How to design a Fairphone 101
“Sustainable smartphone? How can a smartphone be sustainable?” Whenever we tell people about Fairphone, this is usually the standard response. And to be fair (pun intended), it…
Who’s Buying a 2nd Batch Fairphone?
Editor's Note: As of 31 March, we have closed the survey below. We had a huge number of respondents and comments! Thanks for taking the time to tell us about your Fairphone 2nd batch…
Fairphone moves office
After a year and a half of searching and months of putting up with a very squishy office due to our increasing number of employees, we finally did it. We piled our belongings into a…
Looking for an open operating system at Mobile World Congress 2015
Mobile World Congress (MWC), the biggest event in the mobile industry, took place the first week of March in Barcelona, Spain, with 90,000 attendees from 200 countries. The site spanned…
Fairphone 2014: A year in review
As the cold December weather arrives, it’s an excellent reminder to reflect on the challenges and triumphs of 2014. This year has been full of events, trips, projects, press coverage…
An Update on Fairphone 2
Well friends, it is time. *Cue the music* After an unprecedented seven years of supporting our beloved Fairphone 2, we will finally stop software support for the Fairphone 2. After…
A golden opportunity: The risks and rewards of gold recycling
Why would anyone put gold in a phone? Silver and copper are better conductors, and much cheaper. The answer lies in one word: tarnishing. Silver and copper react with oxygen. Pure gold…
Pioneering the path to circularity
The "circular economy", a concept that is becoming more and more prominent in the current Zeitgeist. In short, it's an economic system aimed at eliminating waste and facilitating the…
E-waste Recycling: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally. In 2022, a record amount of 62 megatons of e-waste was generated, with little to no information on how 78% of this is collected…
We need to fix Black Friday. And the industry.
Here we are again, in the middle of annual Black Friday madness. It’s hard to pass up a good deal this time of the year, isn't it? However, for me, it really is time to take a good,…