Partner Organisations

Sotrami Gold
The majority of the Fairtrade and Fairmoned gold used by CRED comes from Sotrami mining cooperative based at San Filomena, Peru. Over 300 informal artisanal miners work in a previously abandoned mine in the Atacama Desert, forming the cooperative when the mines were nationalised in the 1970's, and now supporting over 500 families.

Cotapata Gold
One of the Fairtrade and Fairmoned certified mines, Cotapata is located in the Yungas National Park outside La Paz, Bolivia. Our Juana collection is named after one of their women miners

Oro Verde™
The Colombian mining collective who we have been working with since 2002, developing a working practice which formed the basis for the international Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold certification launched in February 2011.
More about Oro Verde

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

FLO
Fairtrade International certify Fairtrade products against international Fairtrade standards, and own the FAIRTRADE Mark. FLO and ARM worked together towards agreeing the standard and certification process for Fairtrade and Fairmined gold. The FAIRTRADE Mark is part of the Dual Label, and the Dual stamp that is applied to all Fairtrade and Fairmined certified products.

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)

FairJewelry.org
Run by Marc Choyt and CRED co-founder 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".

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.

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.

Fairtrade Gemstones
Fairtrade Gemstones is a family business started by David Hargreaves, a mining engineer who has spent more than 25 years developing and consulting to the gemstone industry in both diamonds and coloured stones. He has developed gemstone mines in Africa which are prototypes and early examples of fair trade practice. He holds first class mine manager certificates in the UK and South Africa and, as a miner himself, understands and develops mines which uphold his principles.

Colombia Gem House
Colombia 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.

Gemfields
The first source of traceable emeralds