Fair Materials 101 – Understanding the Fair Sourcing game
Maybe I’ve spent too much time playing board games in lockdown, but I’m starting to see similarities between my favorite games and my daily work at Fairphone. I’m focused on creating…
Is the Fairphone 5 the most sustainable phone in the world?
After two years of designing and prototyping and endless development meetings, I am immensely proud to finally unveil to the world the brand new Fairphone 5. The team at Fairphone has…
We’ve reached 100,000 Fairphone owners!
Nearly three years ago, we started a crowdfunding campaign to finance the creation of our first-ever phone. We had a modest goal of selling 5,000... and they flew off the virtual shelves…
How we made our fairest battery yet for the Fairphone 5
We are very proud that with the Fairphone 5, we have also launched our fairest battery yet. Possibly even the fairest smartphone battery on the market - at least based on the information…
#stayconnected: Long-distance grandparenting
I had been looking forward to visiting my grandma up north for weeks. We’d been exchanging texts and images, anticipating having a chat and a laugh, after not seeing each other for…
First Worker Welfare Fund proposal approved
For factory workers at our production partner Guohong, this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival (also called the Moon Festival) coincides with the outcome of the first Worker Welfare Fund…
Eneloop: A 2,100 kilometer hike for a greener future
Fairphone Video Tutorials
We realize that many of you are still waiting for your phones. So, we're posting a daily update on figures to our blog and apologize for the long wait - we know it must be hard after…
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…