Recycle | Re-make | Repair | Re-use – Jewellery and the Circular Economy
Advice If you’re a fan of the circular economy philosophy, when it comes to jewellery, you might be wondering how you can participate.The idea behind a circular economy is all about creating closed loops where both waste and...
The diamond world is at war. Whose side are you on?
Advice As demand slumps and prices drop, the diamond industry looks to be heading into a crisis phase — at least that’s what industry insiders are saying. Couple that with increasing competition between mine-origin and...
Diamonds ain’t diamonds
Advice The rise and rise of laboratory grown diamonds has ramped up competition in the jewellery industry. It has launched a war of words where each side of the natural vs man-made debate is using Climate Change as a club to...
Cosmetics, Netflix and Climate Change – why is it so hard to do the right thing?
Advice Every morning Melinda and I go for a walk around the neighbourhood to get some exercise and, more importantly, to talk.We discuss all kinds of things. We talk about things that affect us directly, and we talk about a...