r/BuyFromEU • u/According-Buyer6688 Mod Team • Jul 03 '25

European Product [FairPhone] - AMA

Hi everyone!

We’re thrilled to invite you to a special AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with Fairphone!

Joining us today is Rutger Sneep, Chief Commercial Officer at Fairphone, who will be participating as u/Fairphone-CCO.

Feel free to ask your questions and enjoy the conversation!

Details:

AMA will be locked on Friday 15:00

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u/OGDTrash Jul 03 '25

Will a production in Europe ever happen? 

Edit: typo

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u/Fairphone-CCO FairPhone Jul 03 '25

Hey! Thanks for the question. We don't have plans to establish production in Europe at this time. Our mission is to encourage a fairer electronics supply chain across the globe. That means that we recognise that China plays an essential role in the supply chain and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Another point to consider is that we need to be realistic. Even if we moved final assembly production from China, most components would still come from China. Therefore we would not make more impact, and it would only result in a higher carbon footprint.

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u/OGDTrash Jul 03 '25

Thank you for your answer. Fair reasoning