Conflict-free tungsten from Rwanda will become part of Fairphone’s supply chain. With this achievement, Fairphone has successfully managed to transparently source all four of the conflict minerals (tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold). Fairphone began in 2010 as a campaign to increase awareness for the use of conflict minerals in consumer electronics. Six years later, this social enterprise has released two smartphones, and more than 100,...

Social enterprise Fairphone has announced its plans to attend the upcoming Mobile World Congress from 22nd to 25th February in Barcelona, Spain. This event provides an excellent opportunity for the press and representatives from the consumer electronics industry to see the modular Fairphone 2 firsthand and discuss new innovations and initiatives that can facilitate the development of more responsible devices.