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Belated congratulations to Greg Valerio – founder of Cred Jewellery and now full-time fair trade campaigner – who won the Global Campaigner category of the Observer Ethical Awards 2011 back in June. Up against Avaaz and Greenpeace, Greg didn’t think he had any chance of winning but for all of us who know him and [...]

Leblas can now give customers the choice between fair trade ethical gold or recycled – as they still feel it’s important to use gold that is already above ground. Take a look at the Leblas fair trade wedding ring collection The collection starts at just £245 for 9ct options (perfect for our economic climate!) and [...]

Fair trade jewellers, CRED invite you to take a look at their beautiful collection and meet their designers in person. When: Friday 26 November, 10am-6pm Where: Unit 1.03 Clerkenwell Workshops, 27-31 Clerkenwell Close, Farringdon, London EC1R 0AT Find out more about CRED Jewellery. Katie

The mainstream jewellery industry is finally getting ethical. We reported back in April that the Fairtrade Labelling Organisation (FLO) and the Association of Responsible Mining (ARM) had launched Fairmined and Fairtrade standards for gold and precious metals. Now the National Association of Goldsmiths (NAG) is putting together an ethics working committee to help connect socially [...]

Chocolate Couture has extended their special offer on Ethical Bond wedding rings to 31 May. Just pre-order a pair of 3mm width, 14 Carat Gold Ethical Bond©- Wedding rings by 31 May 2010 and pay for only one: £295.00 Available in white or yellow gold. To take advantage of this offer, email sales@chocolate-couture.com with the [...]

We’re delighted to report that Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO) and the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) have launched the first ever third party independent certification for gold, opening up market opportunities for millions of impoverished artisanal small-scale miners and their families. This means that by the time you say ‘I do’ you could be [...]

Happy New Year! We hope you’re having a fun 2010 so far and not too put out by the snow if you’re in the UK.  At least it looks festive! We’re kicking off the New Year with a special offer on ice of a different sort – the kind you might find sparkling on your [...]

Hello! In part 1 I shared about our last-minute preparations, so here is how the actual wedding ceremony went. Seasonal wedding flowers The church was beautiful, we found a florist who was a friend of my parents, and who was sympathetic to our green ideas. She sourced flowers and greenery as seasonally as possible, including [...]

This week’s featured supplier, Chocolate Couture, creates stunning handcrafted and bespoke ethical engagement rings and wedding bands for the socially-conscious couple. But with the credit crunch biting, Gina of Chocolate Couture has some great news for the wallet-conscious couple too! Special offer on engagement rings & wedding bands To take advantage of this offer, all [...]

Our featured supplier this week is a familiar name to followers of ethical fashion.  Fifi Bijoux designs luxury ethical jewellery and features regularly in the weekend papers’ sustainable style guides (yesterday’s Times ‘Style’ magazine, for example) while also being recently shortlisted for an Observer Ethical Award. Describing her products as ‘an intoxicating blend of conscience and luxury’, Vivien [...]