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Guest Blog: Collecting 75,000 scrap phones in Ghana
Reuse and Recycling 21 August 2014
At five o’clock in the morning of 24 July, I got on the flight out of Accra, Ghana back to Amsterdam. Being up that early gave me some time to write this update for you all in the Fairphone community about our exciting progress. So what was I doing in ...
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Community personas and survey results
All 07 August 2014
Survey results and community personas: Are you who we think you are?! As you may have noticed by now, we’re always interested to hear your opinion, whether you call us, e-mail us or leave a comment on social media or our forum. But when we’re looking for information we can ...
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Worker Welfare Fund: Electing worker representatives
Good Working Conditions 28 July 2014
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Chongqing in central China to visit our production partner Guohong where Fairphones are produced. But this trip wasn’t about our upcoming production; instead we were focused on activities related to the Worker Welfare Fund, specifically worker representative elections. These first elections at the ...
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Second batch delivery begins
News 25 July 2014
The second batch delivery has officially begun! On Monday 21 July, the first phones arrived at the distribution center in the Netherlands. Beginning Tuesday 22 July and throughout the week, this shipment of nearly 1,000 phones has made its way across Europe. But we know there are still many ...
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July production update: Delivery set to begin next week
News 17 July 2014
Every day we’re getting closer to getting our second batch Fairphones into the hands of their new owners. Since the last production update a few weeks ago, production has been busy with final checks on quality in terms of production quality, finalizing software, and reviewing packaging materials. Shipping expected to ...
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Launching Fairphone 3D-printed cases with 3D Hubs
Long-Lasting Design 07 July 2014
Fairphone’s 3D-printed case challenge Design A Day starts today! Attention current and future Fairphone owners: Do you want to have a unique case for your Fairphone designed directly from the inspiration of the Fairphone community? Then start your creative engines running and share your artistic, inspired and perhaps even practical ideas ...
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June Production Update: Getting ready for mass production
Good Working Conditions 25 June 2014
It’s busier than ever at Fairphone’s production partner Guohong, and we’re counting down until mass production starts. While you wait for your new Fairphone, we wanted to give you a behind-the-scenes look at what’s been happening in the factory in China the past couple weeks. Design and production testing Before final ...
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Next step in Life Cycle Assessment: Inventory Analysis
Reuse and Recycling 20 June 2014
Fairphone puts social values first. But what about the environment? Over the course of designing the first Fairphone, a number of decisions were made that improved the phone’s environmental impact – some on purpose, some by chance. Keep on reading if you want to learn more! Four phases to completing ...
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Press Review – Look Who’s Talking
News 12 June 2014
Over the past year and a half we’ve been overwhelmed and honored to have quite a few inquisitive journalists knock on our door and start asking questions. We can’t possibly write in all the languages of the world, so we’re pleased to have the press step in to spread the ...
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