Fair Tungsten: From conflict-free to building community
Studies show we’re making an impact in Rwanda In the north of Rwanda, near the city of Kidao, one of the country’s oldest tungsten mines is proving us right. Fairphone started…
Building our Marketing/Communications Team: Introducing Gabriel
For the longest time, I was a proud owner of a Nokia 3310, well into the new millenium. What can I say, Snake II is by far the best mobile phone game ever developed. But as time went…
Precious Materials 101, or How Stuff Gets in Your Phone
I've just returned from a one-month trip in China, and it's time I begin sharing with you all the knowledge and experiences I've learned on this journey. While I am not an expert, I…
Fairphone 2 pre-orders are now open
As of today, the Fairphone 2 is available for pre-order in our online shop! Everything we’ve been working on over the past year has been leading up to this moment, and we can’t…
Taking Back Phones for a Circular Economy: E-waste in Ghana
Editor's Note: For this week's blog post, our community manager Joe sat down with Bibi (Research and Outreach) to talk about our ambition to address the full life cycle of the phone.…
Defining Sustainable (Choices): Can We Rely on Certification?
Almost one year ago, one week before opening the pre-sales, Bas shared our road map to a "fairer phone." As you all know by now, the pillars in this road map focus on creating a more…
Our Choice for Production Partner
Dilemmas, opportunities and what we’ve learned in China Last month, we shared our initial steps to seek a production partner in China. We had significant pre-work to do to identify…
December production update: How production, workforce and delivery are intertwined
As Value Chain Director, I work to increase positive social and environmental impact throughout our product’s value chain, and that’s a pretty long chain, starting with mineral…
This is how cobalt credits are helping mines become fairer
In August 2023, the Fair Cobalt Alliance (FCA) introduced a new sourcing model for the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector called Cobalt Credits. The newly launched system…
We have big plans for fair materials by 2030
Our new Fair Materials Roadmap 2030 extends our list of focus materials from 14 to 23 materials. With this, we take our fair material sourcing to the next level and challenge the industry…