![]() ![]() An exception is the impact category ADP elements where the board-to-board connectors cause the main production impact due to the amount of gold used for the contacts. Within the production phase, the highest impact is caused by the ICs, followed by the printed circuit boards (PCBs) and the assembly process as such. Recycling has a positive effect for all impact categories (resulting in a negative impact). Use phase and transport (to final assembly, to distribution hub, and to customer) have a low impact on the overall life cycle. The results amount to 43.9 kg CO2e with the production phase having the highest impact for all analyzed impact categories. ![]() The functional unit is one Fairphone 2 for a three-year use. ![]() Other materials and components are modelled with data from GaBi (plus electronics extension) and ecoinvent v3.2 plus individual data sources from public sources (e.g. Primary data for the final assembly process was obtained from Hi-P. The data inventory is based on the bill-of-materials (BoM), a product tear-down, and material declarations for subparts from suppliers. To assess the environmental impact caused by the production, use, and recycling of the smartphone a life cycle assessment (LCA) is conducted, The Fairphone 2 is a modular smartphone by Fairphone B.V. ![]()
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