Fairphone
Fairphone is a modular smartphone designed for ethically sourced materials, fair labor practices, and easy repair, aiming to set a new standard for responsible electronics.
A compelling example of a product that strives for this holistic responsibility is the Fairphone. Designed as a modular smartphone, its primary commission is to offer a more ethical and sustainable alternative in the electronics industry, which is notorious for its extractive practices and rapid obsolescence. Fairphone integrates ethical considerations throughout its product design and manufacturing processes. It prioritizes ethically sourced and conflict-free minerals (linking to Technology [145], particularly the "Materials" variable and ethical "Supply" chains), promotes fair labor practices in its assembly factories (addressing the "Labor" variable of the Human Component [100] and the Technological Component [145]), and designs for durability and easy repairability. This modular design allows users to replace individual components, extending the product's lifespan and reducing electronic Waste. Fairphone aims to create a product that not only functions well but also sets a new standard for responsible production and consumption, reflecting a deep commitment to the Ethics, Sustainability, Social Responsibility, and Economics mottos within the product outcome itself.
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Examples
- Eames Molded Plywood Chairs · both placed under Supplies
- Full Grown (Gavin Munro) · both placed under Supplies
- Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design · both placed under Materials
- Made to Measure: New Materials for the 21st Century (book by Philip Ball) · both placed under Materials
- Materiom · both placed under Materials
- Phoebus Cartel · both placed under Planned Obsolescence
- Self-Employed Women's Association (SEWA) · both placed under Labor
- Tocco.earth · both placed under Materials
- Al Gramo · discussed together in section 160
- An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore) · discussed together in section 160
- LifeStraw · discussed together in section 160
- Silent Spring (Rachel Carson) · discussed together in section 160
Books and references
- The Story of Stuff · discussed together in section 160
In the framework
- Products · element
- Outcomes Component
- Environment (Ecological Niche)
- Materials · variable
- Supplies · element
- Labor · variable
- Waste (outcome) · element
- Ethics
- Sustainability
- Social Responsibility
- Economics
In the book
- Chapter 16, section 160 · Environment Dimension
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