Press Release: TCO : EU States to Use TCO Certified to Make Socially and Environmentally Responsible IT Product Choices

[PRESSWIRE] Stockholm, Sweden - 19.08.2014 -- Earlier this year the EU Parliament adopted a new public procurement directive.The directive makes it easier for purchasing contracts - including those for IT products - to include requirements for social and environmental responsibility from electronics manufacturers. Member countries have until 2016 to implement the new directive.