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Made with Care: Social Assessment Report
All 10 December 2013
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 feels strongly that the relationship we build with our suppliers will be the foundation on which we make interventions. Thanks to ...
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Production Update: Delivery Schedule
All 29 November 2013
If you’re reading this, we can assume you have some interest in the Fairphone. Even more so, quite a lot of you have purchased the phone and by now can’t wait to hear more about delivery. You deserve a production update! We like to keep our blog open for all ...
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November Production Update
Good Working Conditions 31 October 2013
Here we are again. Giving you a rundown of what it takes to make this fair little guy arrive in Amsterdam in December. This blog will cover all things related to the latest production of the phone: the achievements, a few challenges, an overview of what the next weeks ...
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Social Responsibility: Introducing TAOS Network
Good Working Conditions 16 August 2013
Editor’s Note: At this point in our production process, Fairphone has chosen an independent, third-party social assessment organization to perform an assessment with our factory, A’Hong. In the following blog post, we’ve asked the founder of TAOS to explain their vision for corporate responsibility as this process is undertaken. ...
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Guest Blog: Fair Cables for Fair Electronics
Good Working Conditions 19 July 2013
Editor’s Note: This week we have a post from Susanne Jordan of NagerIT, where they have done tremendous work investigating the sourcing of fair electronics. All statements and opinions are author’s own. Before I start writing about fair cables, I should introduce my organization: NagerIT is a private initiative (non-profit), ...
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5,000 Fairphones sold! Let’s start production!
Good Working Conditions 05 June 2013
YES! We did it! YOU got us to our 5,000 milestone…and counting! Let’s celebrate! By sharing our message, following our story, and buying the Fairphone, you are part of the group that shows there’s a demand for products that are concerned and accountable for social and environmental impact. Still, this is ...
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Our Choice for Production Partner
Good Working Conditions 17 May 2013
Dilemmas, opportunities and what we’ve learned in China Last month, we shared our initial steps to seek a production partner in China. We had significant pre-work to do to identify suppliers. Given our size, model, and being a new business producing on a small production run, this was pretty challenging. ...
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Selecting a Production Partner
Good Working Conditions 28 March 2013
In order to understand the processes behind selecting a production partner, as Fairphone is in the process of doing now, I discussed some initial questions with our Chief Sustainability Officer, Sean Ansett. – Joe Mier, Community Manager Questions and Answers (click to see answer below) What is a “code of conduct”? What ...
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