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Fairtalks #2: Bas van Abel on founding a startup to disrupt an entire industry
Good Business 30 janvier 2020
It all began with Waag Society, part of Amsterdam’s innovation cluster. The Waag is an iconic 15th-century building. Part of the original city wall, it has been a weighing house, a museum and a surgical theater where Rembrandt painted The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp in 1632. Today, in ...
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Going against the grain to design a sustainable phone
Long-Lasting Design 17 janvier 2020
Editor’s note: This is a guest feature from the Fairphone 3’s lead industrial designer James Barber. What if you could buy a phone that will last five years, can be easily repaired and is made as ethically as possible? We’ve been working on this question for a while now. For more ...
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Meet the Makers: The people behind your Fairphone
Good Working Conditions 30 décembre 2019
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 China. A Fairphone isn’t just another product: it is the people that make ...
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Fairphone in the news: Best of 2019
Non classifié(e) 30 décembre 2019
At Fairphone, we spend lots of our time sharing our story with the world… So sometimes it’s nice to sit back and let someone else do the talking. Want to see what others are saying about Fairphone? Have a look at some of our favorite press coverage from 2019. The ...
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Stuff we’ve done in 2019 that you should care about
Non classifié(e) 30 décembre 2019
It’s been quite the year at Fairphone! We’ve got lots of big plans for the months ahead, but before we focus on the future, I’d like to look back and share a few of the highlights from the past 12 months. Revealing our new phone to the world One of the ...
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Cobalt mining: It’s time to face the facts and invest in making improvements
Non classifié(e) 20 décembre 2019
This week, US-based human rights firm International Rights Advocates filed a lawsuit accusing major international manufacturers of profiting from the labor of children working in dangerous, and sometimes deadly, conditions in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). An article in the Guardian summarizes the scope ...
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The secrets to longevity: How your phone is maintained
Non classifié(e) 19 décembre 2019
Imagine you’re cycling to work, minding your own business, and suddenly, your tire goes flat. What do you do? Do you drive your bike straight to the landfill and start shopping for a new one? Of course not. The smart thing to do is simply repair or replace your ...
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We like to make things difficult: How your Fairphone is made
Non classifié(e) 11 décembre 2019
Your phone isn’t born in a store – that shouldn’t come as a big surprise! But what happens before you bring home your shiny new device? Today’s smartphones are essentially mini computers made up of hundreds of parts, so the steps that go into making them form quite a ...
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Votre téléphone n’est pas né dans un magasin : Rencontrez les fabricants
Good Working Conditions 09 décembre 2019
Votre téléphone et ses matériaux ont été manipulés des centaines de fois par des centaines de personnes. Ils constituent bien plus qu’une chaîne de montage : rencontrez les Fabricants. Déballer un nouveau téléphone est une sensation géniale. Il est tout beau, tout neuf et il vous appartient. Il est ...
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