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Podcast – The circular economy playbook, episode 9: Fairphone’s journey to a circular economy

In today’s episode Wayne and Ali talk to Miquel who is the product development lead at Fairphone, the world’s most sustainable mobile phone. 

Miquel explains how Fairphone are challenging the traditional inbuilt obsolescence of mobile phones with their 10/10 iFixit reparability rating.

We also explore ethics beyond sustainability as Miquel shares why Fairphone don’t want to be “a feel-good phone”.

The episode touches on:

* The complex mobile phone supply chain

* Fairphone’s commitment to purpose over product

* How mobile phones have evolved since iPhone’s inception

* Ethics beyond sustainability as it pertains to mobile phone components

Thanks for listening. Please leave a 5* rating and a review if you enjoyed the episode!

Credits

Hosted by: Wayne Hubbard – CEO @ ReLondon / Ali Moore – Head of communications @ ReLondon

Produced by: Isabella Nasak Kima – Corporate communications lead @ ReLondon

Editing and sound engineering by: Lucy Lucraft

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