Reflecting on ten years of certified artisanal gold
Where are we now? Has enough been achieved, and what's next?
Thursday 16 September 2021 14:00-15:30 (BST) online
For many years the idea of certified responsibly mined and fairly traded gold was a dream – but one that became a reality in 2011. Now ten years have passed and consumers can choose to buy from over 350 licensed jewellers working with certified Fairtrade or Fairmined Gold.
Join us for this exciting panel discussion hosted by our own Arabel Lebrusan in conversation with Morgane Nzelemona, Anna Barker and Christina Miller. Find out more about our speakers below.
Expect a challenging, informative and inspiring session to celebrate this milestone and consider the impact of the past ten years. We will also be shining a light on some of the challenges and sharing details of projects and initiatives aiming to tackle them.
Our speakers represent a force for good in artisanal mining; follow the links to find out more about them and their work.
Morgane Nzelemona is part of the Fairmined initiative powered by the Alliance for Responsible Mining to create more responsible gold supply chains. She works with brands, manufacturers, and refiners to integrate ethical and traceable gold into their supply chain and engages the gold industry with responsible artisanal and small-scale mining organizations. With a background in international affairs and economics, she has worked for various French NGOs to raise awareness in areas such as social inequalities, financial inclusion and social entrepreneurship.
Christina Miller is founder and consultant at Christina T. Miller Consulting, providing education, guidance and strategy for small and medium-sized jewellery companies and connecting civil society organizations and jewellers to implement customised, responsible, and sustainable business practices. She co-founded Ethical Metalsmiths, launching the Radical Jewelry Jewelry Makeover and organised the first multi-jeweller Fairmined gold purchase.
In 2018 Christina was awarded the WJA Carelle Grant for her work helping jewellers make a difference. With the grant, she launched Better Without Mercury/Mejor Sin Mercurio.
Anna Barker is the Head of Commercial Partnerships at the Fairtrade Foundation, where she is responsible for the team working with major retail and consumer goods partners to deliver responsible sourcing solutions in business supply chains across a range of commodities. Prior to joining Fairtrade, Anna worked for Levin Sources, a consultancy dedicated to the responsible sourcing of minerals.
This is also an opportunity to find out more about the Fairmined and Fairtrade Gold certifications and what they mean for consumers, jewellers and for artisanal miners and their communities. There will be time for questions and answers.
The event is free to attend but please register in advance to join us.
If you care about where the metal you work with comes from and want to see more availability of responsibly sourced precious metal, please help us by taking part in our gold survey at
https://www.fairluxury.co.uk/featured/fair-luxury-jewellers-survey/
About Open House
The Fair Luxury Open Housse sessions are an opportunity to get together with the jewellery community, get inspired and find support on your fair jewellery journey.
Established designers, makers, new graduates and independent businesses - whatever stage of the ethical sourcing journey you’re at, you are very welcome.
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