The inspiration behind Ethical Jewellery

 

As the saying goes, “diamonds are a girl’s best friend” and gold and silver are the most sought after precious metals in the world.

Behind the finished product, mining for gold, silver and the extraction of diamonds is in reality a dirty business. There are countless stories of exploitation and use of child labour throughout the world in the jewellery industry today.

In spite of the short-term economic benefits it may bring, the mining and processing of precious metals and gems is hazardous for workers and communities alike and can often devastate important ecosystems. Yet boycotting the use of mined minerals would deprive literally millions of artisanal miners and gem manufacturers of desperately needed livelihoods.

Ethical Jewellery is all about a  marriage of ethics and aesthetics. As campaigners  for Fair Trade and ethical practices in the jewellery industry; EcoChic Collection is collaborating with a growing number of ethical jewellers, who are championing the cause for a fairtrade jewellery industry and who can help us achieve our dream of 100% independently certified Fair Trade jewellery.

Oria Ethical jewellery is a wonderful example. Oria are dedicated to making beautiful, fine jewellery in a socially responsible way and passionate about respecting nature. They take the greatest care in sourcing the most ethically produced materials available. In doing this they are supporting small-scale, fair-trade companies that have good working conditions, pay decent wages and do not engage in the use of child labour. The metals, diamonds and coloured stones that Oria use in their ethical jewellery can all be traced from the mine to the consumer.

CRED is a true pioneer in the fairtrade jewellery industry and has campaigned tirelessly for  fairtrade jewllery practices and environmental sustainability over the last decade. CRED uses their demand for minerals to help improve the livelihoods and protect the environments of the people whose lives are affected by our business activities.

These are just two beautiful examples of pioneers in the fairtrade and ethical jewellery industry and their work is literally changing lives.

Our ethical jewellery collections are growing and growing and we are just delighted.

Please take a look at our beautiful range of Ethical & Fairtrade Jewellery.

Our first image is courtesy of Avasarah.com, who like us are promoters of jewellery designers who wish to make a difference in our world.

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