Our 2024 Impact Report is out. Here are the highlights.
48% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. 20,000+ people with fairer working conditions. 29 tons of e-waste collected. 69.5% fair and recycled material in our newest product. Our…
Meet the Makers: The people behind your Fairphone
I’d like to introduce you to just a few of the people who make the Fairphone 3: Xu Shang Chao, Li Su Fang, and Zhao Hui Li. They all work at Arima (our final assembly partner) in…
Made with Care: Social Assessment Report
In our earlier blogs on choosing and selecting a production partner, I discussed how Fairphone wants to take a different approach in our relationships with production partners. Fairphone…
10 Lessons We Learned in 2023
No two years are the same when you're trying to shake things up like we are. But 2023 really was a special one. It marked a decade of change, a decade of challenging the status quo…
Fairphone just went platinum… again!
We are super excited and proud to share that EcoVadis has awarded Fairphone Platinum status, and we have received the highest score ever in our industry. EcoVadis is the global standard…
Plastics are good. As long as they are recycled.
Plastics are good. There. We said it. Plastics are good. As long as they are recycled properly. A cursory internet search will show you that approximately 350 million tonnes…
14 Reasons Why You’ll Love Fairphone’s Audio Range
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…
7 Tips For A Healthier, Happier Battery
Did you know, one of the leading reasons why people decide to buy a new phone is a dying battery? That adds up, because a battery on its last legs can directly impact the performance…
Let’s talk about Fairphone’s work in the Congo.
There has been a lot of social media buzz over the last few weeks on a myriad of issues related to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from child labor issues to conflict minerals.…
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…