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Fairphone Warns Tech Industry Is Ignoring Smartphone Production's Biodiversity Crisis

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In its latest report, Fairphone has warned that the global technology sector is overlooking a major environmental threat as it focuses mainly on cutting carbon emissions. Fairphone says biodiversity loss linked to smartphone production is largely hidden in global supply chains. The report highlights how mining and manufacturing activities tied to consumer electronics are placing growing pressure on ecosystems across several resource-rich regions. New Fairphone study reveals biodiversity loss hidden in smartphone mining and manufacturing In its nature report, Fairphone has examined the full lifecycle of a smartphone and concluded that most environmental damage occurs long before a device reaches…

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