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Ask HN: Companies that are contributing "something good" to the world?

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Re: Ask HN: Companies that are contributing "something good" to the world?

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I definitely count Fairphone as such. They build long-lasting android phones from responsibly sources materials. They closely monitor their manufacturing chain, make sure people are paid well, and release updates for many years (with as much software in the open so the community can take over). No new phone every 2 years.

The banger? The phones are fairly modular and serviceable (10/10 ifixit score) and they sell spare parts for years even after they stopped selling them. Moreover, they freaking made an upgraded camera module for people to pop into their phones instead of buying new ones.

https://www.fairphone.com/en/impact/ https://www.fairphone.com/en/story/

Re: Ask HN: Companies that are contributing "something good" to the world?

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Zipline is having real impact in places with insufficient infrastructure to quickly transport medical supplies. https://flyzipline.com/

Interesting company with a simple idea and a great execution. I saw some report on YouTube 1-2 year(s) ago. Thanks for mentioning them.

Re: Ask HN: Companies that are contributing "something good" to the world?

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Sense's core mission has always been to reduce global energy consumption. https://sense.com/ It is attempting to achieve this by allowing homeowners to understand and reduce their own energy usage. Disclaimer: I used to make the hardware at Sense.

Interesting. I'll check them out.

Thanks.

Re: Ask HN: Companies that are contributing "something good" to the world?

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post #11

I definitely count Fairphone as such. They build long-lasting android phones from responsibly sources materials. They closely monitor their manufacturing chain, make sure people are paid well, and release updates for many years (with as much software in the open so the community can take over). No new phone every 2 years. The banger? The phones are fairly modular and serviceable (10/10 ifixit score) and they sell spa…

Ahh, if only more companies would be like Fairphone! I'd love to buy a phone from them at one point.

Thanks.

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