CRED

Partner Organisations

Together We Make a Difference

At CRED we know that Fair Trade jewellery delivers tangible benefits to producing communities and to the environment. We are proud to be able to offer you beautiful jewellery that is certified as socially and environmentally responsible.

We couldn’t do this without our partners and collaborators: international organisations that share our values and work with us and help us achieve our Fair Trade goals.

Fair Trade Partners

Oro Verde™
The Columbian mining collective that provide our Fair Trade Gold and Platinum.

ARM
The Alliance for Responsible Mining are uniting small-scale miners around the world, seeking to establish and certify Fairy Trade working practices. CRED are founder members.

IIAP
The Institute of Environmental Research of the Pacific are the body that independently audit and certify the Oro Verde™ metals and miners. (Spanish Language Site)

FLO
The Fairtrade Labelling Organisation certify Fairtrade products and carry the copyright on the Fairtrade logo and hallmark. FLO and ARM are currently in talks towards agreeing the standard and certification process for Fairtrade gold.

Ethical Jewellery Initiatives

FairJewelry.org
Run by Marc Choyt and CRED’s Greg Valerio, this is the leading information and campaigning site on ethical issues in jewellery production.

The Madison Dialogue
The Madison Dialogue is a cross-sector initiative established to promote communication and information sharing among companies, civil society groups and others seeking to encourage best practices, sustainable economic development, and verified sources of responsible gold, diamonds and other minerals.

No Dirty Gold
The No Dirty Gold campaign seeks to support the efforts of the many groups around the world seeking to end dirty gold mining practices. They created the Golden Rules, of which CRED are signatories.

CASM
CASM is a global network with a stated mission to “to reduce poverty by improving the environmental, social, and economic performance of artisanal and small-scale mining in developing countries.” It is run DfID and the World Bank.

Fairtrade Chichester
Fairtrade Chichester are a local campaign organisation, which successfully campaigned to see Chichester awarded Fairtrade City accreditation. The continue to "promote among the people of Chichester the idea of Fairtrade and the role it has in the battle against world poverty".

Jewellery Industry Bodies

Kimberley Process
The Kimberly Process is an intergovernmental organisation that certifies diamonds as Conflict Free.

National Association of Goldsmiths
CRED are members of the National Association of Goldsmiths. The NAG promotes and supports the UK Jewellery business, maintaining a strict Code of Practice for all members to inspire consumer confidence.

British Jewellers Association
CRED is a member of the British Jewellers Association. The BJA is the national trade association for the UK Jewellery industry, including all aspects of the design, manufacturing and retail of jewellery in the UK.

British Ethical Jewellery Association
Is an emerging trade organisation, seeking to facilitate collaboration between jewellers and retailers working to provide ethical jewellery.

Responsible Jewellery Council
The Responsible Jewellery Council is an international not-for-profit organisation representing over 130 member companies across the gold and diamond jewellery supply chain. RJC Members are committed to promoting responsible ethical, human rights, social and environmental practices in a transparent and accountable manner throughout the industry from mine to retail.

Ethical Suppliers

Open Source Minerals
OSM are leading the way in traceable diamond certification, and are one of the few diamontaires who are able to supply traceable small stones. We have had the pleasure of working with them since they started and are delighted to have found an ethical collaborator working in the diamond industry.

Finesse Diamonds
Finesse places great emphasis on the quality of their diamond inventory, but places even greater value on sourcing verifiable origin stones that are ethically mined, procured and sold. CRED is delighted to be able to source traceable stones from Finesse’s mining and cutting programme in Namibia, Africa.

Ruby Fair
Ruby Fair is a partnership between British Jewellers and Tanzanian Miners, with a focus on environment, ecology and miners welfare, producing untreated gemstones from their own ruby mine in southern Tanzania.

Columbia Gem House
Columbia Gem House work with mine operations around the world, ensuring full transparency in supply chain from mine to market, and seeking to safeguard both the environment and the welfare of workers.

Designers

La Jewellery
Wales-based cottage jewellers, making distinctive pieces from CRED’s 100% Recycled Silver.

Oria Ethical Jewellery
Tania Kowalski and Synnove Saelthun create beautiful, ethical jewellery in their London workshop, from gold and silver sourced from artisanal miners around the world.

Sophie Harley
Sophie is one of the leading lights in fashion jewellery design and creates beautiful, desirable pieces, from her acclaimed James Bond collection to her brand new exclusive Fair Trade collection for CRED.

Laura Strand
Laura Jayne Strand debuted in 2008, winning several awards including CRED’s Responsible Jeweller Award.

Emily Richardson
Emily is the winner of the award International Jeweler Bright Young Gem 2008.