Fair trade, ethical jewellery
 

Many of the world’s precious metals and gemstones are mined under harsh working conditions by people who are very poorly paid. Often, the workers are children.

 

The mining itself can cause significant environmental damage including the use of mercury or cyanide to extract gold. If that were not bad enough, thousands have been killed in wars funded by the sale of diamonds, often referred to as ‘blood diamonds’.

 

Fair trade jewellery is produced without child labour or worker exploitation, where the environmental impact is minimised and without causing or indirectly funding conflict. When someone next shows you their new diamond ring or gold necklace ask them if they know how it was produced. Always look to buy fair trade, ethical jewellery and wear it with a clear conscience.


  This Fair Earth

 

This Fair Earth believes that handmade, ethical products can be more desirable, more individual and higher quality than their mass-produced counterparts. This Fair Earth has a fantastic range of ethical homeware and ethical jewellery. The homeware includes striking, fair trade and environmentally-friendly photo albums, photo frames, journals and candles. The beautiful range of jewellery is either fairly traded from small producers in developing nations or hand made closer to home in the UK. www.thisfairearth.com

 

The Fair Trade Store


THE FAIR TRADE STORE is an Online Shop bringing you Fair Trade products from around the developing world in an easy, convenient and secure way. Select from a wide range including Funky handbags, Ethnic Jewellery, Recycled Fashion Accessories and unique Fair Trade Gifts.

THE FAIR TRADE STORE  buys directly from UK importers registered with BAFTS (The British Association for Fair Trade Shops), who have close working relationships with the producers, ensuring that Fair Trade benefits are passed on to the actual producers and their communities in the developing world. www.thefairtradestore.co.uk   



  leblas - ethical jewellery 








 

Leblas fine jewellery specializes in combining traditional craftmanship techniques with modern design and sustainable practices. Using only the finest ethical materials, Leblas' collections are made entirely from 100% recycled gold and fine sterling silver, conflict-free Canadian diamonds and traceable semi-precious gems. Leblas carries fashionable, heritage, engagement and wedding collections, and provides other exclusive services, such as: bespoke, jewellery re-design and jewellery cleaning. Collections can be purchased from the Leblas Sloane Street location, or directly the website www.leblas.com, which offers free worldwide shipping and return services.




  Fifi Bijoux luxury ethical jewellery






 


 

‘Luxury as it should be; without the blood, sweat and tears’. In 2006, Fifi Bijoux thrust issues of exploitation and environmental destruction by gold mining into the public arena. Fifi Bijoux Luxury Ethical Jewellery works in partnership between fair trade mines, NGO’s and communities. Jewellery is made using gold and silver from small mining co-operatives. No child labour or forced labour, cyanide or mercury is used. Their fair trade diamond eco jewels have achieved international acclaim for fashion forward design and craftsmanship.

 

Featured in Cosmopolitan, Elle, Marie Claire and named by The Independent newspaper as ‘Best Luxury Buy ’. Described by Harpers Bazaar as ‘The Fairest of them All’. www.fifibijoux.com

 

 

 

 
  Indigo Ocean




 

 

Indigo Ocean have an elegant range of fair trade jewellery hand made from solid silver in India by a community still practising the ancient religion of Jainism. All of their products have been exchanged for a fair wage because they wholly support the fair trade ethos and want to help make a difference. www.indigooceantrading.co.uk



 

Daisy Daisy brings you a great range of stylish and desirable ethical gift ideas












Daisy Daisy brings you a great range of stylish and desirable ethical gift and jewellery ideas ranging from organic fairtrade kids t-shirts to greetings cards made from Rhino Poo! As a family owned and run business Daisy Daisy feel passionately that they can provide you with products that are created without exploiting people or animals with minimal impact on the environment. Whether visiting their shop on the Isle of Wight or using their online service, Daisy Daisy offer a friendly and hassle free experience. Everything they stock is carefully chosen to fulfil at least one of the following criteria -

- Fair or Ethically Traded

- Recycled or Reclaimed

- Organic

- Made in the UK

- From sustainable sources

- Free from chemicals

- Supporting local and small businesses




By Hand











 
The By Hand Fair Trade Shop is a small family run enterprise based in Leeds, specialising in stunning fair trade jewellery and handicrafts from Indonesia. By Hand works together with marginalised producers in Indonesia to provide them with a market for their handmade goods. The By Hand collection includes intricate silver filigree earrings, beautiful batik scarves made by a women's cooperative in Yogyakarta, carved wooden bangles, eco-friendly bags made from rattan and palm leaves, gemstone earrings and funky, chunky ethnic necklaces. A registered member of the British Association for Fair Trade Shops (BAFTS), By Hand has a clear set of ethical and fair trade principles and works hard to support the producers in Indonesia and to promote fair trade within the UK. Whether you are looking for an ethical gift for a loved one, or a treat to brighten up your own wardrobe or jewellery box, look no further than By Hand: www.by-hand.co.uk





 


 

Our Green Shop is the definitive on-line home for green and ethical products bringing you the widest range of approved eco-products available anywhere! Brought to you by Green Rewards - a private company with a strong social and environmental purpose - their products include fashion, accessories and jewellery.



 

 

 

Chocolate Couture - ethical jewellery and gifts

 

 

 

 

Chocolate Couture is a fusion of luxury, ethical Jewellery. Sleek slithers of Platinum & Palladium and sensual Gemstones. Give ethically, with organic & fairly traded gifts or recycled & handcrafted. With a clear conscience, adorned with guilt free shopping, you can have more with Chocolate Couture. www.chocolate-couture.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

amba nature

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful and stylish fair trade jewellery and accessories. Amba nature work directly with producer groups in the Philippines and their fair trade homeware and accessories are made from unique and unusual environmentally friendly natural raw material sources that are renewable and not endangered, and individually handcrafted by skilled and talented artisans using traditional methods, which has less impact on the environment, and their gorgeous new fair trade jewellery collections are rich in semi-precious stones, beads and shells. www.ambanature.co.uk

 

Ingle & Rhode Jewellery

 

 

 

London based jewellers who provide a selection of environmentally friendly and socially responsible jewellery. The e-boutique offers engagement rings, wedding sets, jewellery for him, jewellery for her and custom design jewellery. All Ingle & Rhode jewellery is made in the UK using green gold and no blood diamonds. www.ingleandrhode.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

Hairy Growler Jewellery







Hairy Growler Jewellery is a design led, environmentally friendly jewellery collective. All of their jewellery is 100% recycled, 100% handcrafted in Cambridge and Newcastle. All completely original in both design and concept. www.hairygrowler.co.uk/



 

 

 

 

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