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The Responsible Lithium Partnership ends… with a new beginning

Geen onderdeel van een categorie 20 februari 2025

It was in 2021 that we helped launch the Responsible Lithium Partnership. It was a momentous occasion for us from an impact perspective, working alongside automotive heavyweights like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volkswagen, and Daimler, as well as global chemical manufacturer, BASF. Unlike what the name may suggest, the Partnership was ...

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Zero Exposure: This is how we make factories fairer
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 18 februari 2025
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 Camels’. If you went by the ads, cigarettes were physician-tested and approved. Of course, today, these things won’t fly anymore, thanks ...
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14 Reasons Why You’ll Love Fairphone’s Audio Range
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 06 februari 2025
For those of you who don’t know this already, Fairphone doesn’t just make smartphones. It was in 2021 that we took our first steps into the world of sustainable audio, releasing the Fairphone TWS earbuds. And while they boasted a longer battery life than the competition and used Fairtrade ...
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Here are Fairphone’s plans for AI.
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 23 januari 2025
Apple has Apple Intelligence, Samsung has Galaxy AI, Google has Gemini. At Fairphone, we’re excited about the possibilities of AI and what it means for us… but also wary of the costs involved. And we’re not talking money. The environmental consequences of AI are scary… as of right now, ...
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Fairphone’s next chapter starts now.
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 13 januari 2025
We’re stepping into 2025 with a big shift—one that goes beyond a new logo and fresh colors. This is a milestone moment, built on more than a decade of learning, growth, and hard work. This rebrand is our long-term promise to you. When we first launched Fairphone, it was a ...
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Give your eyes a break with this one simple trick.
Community 09 januari 2025
Have you heard of the 20-20-2 rule? With our increasingly digital lifestyles, chances are your eyes need a break. The 20-20-2 rule is designed to do exactly that. Recent data shows that people all around the world spend approximately six and a half hours every day looking at screens connected ...
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We went to Tanzania to discuss Responsible Gold Credits
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 05 december 2024
November 12th, 2024 I’m on my way to Africa right now. I’m going to see what responsible sourcing looks like in reality, and understand what it actually means for the community there. After taking over as Fairphone’s CEO in August, this is my first time visiting our on-the-ground partners in the sub-Saharan ...
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Can you solve our Christmas crossword?
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 01 december 2024
Christmas games are always fun. In the spirit of the holiday season, we put together a fun game for our wonderful Fairphone community as well. If you can solve our Christmas crossword and unlock the secret code hidden inside, you stand to win a free Fairphone-branded 7-speed bike that’s ...
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The Fairphone 2 is reborn… as a circular microcomputer
Geen onderdeel van een categorie 28 november 2024
November 27, 2024. It’s a date we will always remember. It’s the day our beloved Fairphone 2 came back to life… in the form of the world’s first circular microcomputer. We couldn’t be prouder of this wonderful project our partners at Citronics have been working on. And the timing ...
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What are Fairmined credits?
Fair Materials 22 november 2024
We’ve said it before. We’ll say it again. Artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) play a crucial role in the mining industry, providing livelihoods for millions of people worldwide. But the reality is, working in these mines is often incredibly dangerous, and the communities involved are some of the most ...
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