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STOCKHOLM, Apr. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Like other IT products, data center products come with social and

environmental challenges. With Hewlett Packard Enterprise taking the lead, the

first servers are now certified according to the rigorous sustainability

criteria in TCO Certified.

TCO Certified [https://tcocertified.com] is the global leading sustainability

certification for IT products. With environmental and social criteria, TCO

Certified covers the full lifecycle of the product, including supply chain

responsibility, hazardous substances, and circular criteria promoting. This

life-cycle approach results in more circular products available for buyers.

Organizations increasingly demand IT products that are more sustainable. The

challenge for most purchasers is to verify that sustainability claims made by

the IT brands for their products actually are correct. With TCO Certified,

independent verification is not optional, it is always included. Compliance

with all criteria is independently verified throughout the life of the

certificate ensuring that consumers and professional purchasers are given

accurate, comparable information.

"Annually more than 20,000 hours are spent verifying products as well as the

factories where they're made according to the criteria in TCO Certified. We

know that a mere self-declaration is not enough to drive change — product

testing at independent test laboratories and factory inspections by independent

auditors are critical," says Sören Enholm, CEO of TCO Development, the

organization behind TCO Certified.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the first brand whose servers meet the tough

criteria in TCO Certified for data center products.

"We expect more brands to follow. The interest in our data center product

categories is high, both from the industry looking to apply for TCO Certified

for their products, and from the purchasing community asking for products with

independently verified sustainability claims," continues Soren Enholm.

"In our Product Finder [https://tcocertified.com/product-finder/], you can

search for certified products and have access to data backing the

sustainability of those products. Our new Product Watcher functions also make

it easy for buyers to track sustainability measures and product categories of

interest," says Sören Enholm.

Toward sustainable IT products

With over 25 years of experience, TCO Certified is the world-leading

sustainability certification for IT products. Our comprehensive criteria are

designed to drive social and environmental responsibility throughout the

product life cycle. Covering 11 product categories including displays,

computers and mobile devices, compliance is independently verified, both pre-

and post-certification.

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Source: TCO Development