Fairphone sustainability score: 59/100
Better than 100% of Electronics / Hardware
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Fairphone designs and sells modular smartphones built for repairability and longevity, with a focus on fair labour, conflict-free minerals, and reduced environmental impact. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Amsterdam, it operates as a certified B Corporation with approximately 129 employees and €73.3M net revenue (2025).
Founded 2013Head office Amsterdam, NetherlandsStaff ~129 (2025)Revenue €73,300,139 net turnover (FY2025)Website ↗
Fairphone tracks emissions across operations and supply chain with third-party assurance, but total emissions rose 78% year-on-year despite 41% sales growth, and it missed its 12% 2025 reduction target. Nature and water impacts are identified but unmeasured. Repairability and e-waste collection rates are strong; it says carbon credits offset 100% of its residual emissions.
Fairphone scores 59/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified October 2026.
That places Fairphone joint 19th of 1,023 companies scored, and 1st of 46 in Electronics / Hardware.
What is Fairphone doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Transparency & Accountability and Controversies & Red Flags (9/10, 9/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (3/10, 4/10).
Where Fairphone lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste8/10No closed-loop systems across its supply chain.
- Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports9/10No shareholder vote on climate, or not everything publicly verifiable.
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How is Fairphone's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Fairphone's score changed?
Fairphone's score has moved from 64 to 59 across 2 recorded reviews, down 5 points.
- 64 → 59-52 November 2026
Re-scored under the current method (v2.5.24).
- Scored 649 April 2026
Initial score at platform launch
What evidence is Fairphone's score based on?
13 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
31% of them were published by Fairphone itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 13 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 2 (Market-based) 0 0 0%”
“Scope 2 (Location-based) 22 29 30%”
“lighter product design, deeper supplier engagement, and the fact that 28% of electricity used in component”
“Network (SBTN) framework offers a solid foundation for a holistic environmental due diligence”
“iFixit gives new Fairphone 6 top marks for repairability: 10/10”
“Fairphone 6: iFixit awards a 10/10 for repairability”
“Fairphone 6 lands a perfect 10 for repairability”
“Door de sterke groei in productie steeg de CO2-uitstoot harder dan verwacht, waardoor het bedrijf zijn klimaatdoelen niet haalde.”
“In 2025, FairPhone completed its third B Corp recertification with its strongest score to date: 136.8 points”
“Fairphone und Refurbed haben dazu Stellung bezogen – und erklären den Entwurf als unzureichend.”
“in 2024, Fairphone won both the prestigious King Willem I Prize for Sustainable Entrepreneurship”
“a lot of the environmental impact of consumer electronics comes from the supply chain and the mining of materials”
“Im ersten Schritt wurde für Fairphone , gemessen ab dem Jahr 2022, als Soll ein CO2-Mindestreduktionsziel von 46 Prozent bis 2030 festgelegt.”
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How does Fairphone compare with other electronics / hardware companies?
Fairphone is the highest-scoring electronics / hardware company we've rated.
Among the 46 major electronics / hardware brands we've scored, Fairphone sits 1st of 46.
Who comes next in Electronics / Hardware?
Fairphone leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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