Fairtrade Gold
Fairtrade Gold is transforming the UK jewellery industry by offering a transparent, ethical option for sourcing precious metals. Certified to strict Fairtrade standards, it ensures fair wages, safe working conditions, and environmental protection for artisanal and small-scale miners. For jewellers, designers, and suppliers, Fairtrade Gold aligns with growing consumer demand for responsible luxury. Jewellery Focus provides in-depth coverage of Fairtrade Gold initiatives, certification processes, brand adoption, market trends, and the business case for ethical sourcing within the trade.
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Jul- 2014 -25 JulyNews
Fairtrade silver launch for Weston Beamor at IJL
Birmingham casting house Weston Beamor has announced it will use International Jewellery London (IJL) as a launch pad for a new range of services using Fairtrade silver. The company was an early adopter of Fairtrade gold and is one of just five businesses in the UK to have ‘master licensee’…
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24 JulyAppointments
Gem-A appoints Vivien Johnston as new ethics manager
The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has appointed luxury ethical retailer and chair of the Jewellery Ethics Committee (JECUK), Vivien Johnston, as its new ethics and CSR manager. The news follows the latest, ethics-focused World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) congress in Moscow with Gem-A taking the lead on corporate social…
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Apr- 2013 -16 AprilCurrent Affairs
Fairtrade International to simplify Fairtrade gold labelling
Fairtrade International has announced that Fairtrade labelling on gold is set to become more straightforward as the formal partnership it has with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) draws to a close this month.
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Oct- 2012 -29 OctoberCurrent Affairs
Birmingham Assay Office in the running for two industry awards
The largest assay office in the world has been nominated for two British Jewellery Association Membership awards.
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Jan- 2012 -17 JanuaryCelebrities
Celebrity endorsement
TV presenter, radio DJ and model Lisa Snowdon has chosen Fairtrade gold for a bespoke pendant inspired by ancient Sanskrit symbol the Aum, to mark her 40th birthday on 23 January.
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Nov- 2011 -7 NovemberDesigners
Harriet Kelsall certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that UK bespoke jeweller Harriet Kelsall Jewellery Design Ltd, has achieved certification by “meeting the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC’s Member Certification System.” “Earlier this year we became one of the first 20 jewellers in…
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