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Just a quick post to let you know you’ve got 1 week left to take advantage of the great special offer Leblas has put together for Ethical Weddings. Until 22 August – generous souls that they are - they’re giving us 20% off their entire collection. So if you spot a ravishing ring you’d like for your [...]

Back in November we reported on the Avaaz campaign to stop the Kimberley Process certifying Zimbabwe diamonds as ‘conflict-free’. NGOs have threatened to leave the KP if it fails to sever ties with Zimbabwe in the face of ongoing human rights abuses. Today delegates from the KP are meeting in Israel and will decide whether [...]

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 [...]

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: Bleeding Rose buy 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 [...]

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: [...]

Cred Jewellery is the original ethical luxury jeweller who has been pioneering a responsible supply chain for the last 10 years. 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 [...]

‘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 Fair [...]

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 taken [...]