I was curious what the DRC map on https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2023/12/06065751/disassembly_core.jpg https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2023/12/0606

I was curious what the DRC map on https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2023/12/06065751/disassembly_core.jpg https://valkyrie.cdn.ifixit.com/media/2023/12/06065751/disas... (included in the post) could signify. Search found (view HTML or click "More about our materials") on https://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone-5 https://shop.fairphone.com/fairphone-5 > In addition, we account for 100% of the cobalt used in the battery by buying cobalt credits, which support the improvement of working conditions for artisanal cobalt miners in the DRC. Presumably that's what the map signifies. Good to know/in case anyone else was curious. Related discussion 10 years ago, only one I could find on HN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5813730 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5813730 Added: https://www.faircobaltalliance.org/supply-chain-wide-collaboration/our-members/fairphone/ https://www.faircobaltalliance.org/supply-chain-wide-collabo... and presumably what the improvement mention above is about https://www.faircobaltalliance.org/approach/professionalizing-artisanal-mine-sites/ https://www.faircobaltalliance.org/approach/professionalizin... ?