Fair Trade Jewelry

Here’s my best list of resources and suppliers. I will make additions to it as more information is passed to me. I put comments after those organizations that I know something about.

This list was drawn and expanded from the resource section my Ethical Jewelry Handbook, a free e-book available upon request.

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Santa Fe, NM: January 30, 2008: Reflective Images, a designer jewelry firm, announces the free Ebook for the jewelry trade entitled: THE ETHICAL JEWELRY HANDBOOK: A Resource Guide for the jewelry sector wishing to adopt exceptional standards and radical transparency: Fair, Responsible, Ecological (FRE) System.

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The Results of the World Luxury Ethical Council (WLEC)
By Andreas Lim

Introduction: A month ago, at the “Ethical Jewelry Summit,” despite our attempts, we came to no agreement over what “ethical” actually means. Andreas Lim (Founder) briefly discusses the work of the World Luxury Ethical Council to create standards based on “ethical” corporate practices. A consumer survey lists results on the public’s concept of “ethical.” Special thanks for Andreas for his contribution to fairjewelry.org.

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We at Reflective Images are deeply concerned about the ethical imprint of our product. We have sought to implement a wide range of environmentally responsible practices: (http://www.fguardians.org/library/paper.asp?nMode=1&nLibraryID=500) and have also looked for suppliers that share our core values. (http://jckonline.com/article/CA6421028.html)

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SANTA FE, NM: November 1, 2007: Reflective Images, a designer jewelry firm, announces the creation of the FRE™ Rating System on its redesigned website, www.celticjewelry.com. The FRE Rating System offers detailed insight into the supply chain, from the mine to the showroom, for all components of every finished piece of jewelry the company sells. FRE empowers customers to make decisions based on a product’s: F= Fair labor; R = Social Responsibility and E = Ecological impact. The site is a model for radical transparency in the jewelry sector.

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We now have the opportunity to proactively address the shadow, or toxic side of the jewelry industry in a truthful way. The emotional trigger issues, such as mining, blood diamonds and a host of other concerns actually make our industry a very easy target. We can embrace this opportunity or we can continue to live in denial.

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Marc Choyt is President of Reflective Images, www.celticjewelry.com, an award winning designer jewelry company that practices fair trade, ecological, socially responsible business. Marc also originated The Circle Manifesto, www.circlemanifesto.com, a business model based on indigenous wisdom traditions.

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