by Greg Valerio The advent of certified Fairtrade Fairmined gold this year cannot be underestimated. Despite its critics rightly pointing out that in the early stages FT Gold will be of minimal volumes as to have a negligible impact upon the jewellery trade miss the point. They think in terms of mere commodity value. To

When we think of conflict minerals or gemstones, certain countries in Africa come to mind. But with the rapid increase in precious metals comes increase risk of conflict at the mines throughout other parts of the world. Just as we celebrate Fair Trade Gold from the small scale miners in Colombia, this article by the

Fair Jewellery Action (FJA) is a Human Rights and Environmental Justice Network within the jewellery sector. FJA promotes ethical and fair trade jewellery business by advocating traceability and transparency in the jewellery supply chain. FJA’s objective is to direct more of the economic impact of the jewellery sector toward the regenerating of local economies in