Let’s make fair, sustainable mining the new normal
It’s been just over three months since the spread of COVID-19 turned Fairphone’s Amsterdam headquarters into a virtual workspace. But as I write this from the privilege and comfort…
Conflict-free Mineral Legislation in the US and EU
If you’ve been following our story on Precious Materials, specifically mining in DR Congo, then you know for Fairphone, the use of conflict-free minerals in the production of consumer…
The Fairphone (Gen. 6): A smartphone that is fairer in every way
The new Fairphone (Gen. 6) isn’t just a powerful device. It’s our most sustainable phone ever. Our latest model is made to last, made from more fair and recycled materials than…
Our approach to developing the next Fairphone
Last week we hit a big milestone in Fairphone history. On Tuesday, we re-opened our shop to sell the final shipment of available Fairphones and within an hour and a half - we sold out!…
Fairphone 3+: Now with fairer magnets
We are excited to announce our latest step towards a fairer future: there is now 100% recycled neodymium in our speakers and 90% recycled neodymium in our vibration motor! “That’s…
Zero Exposure: This is how we make factories fairer
It’s funny when you think about it. In the 1940s, cigarette companies would actively use doctors in their advertising campaigns, leading to such classics as ‘More doctors smoke…
Cost breakdown of the Fairphone 2
At Fairphone, transparency is one of our core principles for creating fairer electronics. Besides digging deeper into the supply chain and gaining a better understanding of industry…
What’s in a Life-Cycle Assessment?
I suppose some (or most!) of you are concerned about the environmental issues related to the shiny, cool Fairphone-to-be, right? Some of you have already showed specific interest in…
Getting older and wiser: Lessons learned from developing two Fairphones
For those of us working at Fairphone, the past two years have been a wild ride, and we can still barely believe that we’re nearly ready to start producing our second phone! Sometimes…
Digging deep for responsible aluminum
You probably don’t think about aluminum a lot. We do - it's one of our 14 focus materials. But we really dug deep when we decided the Fairphone 4 was going to have an aluminum case…