Downstream company

Fairphone

A Dutch electronics manufacturer and EPRM member, registered as FairPhone B.V., which is a partner on the EPRM-funded cobalt credit project at Kamilombe and a buyer of the credits the scheme issues.

Sources support the description and the individual connections below. Publication and checking dates refer to the evidence, not a guarantee of current operations.

Documented relationships

Reported means the cited source describes the relationship at its evidence date. Historical relationships refer to an earlier period. Announced agreements may not have been implemented. None of these labels confirms that trade continues today.

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2026-06-24

    Member of

    Named on EPRM's own member overview in the supply chain actors pillar. Membership only: Fairphone's separate role as a partner in the EPRM-funded cobalt credit project is recorded on that project, not here.

    1 source
    1. Member overview

      European Partnership for Responsible Minerals · Checked 2026-09-17

      Members listed by pillar: four governments and institutions, twenty-two supply chain actors, seventeen civil society organisations, and five observers.

      Member overview by constituency; page last modified 2026-06-24

  • Reported · Evidence as of 2026-09-17

    Supports

    Project partner and the downstream buyer the credit system is built to reach.

    3 sources
    1. Developing a replicable and scalable MC system for application in ASM CCs in DR Congo

      European Partnership for Responsible Minerals · Checked 2026-09-17

      This book and claim based credit system connects downstream actors with upstream artisanal producers, with an initial focus on the Kamilombe mine

      Implementers, Fairphone

    2. 2025 Impact and Finance Report

      Fair Cobalt Alliance · Published 2026-03-12 · Checked 2026-09-17

      EPRM provided funding to the FCA and partners (Fairphone, Datastake, and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)) to digitalise and scale the RMC system.

      EPRM provided funding to the FCA and partners (Fairphone, Datastake, and ARM)

    3. Developing a replicable and scalable MC system for application in ASM CCs in DR Congo — project entry

      Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) · Checked 2026-09-17

      Total budget EUR 320,000; project status Implementation; 71.00 % spent; start 1 May 2024, end 28 February 2027.

      Project partners, FairPhone B.V.