In a bid to reduce global electronic waste, Fairphone has created a smartphone that owners can repair themselves. What makes its technology so sustainable?
They have been in business for over 10 years now, the first one relased in 2013 even if it wasn’t really “fair” as today’s model, more of a rebrand that guaranteed that workers in China were treated fairly. Still they operate on very low volumes and probably on razor thin margins that don’t allow for big R&D projects but so far they have been profitable at least.
They have been in business for over 10 years now, the first one relased in 2013 even if it wasn’t really “fair” as today’s model, more of a rebrand that guaranteed that workers in China were treated fairly. Still they operate on very low volumes and probably on razor thin margins that don’t allow for big R&D projects but so far they have been profitable at least.