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Yes but, they are. They are supporting fair mining projects and contributing to players that certify fair mineral sourcing. And they're raising awareness in the process.

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I went looking for sources and found this nice article that neatly lays out the land of rare earth mineral mining:

https://www.fairphone.com/en/2021/02/08/fair-mining/

I've seen some videos of ASM lithium mines, stuff is nightmare inducing. The videographers spotted a handful of children in the hills trying not to be seen.

I think it's doable, it'd be similar to setting up and auditing your own green coffee beans; it wouldn't be particularly capital intensive.

They are talking about changing mining. They are not changing mining. They talk about how they are using their purchasing power to change things, but they have no purchasing power. The person at Qualcomm who makes those decisions probably has no idea that some company called fairphone is a Qualcomm customer. This is the same but even moreso for lithium.

"We are working with our battery supplier to integrate lithium from IRMA-assessed mines into our battery supply chain" this line could mean anything from actually doing something to "we sent one email". Before you believe that someone is making a difference, be sure they are. Fp is not.

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