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| Has the company set itself (excluding suppliers) a concrete CO2-reduction goal and if so, by how much do they want to reduce their emissions over the next five years? | Fairphone has not set itself a concrete CO2 reduction goal as they do not calculate their company footprint. However, they are commited to minimising their footprint and have implemented a number of different measures in that regard. |
80% |
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| How ambitious are the company's plans concerning the use of renewable energy sources in their power mix? | Fairphone belongs best performing companies when it comes to the promotion of renewable energies. Since 2017, Fairphone sources the energy for its corporate operations entirely from renewable energy sources. In terms of the promotion at the supplier level, there is however still some room for improvement. |
83% |
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| Has the company performed a life cycle analyses for this product and if so, how much CO2 does the product produce during its entire life cycle? |
Yes43.9 kg CO2-equivalents |
85% |
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| Has the company performed a life cycle analysis for this product type during the last three years? |
Yes |
100% |
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| By what percentage has the company (including suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years? |
No data available |
0% |
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| Does the company also analyse the CO2-footprint of its suppliers? |
No |
0% |
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| By what percentage has the company (excluding suppliers) reduced its CO2-emissions over the past 5 years? | At the corporate level, Fairphone is already very close to achieving CO2 neutrality. Since 2017, all the energy used by their corporate operations stems from renewable energy sources. |
100% |
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| How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of climate change? |
WWF Climate SaversGeSI |
0% |
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| How energy efficient is the product? |
1.9 h/Ah (webbrowsing time/battery capacity) |
0% |
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| How much energy has the company consumed per capita during the last year? |
No data available |
0% |
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Criterion |
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| Has the company set itself the clear goal to reduce the environmental impact of the substances they use? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities? |
No |
0% |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
33% |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
33% |
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| How advanced are the companies efforts in eliminating toxic substances from their products? |
ArsenicMercuryPhthalatesBerylliumAntimonybrominated flame retardantsPVC |
36% |
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| How much e-waste has the company taken back per capita during the last year? | Fairphone itself has only undertaken a few small recycling efforts like the collection of 3 tons of phones in Ghana in 2016. However, they were a key partner in the uprising of the organisation "closing the loop" which has since recycled 1.7 million phones. |
25% |
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| Is the packaging of the product made of recycled material? | The Fairphone 2 packaging is made out of paperfoam which is made from starch, natural fibers and water. In addition, it is recyclable, compostable and biodegradable. |
100% |
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| Is the charger excluded from the product package? |
Yes |
100% |
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| How long ago was the products predecessor launched? |
26 months |
100% |
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| How well is the company's online customer support equipped? |
User forumSelf-diagnosis toolFAQWebchat |
78% |
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| Can the company's customer support be contacted over multiple channels? |
electronically (E-Mail, Webchat)telephonically (Hotline) |
100% |
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| Does the standard warranty offered by the company exceed the minimum duration demanded by local legislation? | The warranty Fairphone offers on its products does not exceed the minimum demanded by local legislation. However, as opposed to most electronics companies, the warranty is not forfeited when one opens the product. |
100% |
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| Does the company feature spare parts for this product in their online shop? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company provide an online repair manual? |
Yes |
100% |
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| To what degree can the product be considered modular? | The Fairphone 2 consists of 6 different modules which can be taken apart easily without any technical knowledge in a matter of a few minutes. |
100% |
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| How high is the specific absorption rate (SAR) of the device? |
0.29 W/kg |
100% |
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| Does the company have an own program supporting communities in areas where conflict minerals are a problem? | Fairphone does not have an own official program per se but they take action on various levels independently of established initiatives to help the affected communities. For instance in 2015, they helped Wolfram Bergbau to secure a permit to export conflict-free tungsten powder from Rwanda, thereby generating income for the communities in and around the tungsten mines. |
50% |
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| How engaged is the company in initiatives addressing the issue of conflict minerals? |
Fairtrade GoldTDIPPARMI |
56% |
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| Does the company annually publish an updated list of smelters that are identified in the own supply chain? | Fairphone doesn't publish an official list on their website. However, they mention the names of multiple mining companies they source from in their articles on responsible minerals trade. They also provide a map showing where the minerals come from. |
80% |
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| Has the company sent own, internal employees to at least one of their smelters during the last two years to assess the situation concerning conflict mineral sourcing? |
Yes |
100% |
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| What percentage of the companies smelters (Gold, Tantalum, Tin and Tungsten) are certified as "conflict-free"? |
100 % |
100% |
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| Does the company mention the issues of other problematic minerals (apart from gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten) on their website or in any published documents? |
Rare Earth ElementsNickelCopperCobaltAluminium |
100% |
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Criterion |
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| Does the company’s SCoC include the worker right to a formally registered employment relationship? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to develop parallel means, when the right to join labour unions and bargain collectively is restricted under local legislation? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company's SCoC include the worker right to one day off in every seven day period? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company's SCoC grant a premium rate of at least 125% of the regular rate of pay for served overtime? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company’s SCoC guarantee the workers a living wage? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company’s SCoC restrict the maximum working week to 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company have a Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC) which covers basic human rights? |
safe and hygienic workplaceno discrimination of any kindno child labourno forced labour |
100% |
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| Does the company offer its suppliers trainings where the factory workers learn about the correct handling of potentially toxic substances to both humans and the environment? | The ETI-SCoC which Fairphone has adopted forces the suppliers to conduct health and safety trainings for their employees on a regular basis. Also, Fairphone offers support to co-develop a training routine at their suppliers. |
75% |
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| Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of benzene? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
33% |
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| To what degree has the company banned the use of n-hexane? |
full production chainfinal assembly |
33% |
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Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Has the company let at least one of their suppliers be audited by an independent third-party organisation during the last year? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company perform surprise audits at their suppliers' facilities and if so how many suppliers are audited in that way annually per capita? |
Yes20 audits/1000 employees |
100% |
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| How many suppliers does the company audit annually per capita? |
40 audits/1000 employees |
100% |
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Criterion |
Answer |
Score |
Source |
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| Does the company publish a list of the substances for which they have drawn up certain restrictions for the manufacturing process at their suppliers’ facilities? |
No |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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| Does the company annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy? |
Supplier auditsConflict mineralsWorker empowerment |
67% |
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| Does the company have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume? |
Yes |
100% |
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| Does the company annually publish an updated list of smelters that are identified in the own supply chain? | Fairphone doesn't publish an official list on their website. However, they mention the names of multiple mining companies they source from in their articles on responsible minerals trade. They also provide a map showing where the minerals come from. |
80% |
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| Does the company publish ecological footprints of their products? |
WaterMaterialsCO2 |
100% |
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| Does the company publish its annual ecological footprint? |
WaterMaterialsCO2 |
0% |
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No Links to Sources |
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