The Ethical Smartphone: Fairphone Shakes Up the Mobile Industry
posted by Sheila Shayon, brandchannel.com,
posted by Sheila Shayon, brandchannel.com,
1st April 2015
Even as Apple, Samsung and Sony dazzle us with their digital device promises, the reality remains that our smartphones use conflict minerals, child labor and below-par wages for the workers from the mines to the factories.
The Amsterdam-based social enterprise behind Fairphone—which bills itself as the world’s first smartphone with social and environmental values—was just named the fastest-growing startup in the Netherlands by Tech5, which identifies Europe’s smartest, young tech companies.
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Even as Apple, Samsung and Sony dazzle us with their digital device promises, the reality remains that our smartphones use conflict minerals, child labor and below-par wages for the workers from the mines to the factories.
The Amsterdam-based social enterprise behind Fairphone—which bills itself as the world’s first smartphone with social and environmental values—was just named the fastest-growing startup in the Netherlands by Tech5, which identifies Europe’s smartest, young tech companies.