First published in Gems & Gemstones supplement of the The Jeweller January 2014 In the highly political world of diamonds, we all wish that the rigour and vigour we place on the clarity and value of the stones we sell would be applied to the credibility of how these stones get to the market. In

On Wednesday 2ndNovember a team of steeplejacks will install an extremely special weathervane on the top of Chichester Cathedral’s 277ft Spire.   Newly gilded in Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold, this unique weathervane is the result of a pioneering collaboration between Chichester Cathedral, Chichester-based ethical jewellers Cred and the Fairtrade Foundation.  When the gilded weathervane is positioned

If diamonds were potatoes we would all have burnt our fingers to a crisp long ago. I confess this article will not read well if you are invested into diamonds purely as a dealer. Diamonds are a human rights issue in their own right and given the rapid decline in the credibility of the Kimberley