Fine Jewellery Fairtraded. Fairtrade Fortnight

Jan. 30, 2018 - PRLog -- Ethical jeweller, Arabel Lebrusan, has been a passionate champion for the Fairtrade cause for as long as she can remember.


Recently awarded UK Jewellery Designer of the Year 2017 (https://www.arabellebrusan.com/blogs/news-releases/arabel-lebrusan-named-uk-jewellery-designer-of-the-year-2017), by The National Association of Jewellers, she was one of the original group of jewellery designers consulted when the Fairtrade Gold certification was first introduced to the UK.

"We were a group of ethics fanatics that wanted to change the way things were done in the jewellery world", she says. "Thankfully things have improved significantly since then, but there is a lot of work to be done to change how the jewellery industry works."

Ethical practice and Fairtrade (https://www.arabellebrusan.com/pages/fairtrade-gold) sourcing of materials is now an intrinsic part of her successful brand. Every Arabel Lebrusan piece is crafted from only 100% Fairtrade or recycled precious metals and ethically sourced gemstones.

Having visited mining areas and production lines around the world, Arabel has experienced the environmental impact of intense mining and witnessed the challenges faced by local communities that are struggling to compete with huge mining corporations.

This Fairtrade Fortnight, she is celebrating the life of miners and sharing the stories she collected on her trips.

"The availability of Fairtrade Gold has given jewellers an opportunity to choose and yet so many still work with untraceable gold, which can often be tainted by unethical practices, such as child labour", she says. "It's so important to me that consumers understand the issues. I feel certain that most people would be horrified to think that their beautiful ring or pendant had come such a high cost". "Fairtrade, traceable gold sustains whole communities and has a beautiful and empowering story behind it. To me the choice is simple."

About Arabel Lebrusan

Arabel Lebrusan took her Masters in Jewellery Design at Central St Martins and went on to become Creative Director at Leblas Jewellery, leaving two years later to create her own brand of unique designs. Arabel commissions only the best craftsman in the UK and her native Spain and insisting on precious metals and gemstones that have been sustainably and ethically sourced.

About Fairtrade Fortnight

Fairtrade is a simple way to make a difference to the lives of the people who grow the things we love. The Fairtrade Foundation and its supporters do this by changing the way trade works through better prices, decent working conditions and a fair deal for farmers and workers in developing countries.

www.fairtrade.org.uk

https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/Get-Involved/Current-campaigns/Fairtrade-Fortnight

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