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A very simple but stylish piece made from recycled gold. Bet they don't have bags for that at the local council

Ring bracelet, £80
By Rachel Essex
Buy online at fashion-conscience.com
Photograph: PR
Bracelets
Top marks to so-fashionable-it-hurts Alexa Chung for designing a range for Fairtrade company Made. If the gothic look appeals, there are also earrings and a necklace in the same skull motif

Skull bracelet, £25
By Alexa Chung for Made
Buy online at made-uk.com
Photograph: PR
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It's worth having a peek at the website (you can zoom in with a handy virtual magnifying glass) to see the quality workmanship of this unusual - yet somehow classic - piece

Silver and gold bracelet, £55.25
By Moonrise
Buy online at Photograph: PR
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Definitely not one for those worrying about the recession - but at least the diamonds adorning your wrist in this gorgeous bangle will be conflict-free and the gold fairly traded

Diamond and gold flower bangle, £949.00
By Jana Reinhardt at Ingle and Rhode
Buy online at ingleandrhode.com
Photograph: PR
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Vegetable ivory is a seed found in the Amazonian rainforest - not only are no elephants harmed in the making, but the trees the seeds come from aren't either. I love the cheerful colours of all the Leju pieces but these colours work particularly well

Vegetable ivory bracelet, £23
By Leju
Buy online at lejudesigns.com
Photograph: PR
Bracelet
Another beautiful piece from industry leader Fifi Bijoux. All the label's luxury metals and stones are sourced from mines that ban child labour and minimise their impact on the environment

Gold and Topaz heart bracelet, £579
By Fifi Bijoux
Buy online at loulasboutique.co.uk
Photograph: PR
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A great gift for a more traditional jewellery wearer, this bracelet is handmade by Thaicraft, a non-profit organisation who work with artisan groups in - amazingly enough - Thailand

Silver and turqoise bracelet, £25
By ThaiCraft
Buy online at traidcraftshop.co.uk
Photograph: PR
Bracelet
Like mint humbugs in bracelet form - these hand-painted beads have a real 60s vibe

Handmade bead bracelet, £11
By Hannan Yanny for Exclusive Roots
Buy online at exclusiveroots.com
Photograph: PR
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