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Congraturations! You have just purchased a TCO ‘95 approved and labelled product! Your choice
has provided you with a product developed for professional use. Your purchase has also contributed
to reducing the burden on the environment and to the further development of environmentally-
adapted electronic products.

Why do we have environmentally-labelled computers?

In many countries, environmental labelling has become an established method for encouraging the
adaptation of goods and services to the enviroment. The main problem as far as computers and
other electronic equipment are concerned is that environmentally harmful substances are used both
in the products and during their manufacture. Since it has not been possible so far for the majority of
electronic equipment to be recycled in a satisfactory way, most of these potentially damaging
substances sooner or later enter Nature.

There are also other characteristics of a computer, such as energy consumption levels, that are
important from both are working and natural environment viewpoints. Since all types of conventional
electricity generation have a negative effect on the environment (acidic and climate-influencing
emissions, radioactive waste, etc.), it is vital to conserve energy. Electronic equipment in offices
consumes an enormous amount of energy, since it is often routinely left running continuously.

What does labelling involve?

This product meets the requirements for the TCO ‘95 scheme, which provides for international
environmental labelling of personal computers. The labellling scheme was developed as a joint effort
by the TCO (The Swedish Confederation of Nature Conservation) and NUTEK (The National Board
for Industrial and Technical Development in Sweden).

The requirements cover a wide range of issues: environment, ergonomics, usability, emission of
electrical and magnetic fields, energy consumption and electrical and fire safety.

The environmental demands concern among other things restrictions on the presence and use of
heavy metals, brominated and chlorinated flame retardants, CFCs (freons), and chlorinated solvents.
The product must be prepared for recycling and the manufacturer is obliged to have an environmen-
tal plan, which must be adhered to in each country where the company implements its operational
policy.

The energy requirements include a demand that the computer and / or display after a certain period
of inactivity shall reduce its power consumption to a lower level, in one or more stages. The length
of time to reactivate the computer shall be reasonable for the user.

Labelled products must meet strict environmental demands, for example in respect of the reduction of
electric and magnetic fields, along with physical and visual ergonomics and good usability.