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  • Fairphone 4 gets better over time, receiving a major camera software upgrade

    22 Feb 2024
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  • Fairphone appoints Reinier Hendriks as new CEO

    8 Feb 2024
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  • iFixit awards Fairphone 5 with perfect 10/10 score

    7 Dec 2023
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  • Fairphone ‘fixes’ Black Friday with a pre-loved smartphone that’s built to last (and last)

    15 Nov 2023
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  • The Fairphone 5: Iconic modular design with 8 years of software support

    30 Aug 2023
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  • Murena Fairphone 4 with /e/OS software now available in the United States

    5 Jul 2023
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  • Fairphone’s modular headphones show audio products can be long-lasting and fair

    11 May 2023
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  • Fairphone calls on smartphone industry to embrace true sustainability with its 2022 Impact Report

    1 May 2023
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  • Fairphone champions long-term support of older phone models with Android 13 update of Fairphone 3(+)

    13 Apr 2023
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  • Fairphone gives a fond farewell to its 7-year-old Fairphone 2

    7 Mar 2023
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  • Impact investor consortium invests €49 million in Fairphone

    31 Jan 2023
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  • Fairphone continues quest for device longevity by selling refurbished phones

    29 Sep 2022
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  • Fairphone sets goal to achieve Net Zero by 2045

    7 Sep 2022
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  • Fairphone publishes 2021 impact report and raises the bar by expanding its living wage bonus to Fairphone 4 factory

    28 Jun 2022
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  • Fairphone takes circularity to the next level with Fairphone Easy, the sustainable smartphone for a monthly fee

    16 Jun 2022
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  • Over 60 companies and NGOs call on the European Union to make living wages and income a human right

    25 May 2022
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  • Keeping phones for 5 years cuts yearly impact on global warming by around 31%, finds Fairphone’s latest life cycle assessment

    3 May 2022
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  • Fairphone to upgrade six-year-old Fairphone 2 to Android 10, providing users with unprecedented seven years of support

    23 Nov 2021
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  • Fairphone’s modular 5G smartphone proves the latest tech can be made sustainably

    30 Sep 2021
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  • Impact Report 2020: Fairphone nearly doubles sales in 2020 as its industry influence increases

    29 Jun 2021
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  • Fairphone, BASF, Daimler AG and Volkswagen start partnership for sustainable Lithium mining in Chile

    8 Jun 2021
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  • FairTEC collective launches to encourage responsible and sustainable technology

    2 Jun 2021
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  • Fairphone celebrates over 5 years of Fairphone 2 with unprecedented Android 9 software update

    25 Mar 2021
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  • Fairphone raises the standard for a fair circular economy with 14 materials

    4 Mar 2021
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  • Fairphone increases living wage bonus for Chinese factory workers during global pandemic

    17 Dec 2020
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  • Eelco Blok joins Fairphone’s Supervisory Board

    18 Nov 2020
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  • Fairphone and /e/ expand the availability of /e/OS to Fairphone 3+ users

    13 Nov 2020
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  • Game-changing pilot project proves commercial viability of reclaiming cobalt from used African batteries

    30 Sep 2020
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  • Fairphone’s upgraded camera modules prove you don’t need a new phone to get the latest specs

    27 Aug 2020
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  • Launch of the Fair Cobalt Alliance: Working together to improve conditions in cobalt mines and communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    24 Aug 2020
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  • Fairphone to upgrade 5-year-old Fairphone 2 to Android 9

    30 Jul 2020
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  • Number of people benefiting from Fairphone’s social & environmental programs increases by 32% to 7,837, according to the 2019 Impact Report

    30 Jul 2020
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  • Fairphone and /e/ OS team up to introduce first privacy conscious and sustainable smartphone

    26 Apr 2020
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  • Press Release: Fairphone 3 Launch and Fairphone 3+ Launch

    23 Mar 2020
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  • Fairphone launches Fairphone 3 to show there is a real sustainable smartphone alternative

    27 Aug 2019
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  • Fairphone launches Fairphone 3 to show there is a real sustainable smartphone alternative – Nordics

    27 Aug 2019
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  • Fairphone shows there is clear demand for sustainable electronics – sells out of all its Fairphone 2 stock.

    1 Apr 2019
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  • Fairphone surpasses investment target with €7 million from impact investors

    11 Dec 2018
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  • Fairphone 2 is the first phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset to offer Android Nougat

    13 Nov 2018
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  • Fairphone announces new CEO as latest step in its strategy for growth

    17 Oct 2018
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  • Fairphone: Führungswechsel als Teil der nachhaltigen Wachstumsstrategie

    17 Oct 2018
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  • Jaarrapportage Convenant Verantwoord Goud

    1 Oct 2018
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  • Fairphone Wins Schwab Foundation Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award

    25 Sep 2018
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  • Met grootste aantal investeerders in Nederlandse crowdfunding campagne, haalt Fairphone 2,5 miljoen euro op.

    15 Aug 2018
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  • Crowdfunding-Update: Fairphone hat eine halbe Million Euro an Investitionen aus der Community gesammelt

    24 Jul 2018
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  • Avancement de la campagne de financement : Le crowdfunding de Fairphone a déjà récolté plus de 500 000 euros.

    24 Jul 2018
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  • Crowdfunding Update: Fairphone’s investment campaign already secured half a million euro

    23 Jul 2018
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  • Fairphone startet Crowdfunding für Investoren aus der Community

    18 Jul 2018
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  • Fairphone to raise 1 million € by offering shares to community

    18 Jul 2018
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  • Fairphone annonce la seconde mise à jour majeure vers Android 7 ‘Nougat’

    14 May 2018
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  • Fairphone veröffentlicht Androich 7 „Nougat“ und neue transparente Back Cover.

    8 May 2018
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  • Fairphone to release second major system upgrade – Android 7 ‘Nougat’ and new Transparent Cases

    8 May 2018
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  • Belsimpel breidt verkoop Fairphone 2 uit naar 7 winkels door heel Nederland

    30 Apr 2018
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  • Alpha Assembly Solutions and Fairphone to Charter Study on Responsible Recycling

    25 Apr 2018
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  • Fairphone annonce un partenariat avec Commown plateforme de location d’appareils tech

    13 Feb 2018
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  • Doorbraak in het financieringsvraagstuk voor circulaire bedrijven

    8 Jan 2018
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  • Orange distribue en exclusivité le Fairphone 2 en France, un smartphone à l’approche éthique et au design modulaire

    28 Sep 2017
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  • Fairphone secures € 6.5 million investments to shake-up the electronics industry

    21 Sep 2017
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  • Fairphone launches upgraded camera modules for the Fairphone 2

    31 Aug 2017
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  • Neue Kameramodule: Fairphone launcht Upgrade für das modulare Fairphone 2

    31 Aug 2017
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  • Fairphone met à jour ses modules caméra pour le Fairphone 2

    31 Aug 2017
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  • Fairphone laat zien hoe modulariteit duurzaamheid kan bevorderen in de elektronicasector

    28 Feb 2017
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  • Fairphone 2 demonstrates how modularity can drive greater sustainability in the electronics sector

    28 Feb 2017
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  • Fairphone fait la preuve des vertus du design modulaire au Mobile World Congress

    28 Feb 2017
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  • Modular ist nachhaltiger? – Fairphone auf dem Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

    28 Feb 2017
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  • Fairphone focussed op 10 materialen ter verbetering van de productieketen

    31 Jan 2017
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  • Fairphone to focus on 10 materials in its effort to improve materials sourcing

    31 Jan 2017
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  • Fairphone concentre son action sur 10 matériaux pour amener l’industrie vers un approvisionnement plus responsable

    31 Jan 2017
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  • Die Fairphone „Top 10“ Mineralien zur Verbesserung der Lieferkette

    31 Jan 2017
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  • Pressemitteilung. Fairphone 2 ab sofort in mobilcom-debitel Shops erhältlich

    12 Dec 2016
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  • PM. Blauer Engel für das Fairphone

    24 Oct 2016
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  • Press release. Fairphone 2 refreshes its long-lasting, modular design with a brand-new look

    18 Oct 2016
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  • Pressemitteilung. Modulares Fairphone 2 mit neuem Look: Austauschbare Back Cover für mehr Individualität und Langlebigkeit

    18 Oct 2016
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  • Persbericht. Fairphone 2 geeft haar duurzame, modulaire ontwerp een compleet nieuw uiterlijk

    18 Oct 2016
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  • CP. Le Fairphone 2, premier smartphone au design modulaire, adopte un nouveau style

    18 Oct 2016
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  • Comunicato Stampa. Fairphone lancia cover protettive dal nuovo design per supportare la lunga durata dei propri dispositivi

    18 Oct 2016
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  • Nota de prensa. Fairphone 2: modular y con un nuevo diseño para mantener su larga vida

    18 Oct 2016
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  • Persbericht. Fairphone 2 is nu verkrijgbaar bij Mobiel.nl

    13 Jul 2016
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  • Press release. Fairphone establishes a transparent supply chain for all four conflict minerals

    20 Jun 2016
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  • Nota de prensa. Fairphone logra trazar los cuatro minerales de conflicto de forma transparente

    20 Jun 2016
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  • Persbericht. Fairphone zet een transparante, conflictvrije keten op voor alle vier conflictmineralen

    20 Jun 2016
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  • CP. Fairphone réussit dans la mise en place d’une chaine d’approvisionnement transparente pour les 4 minerais de conflit

    20 Jun 2016
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  • Medieninformation. Smartphone-Pionier Fairphone etabliert transparente Liefer- und Produktionskette für alle vier Konfliktmineralien

    20 Jun 2016
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  • Pressemitteilung. T-Mobile bringt das Fairphone nach Österreich

    21 Mar 2016
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