1.0Supply Chain Navigatorhttp://scnavigator.avnet.comAvnethttp://scnavigator.avnet.com/author/avtsupplychain/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="http://scnavigator.avnet.com/article/winter-2016/fairphone-answers-the-call-for-more-sustainable-electronics/">Fairphone Answers the Call for More Sustainable Electronics</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://scnavigator.avnet.com/article/winter-2016/fairphone-answers-the-call-for-more-sustainable-electronics/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Fairphone Answers the Call for More Sustainable Electronics” — Supply Chain Navigator" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>http://scnavigator.avnet.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/learningfromtheleaders-900x313-v3.jpg900313Conflict-free minerals, worker safety, and environmental conservation are core components of Fairphone 2’s BOM Life may not be fair, but the founder of the Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Fairphone, Bas van Abel, believes it certainly can be fairer than it is today; particularly for the massive global network of individuals that touch and are touched by the electronics supply chain. Spurred to action in 2010 by the rising violence in regions where minerals and metals used in consumer devices are mined, van Abel became determined to stimulate a global discussion about fairness. Given the ubiquitous nature of mobile phones, Fairphone’s leaders determined…