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Greenpeace guide: Fairphone leads the pack on the shift to greener electronics

News 17 October 2017

At Fairphone, we’re working to make phones in a way that’s better for people and the environment. Today, we were proud to see that these efforts are being recognized: In their 2017 Guide to Green Electronics, Greenpeace gave Fairphone the best grade (B) out of all the major electronics manufacturers. And it was the very […]

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  • Growing a healthy social enterprise with new impact investors

    News 21 September 2017

    Back in April this year, I shared our ambitions for growing our company and improving our business operations, specifically by raising more capital and strengthening our organization. After spending our summer working towards these goals, I’m happy to share some big news: we’ve secured investments totaling € 6,5 million from pioneering impact investors who share […]

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  • New camera modules make the Fairphone 2 upgradeable

    Long-Lasting Design 20 September 2017

    The word is out! We have unveiled the latest accomplishment in our journey for fairer electronics and long-lasting design. By introducing two brand new camera modules, the Fairphone 2 has become the first smartphone with a core function that owners can upgrade by themselves. Now that the dust has slowly started to settle, we want […]

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  • Examining the environmental footprint of electronics recycling

    Reuse and Recycling 8 August 2017

    As part of our mission to change how products are made, we’re taking a closer look at how to make the most of the materials in our phones when they reach the end of their useful lives. As you might suspect, recycling is a big part of the answer. In a series of blog posts, […]

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  • A closer look at the spare parts supply chain

    Product 3 August 2017

    We recently shared the news that we need to stop supporting the Fairphone 1 — our first attempt at making a fairer smartphone. In his blog post, our founder and CEO Bas van Abel explained some of the reasons why we needed to make this hard decision, including the financial and supply-chain related challenges of […]

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  • Collecting used phones, from Africa to Europe

    Reuse and Recycling 1 August 2017

    If you’ve been keeping an eye on our blog lately, you might be noticing a theme – we’re really interested in electronics recycling! In earlier posts we shared the results of our research on the best available options for recycling smartphones, especially in terms of recovered materials. Plus, soon we will publish a blog on […]

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  • Why we had to stop supporting the Fairphone 1

    News 20 July 2017

    At the beginning of last week, we announced to Fairphone 1 owners that we have stopped supporting our first phone. Practically speaking, this means that we will no longer sell spare parts for the Fairphone 1, and have stopped developing the software upgrade to Android 4.4.

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  • The Fairphone 2 earns Gold at Cannes Lions with sustainable design

    Long-Lasting Design 27 June 2017

    For the creative sector, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the pinnacle of annual industry events. Many agencies spend years dreaming of taking home a coveted Lion award. Which is why we were very honored to hear that the design agency, seymourpowell, and the Fairphone 2 won a Gold Lion last week for […]

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  • Fairphone wants to increase global supply of fair gold

    News 21 June 2017

    Last Monday, members of the Fairphone team were in The Hague for the signing of a gold covenant, which aims to increase the supply of responsibly sourced gold. We were one of the signatories celebrating the kickoff of this initiative spearheaded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and co-signed by a variety of parties […]

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  • On-site visit to cobalt mines in Congo, April 2017

    Fair Materials 7 June 2017

    Just a couple months ago in April, I went to the DRC together with team member Sylvain, to continue our quest for more responsibly mined materials. This time was all about cobalt, a critical material we need to produce our battery. For some part, we were joined by a documentary crew that is following us […]

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