11Nov The Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference 2022
The Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference took place for the sixth time on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th November 2022.The event's success is testament to the considerable efforts of the indomitable Susan Wheeler and her team,…
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02Jun Nineteen48 Converts to a Community Interest Company
In May 2022, as part of its preparations to become a B Corp, Nineteen48 converted to a Community Interest Company (CIC).A CIC is a special type of limited company which exists to benefit the community…
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17Apr Nineteen48 and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
Our ethical policy was devised to connect with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). We did this so that the ambitions of our business could be seen in the context of a wider-reaching framework…
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18Jul How do you start an ethical jewellery business?
We often say that making your business ethical or responsible is very much a journey. As we all know, the hardest part of such a journey is often taking the first step. The thought of…
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22Feb What is Ethical?
This excellent post comes from Monica Stephenson of Anza Gems and we wanted to make sure that it was given the widest possible audience. Please read on...I’ve been thinking about this word a lot lately,…
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09Oct Launch Of Fairtrade Gold from Africa
A Guest BlogWe’re very grateful to Alice Rochester, senior jewellery designer and ethical jewellery expert, from Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery for allowing us to republish her excellent article about the launch of Fairtrade Gold from…
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17May Fair Luxury 2017 - Conference Highlights
On 25th and 26th April, the Assay Office Birmingham hosted the second annual Fair Luxury conference. As part of the organising team, it was with immense satisfaction that we saw the event come together so…
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17Mar Fair Luxury: Responsible Jewellery Conference
We are very happy to be supporting the FLUX:Fair Luxury conference once again in April, 2017.This two-day event at the Assay Office Birmingham (U.K.) will build on FLUX’s inaugural conference in 2016. It will further…
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07Mar Jewellery Industry Summit 2017: Delegate’s View
The second Jewelry Industry Summit (JIS) took place on Sunday 30th and Monday 31st January, 2017, at the Tucson Convention Centre in Arizona.The summit brought together over 100 professionals from all parts of the industry…
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17Jan Greg Valerio – the Right Kind of Troublemaker
There are times when an industry needs people to stand up and challenge the status quo, to point out what is wrong and to try to do something about it.For the jewellery sector, one of…
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