[choffee]

They have a post about some of the reasons that the 5 was sustainable. It's not just the repair and modular parts but the whole supply chain.

It' rarely gets talked about here as this is a mostly tech audience who focus on features, which are important, but Fairphone is more focused on the impact of the manufacture.

https://www.fairphone.com/en/2023/08/30/is-the-fairphone-5-t...

[mytailorisrich]

That article subtly shifts from "sustainable" to "most sustainable"... It can be so while not really being sustainable.

"Fair materials" means nothing.

"100% e-waste neutral" is the same as claiming that you are "100% carbon neutral" because you buy carbon "offsets". It's dubious.

There are real positives, though: "100% recycled tin solder paste, 80% recycled steel, 75% post-consumer recycled plastics in the battery frame"

[bcye]

> So, for every Fairphone 5 we make, we responsibly collect and recycle 212 grams of electronic waste. And a lot of that waste is taken from countries where e-waste recycling is not a reality yet.

It does not seem like they are buying offsets. Also why would Fair materials mean nothing?

[mytailorisrich]

They are claiming that they are recycling something to offset their phones... that's nice but it tells us very little.

"Fair materials" means nothing in itself and certainly nothing in relation to sustainability.

[bcye]

They have made extensive blog posts about their supply chain and material sourcing over the years.

And they're claiming to recycle e-waste proportionally to the weight of each sold phone, what more specifics would you want?