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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Fair trade, Favours on Sep 9th, 2009 4 Comments »
A few weeks ago we found ourselves the extremely lucky recipients of a food parcel. But not just any food parcel, this one was crammed to the brim with yummy, scrummy Divine Fairtrade chocolate which, when launched in 1998, offered the first ever farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate bar. Why had we been so blessed? Well, with [...]
Posted in Fair trade on Nov 8th, 2008 No Comments »
We often talk about the big stuff (in wedding terms!) on Ethical Weddings – the dress, the venue , the food jackson’s movie , the ring… But what about those delicious details – can you go green with those too? After all, you don’t want the devil in your details! This week’s featured supplier, FairDeal [...]
For today’s post, we’re delighted to present an interview with this week’s featured ethical wedding supplier, ethical jewellery designers: Ingle & Rhode: Name: Tim Ingle and David Rhode Location: Piccadilly, London Tell us a bit about yourself and your business We offer ethical fine jewellery – engagement rings and wedding bands whose provenance we can [...]
I know we’re in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight events at the moment but just to confuse you, I thought I’d let you know about an event we’re planning for World Fair Trade Day on Saturday 10 May. We will be hosting the event with Cred Jewellery and the Sussex Fair Trade Network to raise awareness [...]
We’re often told that going green means keeping it local – which is all well and good but does pose a few problems for fair trade products coming from developing countries. The dilemma is dividing us into two camps – those whose priority is the environment and local communities, and those for whom issues of social justice – human [...]
Following on from our post questioning the cleanliness of Canadian diamonds, we have asked Greg Valerio of Cred Jewellery, who are pushing for fair trade diamonds, for his thoughts on the issue. Over to Greg… Firstly, due to the Kimberley Process the likelihood of someone buying a conflict diamond is now less than 1%. The only [...]
Below is a post I wrote for Newlyweds-uk.com… but I thought I would share it with you here too - your comments are always welcome! Another week and another inbox full of questions from journalists wanting to get the lowdown on the growing interest in ethical and green weddings. One of the questions I get asked most of all [...]
Well that’s it, my ‘Fairtrade Fortnight, Fair Trade Wedding Challenge’ is finished, and it’s almost time to move away from my laptop and relax… I have to say the last 14 days have been extremely full, but I have been truly amazed by the wonderful array of fair trade items available, more especially those suitable [...]