Supporting conflict-free tungsten in Rwanda
With Fairphone 2 we continue our journey to open up the supply chain, trace materials back to the source and stimulate responsible sourcing together with our suppliers. For tin and…
What are Cobalt Credits?
How Fairphone and the Impact Facility (TIF) developed a new system to enable investment into improving working conditions of artisanal cobalt miners in DR Congo. As part of our engagement…
Sticking with Cobalt Blue
A call upon the industry to engage more - not less! - in ASM cobalt mining. Seven years after Amnesty International’s report “This is what we die for”, cobalt mining in the Democratic…
A closer look at our efforts to improve cobalt sourcing
Cobalt is an essential material used in high-performance lithium-ion batteries, used in everything from laptops and smartphones to electric and hybrid cars. As our appetite for these…
Paying living wage in the electronic supply chain
For many of us, December is a time where we have to watch our wallets and budget carefully - especially this year, as COVID-19 wreaks havoc on the global economy. But for many more…
Guest Blog: Fair Cables for Fair Electronics
Editor's Note: This week we have a post from Susanne Jordan of NagerIT, where they have done tremendous work investigating the sourcing of fair electronics. All statements and opinions…
The search for responsibly sourced gold for the Fairphone
Every smartphone contains dozens of different minerals, including precious metals such as gold. Our roadmap for mining involves responsibly sourcing minerals, starting with the four…
Fairphone 2 good vibrations with conflict-free tungsten
Today we’ve got a new reason to celebrate: Conflict-free tungsten is now part of the Fairphone supply chain! With this achievement, Fairphone can finally announce that we set up traceable…
Five years of responsible gold
For the past five years, Fairphone has been an active participant in a broad coalition within the Dutch gold sector aimed at ensuring greater respect for human rights, the environment…
How can “Fair Sourcing” change the electronics industry?
At Fairphone, we get lots of questions. From “how much does the Fairphone 3 cost?” to “what is the current approach to the living wage in China?”, there’s a constant flow…