Fairphone wants to lessen the number of blood gadgets in the market.
The conflict-free mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) provide tantalum and tin for Fairphone.
Tantalum, is taken from a mineral called coltan that is used to make capacitors in printed circuit boards.
They say that it works with Solutions for Hope to get conflict-free tantalum.
The soldering paste that uses tin is sourced from the South Kivu province by Fairphone.
The company in association with the Conflict-Free Tin Initiative finds, attests and supports fair mining conditions.
Fairphone says its working to bring gold and tungsten from more responsible mines now.
The supply chain is very complex.
Reuse and recycling
Fairphone includes recycled plastics and materials in its parts whenever possible.
The company donates money from sales to support programs that disposes e-waste in the right way.
The Fairphone 2 features a 5-inch full-HD display, Qualcomm quad-core processor, Android 5.1 and 4G LTE.
The modular smartphone is available for pre-order now.
The company is gunning for 15,000 pre-orders and expects to start delivering them in November this year.
It will cost you 525 including tax (about $575).
Fairphone says it will issue details on exactly where the money has been used in a few weeks.
it’s possible for you to pre-order the Fairphone 2here.
you oughta hurry because 888 pieces out of the scheduled 15000 on offer have already been sold.
source: www.techworm.net
