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Conflict diamonds hit the headlines in a big way – with a little help from Hollywood blockbuster, Blood Diamond – and while few would claim the issues are now resolved (read about the latest upset at the Kimberley Process), at least the word is out there and we know the questions to ask to track [...]

I went to a wedding in St. Louis a few weekends ago (whoever thought it was a good idea to build a city on/near a swamp and the world’s largest river never planned on global warming, cause it was jungle hot there), and the bride and groom had a great plan for minimizing driving for [...]

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 you need to [...]

Isn’t it sad when your suspicions are proved right?
Back in August I wrote a post about Wal-Mart’s new ethical jewellery range, labelled ‘Love Earth’.
They said:

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The Love, Earth pilot project is important because it shows for the first time that materials found in a piece of jewelry purchased from a retailer of Wal-Mart’s [...]

Our featured supplier this week is the lovely Deborah of EcoChic.  A true beauty lover, Deborah makes sure that the stories behind her EcoChic products are just as beautiful as the products themselves.  Read on to find out how she was inspired to begin her own eco-friendly and fair trade business…
Name: Deborah Miarkowska
Location: East [...]

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Cred Jewellery is the original ethical luxury jeweller who has been pioneering a responsible supply chain for the last 10 years.
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As this week’s featured supplier, we are pleased to bring you once again the summary of founder of Cred Jewellery, Greg Valerio’s talk from this year’s World Fair Trade Day.
On World Fair Trade Day [...]

‘Pick of the week Wednesdays’ started well last week… on a Wednesday… but then I got ill so for 1 week only we’ve shifted to Thursday, as the strength slowly returns to my fingertips to tap gently on my beloved keyboard.
And what a pick we’ve got for you! From Ethical Weddings supplier, EcoChic [...]

1776 psp Well, it’s only a few weeks till the big day, and I’m searching the web for the last few bits and pieces. At the moment I’m looking on ebay for some white umbrellas – it seems that a lot of people sell their white umbrellas on ebay after the wedding, having never [...]

download Strange Bedfellows I enjoyed writing my post about frilly ethical knickers so much I’ve decided I’m going to do more posts pointing out pretty ethical and green wedding things I’ve spotted…
My friend who is getting married in July – and trying to go as ethical as possible, of course! (I feel a bit [...]

For today’s post, we’re heading back to this week’s featured supplier, Fifi Bijoux, to find out a bit about her project, ‘From Little Acorns’, which shows us how small things can make a big difference…
What is the ‘From Little Acorns’ project?
‘From Little Acorns’ came about when Vivien Johnston of Fifi Bijoux met Margaret Tumuwire , [...]