As far as i understand, Fairphone is actually trying to counteract this by buying minerals from congo.
Very interesting and worrisome, but do you or does your colleague think it is better not to make business in congo? I think it is important to provide alternatives.
Understandably, but he/she might not know exactly what Fairphone does. This is an emotional topic, so it might very well this person is a bit biased towards Fairphones goals.
To me, it seems best to let this person talk to Fairphone directly, so they can engage in a discussion to get something out of this valuable critique. Maybe you can provide a contact to @anon2751513/@anon90052001/@Douwe @JackHK?
I like this discussion! Keep going on. I think we are in a situation where it is important to at least try to change things. And I think all the work Fairphone does to raise awareness on some many issues related to current electronics production is as important as the solutions they are implementing.