Fairtrade International has announced plans to improve the
availability of Fairtrade gold wedding rings in a bid to boost sales,
with hopes of the number sold hitting 100,000 in the UK next year.
The initiative, led by ethical campaigner and Fairtrade gold
and precious metals co-ordinator Greg Valerio, will work with leading UK
wedding ring manufacturers to try to boost the number of weddings and
civil partnerships sealed with Fairtrade rings to 50,000 in 2014.
A number of British manufacturers, including Brown &
Newirth and Hockley Mint, have pledged their commitment to Fairtrade
wedding bands following an in-depth discussion surrounding Fairtrade gold that took place at the recent Company of Master Jewellers (CMJ) UK Jewellery Conference.
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