RJC Recognition of Part A of the Fairtrade and Fairmined Standard for Artisanal and Small Scale Miners   We have recently received concerns about the potential impacts of the recognition of the producer section of the Fairtrade and Fairmined standard (Part A) by the RJC’s Chain-of-Custody Standard and about the ARM and Fairtrade International partnership’s

I am writing to all the subscribers of the FJA blog to ask them to download and sign (see bottom of blog post for link) an open letter from Ethical Metalsmiths and Fair Jewellery Action in support of the purity of the Fairtrade Fairmined chain of custody on the gold from certified mines. Currently the

Now I have finally settled back down to normal life I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone who kindly voted for me the winner of the Global Campaigner section at this years Observer Ethical awards 2011. It was a genuine shock to win, as I assumed Avaaz and the excellent work they do