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Sweden Proposes Chemical Tax

by Yvette Raikes

TCO Development reports that the draft of the Swedish Budget for 2017 proposes to introduce a chemical tax on electronics to try to reduce hazardous flame retardants. TCO is concerned that the proposal only …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 23 - Issue 38

Casio Has First TCO-Certified Solid-State Projectors

by Tom Allen

LED-laser projectors from Casio have become the first lamp-free models in the world to achieve TCO 2.0 certification. The projectors are Casio’s XJ-F210WN, XJ-F100W, XJ-F200WN, XJ-V110W and XJ-V100W.

New Energy Star Mandatory for TCO Displays 7

by Tom Allen

Energy Star will release a new version of its standard for displays (Energy Star 7.0: http://tinyurl.com/zexya8g) on the 1st July. At that time, this version will be mandatory for new certifications according to TCO …

TCO Celebrates New Certifications

by Tom Allen

26 new notebook and tablet computers were certified under the new, more advanced TCO Certified sustainability criteria in March and April. These products are recognised as containing fewer hazardous substances, such as heavy metals. …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Tcons (Timing Controllers)| Vol 23 - Issue 15

TCO Reminds About New Requirements

by Tom Allen

TCO Development has issued a reminder to companies about its new generation of TCO Certified (TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation). TCO Certified 7 requires that energy consumption in ‘on’, ‘sleep’ and ‘off’ modes …

Samsung Electronics Achieves TCO Certified Display 7.0 Recognition for Entire 2015 Business Monitor Lineup

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics today announced its five newest business monitors – the SE200, SE450, SE650, UE850 and UD970 models – have earned New Generation TCO Certified status from TCO Development, an international third-party sustainability certification …

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New Generation TCO Certified Aims to Further Reduce Hazardous, Unknown Substances in Electronics

by Isaac Oburu

TCO Development today launched the latest generation TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The revision includes new criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. First to …

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TCO Tightens Restrictions in Seventh Generation

by Tom Allen

TCO Development has launched the seventh generation of its TCO Certified sustainability certification for IT products. The new version includes criteria for reducing hazardous non-halogenated flame retardant substances and replacing them with safer alternatives. …

TCO proposes Accepted Substances List

by Tom Allen

TCO Certified has stated that more information is needed about the effects of non-halogenated substances, which have been used to replace halogenated flame retardants in IT products. A new draft proposes the phase-out of …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 22 - Issue 23

TCO Opens Display Draft for Comments

by Tom Allen

TCO Development has opened a draft criteria document for stakeholder comment (http://tinyurl.com/pb7gjrd), as part of its review of the TCO Certified criteria (TCO Reviews TCO Certified Criteria). The draft document deals with TCO Certified …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 22 - Issue 13

TCO Reviews TCO Certified Criteria

by Tom Allen

A new generation of TCO Certified will be introduced this year, with a focus on environmental, social and economic sustainability throughout the product life cycle. TCO Development reviews the criteria of TCO Certified every …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 22 - Issue 12

TCO Cancels Hyundai Certificate

by Tom Allen

TCO Certified, with Hyundai IBT, has cancelled a certificate granted to Hyundai’s P227D 21.5″ LCD monitor. The monitor was certified as compliant with TCO Certified Displays 6 in October 2013, at which point Hyundai had …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Environment| Large Display Monitor| TCO Development| Vol 22 - Issue 05