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Social Responsibility: Introducing TAOS Network
Good Working Conditions 16 août 2013
Editor’s Note: At this point in our production process, Fairphone has chosen an independent, third-party social assessment organization to perform an assessment with our factory, A’Hong. In the following blog post, we’ve asked the founder of TAOS to explain their vision for corporate responsibility as this process is undertaken. ...
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What’s in a Life-Cycle Assessment?
Reuse and Recycling 01 août 2013
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 our carbon, water, or ecological footprint. So I want to take the opportunity to give you an update about what’s ...
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Transparency: a Mission and a Challenge
Non classifié(e) 26 juillet 2013
If you’ve been living under a Fairphone-less rock: Fairphone’s mission is to change the relationship between people and their products, and our vision is an economy based on fairer principles. We’ve chosen to achieve this by making a phone, because we believe that by opening up the supply chain, ...
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Guest Blog: Fair Cables for Fair Electronics
Good Working Conditions 19 juillet 2013
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 are author’s own. Before I start writing about fair cables, I should introduce my organization: NagerIT is a private initiative (non-profit), ...
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Adventures in After-Sales
Reuse and Recycling 11 juillet 2013
When Bas first told me that Gabriel and I were going to be in charge of distribution, repair and take back, the first thing I thought was “OK, Gabriel, me and how many more?” Then I realized that the much of product management rested on the shoulders of Miquel ...
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Production Update: Overview of June and July
Long-Lasting Design 28 juin 2013
On May 14, Fairphone began its one-month crowdfunding campaign. At that stage, we needed at least 5,000 people to pre-order a phone in order to go into production. On June 4, we reached the goal with one week left to spare. Yay! Now, two weeks after the end of ...
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Our role as a social enterprise in the industry
Non classifié(e) 20 juin 2013
A post about a conference that our product guy, Miquel, recently attended in Rostock, Germany on « Responsible IT. » As I write this post on the train from Rostock to Hamburg, my shirt is still wet from the a rainy yet wonderful day at the conference for Responsible IT Procurement in ...
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Fairphone at European Parliament
Non classifié(e) 13 juin 2013
Last Monday, Fairphone attended a conference at the European Parliament. The conference was about a possible European law on responsible sourcing in conflict areas (that is: a law intended to propel companies to contribute positively to development and stability in conflict areas). This is quite an achievement as there was ...
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Design Bootcamp: Results
Long-Lasting Design 12 juin 2013
Update: Waag Society has created a booklet covering the entire span of the three-day Fairphone Open Design Bootcamp. It can be downloaded here (pdf). This blog post was written with a major contribution by Astrid van Roij-Lubsen, Concept Developer at Waag Society. The Fairphone Design Bootcamp was organized by her ...
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