Goldflair

The Goldflair Ball is a celebration of responsible jewellery in the supply chain. A night of champagne, dining, jewellery, gems, performances and an auction.

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Q and A with @thisisiangold ⛏ @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

More people need to buy jewellery that is guaranteed exploitation free. More people need to campaign where it is needed. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

A 5 day interactive photography exhibition on the gold supply chains titled: The gold supply chain – an augmented reality – in the first week in September @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

Create the demand. Demand only certified, responsible, impeccable materials, transparent in their supply chain. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019
#thegoldchainsupply

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

Money has no conscience. People do. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

“What can we do?? Join the responsible movement” Ian @metalsworkshop @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

“a call to action for the jewellery industry as a guide for companies to follow and have called out major jewellery players to do more.”@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

The Human Rights Watch have taken the issue of exploitation in the jewellery supply chain on as a fight for improvement. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

Fairphone it uses Fairtrade gold in its components. But not only that, all the mined materials in it are sourced responsibly. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture2019

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

Who is being responsible? @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

A recent United Nations University study says 300 tons of gold were dumped across the world annually due to inadequate recycling. That’s 10% of what is mined each year into landfill. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#FTNLecture19

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Mercury is largely limited to small-scale individual miners. Mercury poisoning in humans causes incurable brain function damage and severe deformation. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

“With the poorest of countries comes the hugest corruption”@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

“one hard truth of the gold mining supply chain is that an estimated 2 million children work in ASGM world-wide” @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19
#thegoldchainsupply

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I thought I knew the worst of it all, I have learned about parents giving their children mercury to drink as medicine. @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19

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“There is about a pounds worth of gold in every modern smart phone”@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradenationlecture #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19
#thegoldchainsupply #hardtruthsandpositivechanges

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90% of the global mining workforce for over 20m men, women and children subjected to poverty, exploitation, human rights violations, pollution and environmental devastation @FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold
#fairtradenationlecture #FTNLecture19

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we can split gold mining into two initial sectors, industrial and artisanal. Both of these then cover a range of practices for gold extraction:surface mining,open pit, sub-surface, tunnel, dredging and under water. @FairTradeNation @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold
#FTNLecture19

[Goldflair @GoldflairBall]

Lack of transparency in Chinese mining. Back in 2007, it was announced that China had passed South Africa as the world’s largest producer (in gold)@FairTradeNation @EdCentreCC @metalsworkshop @thisisiangold #fairtrade
#jewellery #fairtradeinscotland #FTNLecture19