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 the customer, een

Black Pearls from Kamoka Pearls One of the biggest regrets I have as a jeweller, is that over the years of campaigning for the introduction of Fairtrade Gold in to the jewellery supply chain, has been the fact I have had to neglect my love of the process for creating jewellery. As much as I

PRESS RELEASE March 1, 2011.   North Kivu Province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Die By The Bullet Or Die By Starvation: Is dat de grimmige keuze? Voor het eerst, people of the Congo speak out about The Dodd Frank Bill that aims to stop the sale of conflict minerals into the