Fair Trade Jewellery in Toronto

For some people, an engagement ring is the ultimate symbol of committed love. But what if that symbol comes with attachments to environmental destruction and unfair working practices? Toronto jewellers like the Fair Trade Jewellery Co. are increasingly providing options for people who want their rocks and metal to be as ethically clean as possible.

The 2006 film Blood Diamond helped push the issue of ethical concerns about the diamond trade into the mainstream, but there are a myriad of reasons why a customer might want to investigate the background of the jewellery they plan to purchase. 130 million carats of diamonds are mined every year -- $9 billion U.S. dollars worth -- and nearly half of diamonds are mined in central and southern Africa.