Fairtrade is big in Britain, 6000 faith groups, 70 fairtrade universities & colleges, 490 town or cities, it is quite frankly a unique phenomenon in the UK. The launch event last night at The Royal Institute of British Architects was typical of what defines this movement.

Being a fair trade and ethical jeweller is not easy. It takes time, money and conviction to move towards a place where our knowledge of the impact our business has on our supply chain is as detailed as our knowledge of our finished products, customers and profit lines. Some have argued that it is not

Is the Moon made of Cheese? As many readers of this column will know, recently I decided to resign my directorship of CRED Jewellery the fair trade jewellery company that I founded in 1996. This was a big decision for me and the team that we had discussed many times over the past year. I