Fairphone

Organic, Cage-Free or Home-Grown?
Dec 26, 2013
Organic, cage-free or home-grown? We think about our purchasing ethics in many areas of daily life, but not often about technology. As with any product, though, we should think about the effects of our actions on workers and the ...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Phone
DRC Is Poised for a Brighter Future
Dec 19, 2013
With the defeat of the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), this vast blighted country is poised for a brighter future. But a new US law designed to help the region escape its poverty looks set to do just the opposite. ...

Tags: Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 rebels, conflict minerals
Fairphone Has Received Enough Orders to Start Production
Jun 5, 2013
Fairphone has received enough orders to start production on what it says is a smartphone that will be built according to ethical standards, designed and produced with minimal harm to people and the planet. The Amsterdam-based company ...

Tags: Fairphone, Smartphone