EDITOR’S LETTER
CONTRIBUTORS
Scrutinising ethics
CONTRIBUTORS
ALAN
FRAMPTON
Alan spent 30
years in the flower
business supplying
companies such
as Sainsbury’s and
Waitrose before
becoming director
of ethical jewellery
retailer Cred
Jewellery
SALLY DODSON
Sally is a freelance
creative industries
project manager for
the Contemporary
British Silversmiths
training programme
and has been in the
crafts industry for
over 15 years
JANET FITCH
Janet is a veteran
JF columnist, and
has written for
both magazines
and newspapers
including the Sun
and the Daily Mail,
later owning her
own jewellery
shops
LEONARD ZELL
Leonard has
been training fine
jewellers for 25
years. His monthly
column gives
some top tips on
sales training and
improving your
bottom line
ON THE
COVER
The moral compass of jewellers remains one of
the biggest questions facing the industry.
The Human Rights Watch criticised the
principles of the whole industry in its report
‘The Hidden Cost of Jewelry’, where it asked
whether jewellers and trade associations
were doing enough to make sure they source
ethically sound metals, stones and minerals.
Looking further into this, Lewis Catchpole has spoken to jewellers
directly to let them voice their opinion on the matter. Turn to page 24
to read more.
In another discussion du jour, jewellers are not exempt from the
debate of gender inequality and wage gaps either, a question posed to
them in this month’s Talking Point on page 19.
Pay scale isn’t the only form of sexism the sector is finding itself
having to answer. Watchmaker Breitling made the decision to remove
and revise any advertisements which epitomise the brand after
customers deemed its portrayal of women to be sexist.
It is not solely the shift in morality and attitudes that jewellers have
had to respond to recently. The perceived lack of British silversmiths
in today’s industry has been raised, with a fear that it may present a
risk to the silver manufacturing sector. Alessandro Carrara explores
these concerns on page 31.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
MICHAEL NORTHCOTT
Editor, Jewellery Focus
[email protected]
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about how the gender pay gap affects the industry?
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in the bridal market We talk to the owner of
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