In early May of 2014, I traveled as a fair trade jeweler to Tanzania at the invitation of Fair Trade International to visit small scale gold mining sites that were candidates for fairtrade gold certification. I was inspired by many people— from the Fair Trade Africa and UK team, commercial colleagues from England; and also,

The British Government announced this week that Business Minister Jenny Willott will work with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) to produce a number of recommendations for UK retailers to address human rights abuses in their supply chains. Later this year The BRC will work with its members and key stakeholders to produce a publication highlighting

When I was in Tanzania and Kenya, I met with many inspirational people from Fair Trade Africa and England who were involved in introducing fairtrade gold to small scale miners. The miners themselves were savvy and innovative people who had struggled hard to get where they are.  We could all see how these small scale