, mobile devices, display products, and data center products, compliance is independently verified, in both pre-and post-certification. TCO originated from Swedish, which means “The Swedish Confederation of The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees Professional Employees”.
This organization provides health protection for Swedish white-collar workers working in numerous working environments, mainly to reduce the health hazards caused by various office equipment to personnel as much as possible.
TCO Certified provides a complete and comprehensive solution with criteria that balance environmental and social responsibility, as well as independent verification of criteria compliance throughout the entire life cycle of the product.
Benefits of TCO Certification
Greater Energy Efficiency
Lower CO2 emissions
Longer service life
Customer complaints are reduced
Improved customer relations
Improvement in new product design
Who can be certified TCO Certification?
TCO Certified is available for the following products: displays, notebooks, tablets, smartphones, desktops, all-in-one PCs, projectors, headsets, and data center products: network equipment, data storage products and servers.
Displays
Notebooks
Tablets
Smartphones
Desktops
All-in-One PCs
Projectors
Headsets
Data Center Products
Servers
Document required for TCO Certification
- System Manual
- System Procedure
- Policy
- Objectives
- Mission & Vision
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
- Checklist
- Forms
- Formats
- Records
The extent of Documented Information differs as per:
- Organization’s size
- Activities performed by the organization
- Processes undertaken by the Organization
- Products and services offered by the organization
- The complexity of processes undertaken
- Competence of persons involved
Role of Shamkris and Process of TCO Certification
Shamkris adopts a results-oriented approach to effective system implementation in the organization. A simple and practical method of system implementation helps organizations increase business efficiency and sustainability. Shamkris supports 100% documentation to obtain an accreditation body of success in addition to enhanced performance.
The implementation process is described below:
Time Frame
Task
Process
Day 1
GAP Analysis
Certification Body
Selection
Cost Estimates
- Finding the GAP between existing system related to TCO requirements
- Selecting the appropriate certification Body
- Based on the scope of your business & certification Body you choose
Week 1
Developing Documents
- Management System Manual, Management System Procedures, Policy, Objectives, Forms etc.
- Review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Week 4
Implementing Management System
- TCO Awareness training for the top management and staff
- Implementing a well-documented management system throughout the organization
Week 8
Internal Audit
MRM
CAPA
- Internal audits identifying nonconformities related to TCO requirements
- Management Review Meetings
- Corrective and Preventive Action plan for nonconformities
Week 10
Certtification Body
Audit
N-C Closing
- Shamkris acts on your behalf and assists you in the third-party audit
- Closing of any nonconformities identified by the certification Body
Week 12
Certification Body
- TCO certificates issued for 3 to 4 years
- Surveillance Audits yearly
Year on Year
Yearly Compliance
- Support of Yearly documentation for audit
FAQ
TCO Certified is the world’s most comprehensive sustainability certification for IT products. Criteria in TCO Certified drive social and environmental sustainability throughout the IT product life cycle and compliance is independently verified, both pre and post certification.
Knowing the upfront cost of a purchase is easy; it’s the hidden costs that are hard to anticipate. A TCO analysis helps in understanding the indirect expenses, such as maintenance, support and license fee, that would add up during the lifecycle of the product.