Below is a link to an article written by author Matt Kennard on Greatreporter.com about the changing face of ‘Conflict’ or ‘Blood Diamonds’ and how decrying the heinous acts associated with them is but the first step in a journey towards ethical responsibility both for the Jewelry Industry and for you and me, their customers.. -admin
Lori Bonn Design, a San Francisco Bay Area designer jewelry firm, sells in Nordstrom, Dillard’s, on QVC, and in better specialty stores. The company has been actively implementing ecological and socially responsible practices. Their initiatives set an excellent example for the jewelry sector. Read more about their Clear Conscience Policy in their statement below. - Marc
Cecilia Wandiga recently returned from Kenya with this request for help and investors in a project to support artisanal miners. Below, read about the scope of this project.
Lake Region Community Development Ltd. is a company limited by guarantee registered under cap 486 laws of Kenya. In this proposed initiative, it aims to promote artisan-mining operation and streamline the marketing of the mineral products for [Read more →]
Leaders in the forefront of manifesting true Ethical Jewelry, speak their minds about how and where the Jewelry Industry needs to go for truly ethically sourced jewelry. [Read more →]
In a study of the jewelry sector in 2007, JCOC notes how Blood Diamonds, Dirty Gold and to a lesser extent, Rubies from Burma have led many consumers to be concerned about where their jewelry comes from and how it is made.
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In this post, I link to a report on the Ethical Consumer in the UK. Although it does not specifically mention jewelry, it does provide a detailed profile about the ethical consumer which is certainly of interest to those of us in the jewelry trade focused on attracting that customer. [Read more →]
Introduction: In much of the jewelry sector, gemstones are strictly commodity. Yet historically, people have viewed gemstones as having talismanic and healing power. This article on Aquamarine is one of a series on every birthstone, written by Marc Choyt, author of this blog.
Lead in jewelry was a big issue last year which was originally brought to the public by the Center for Environmental Heath (read our interview on this blog). This press release shows continued desire of leading interests in the jewelry sector to come to uniform standards. As an interesting side note, [Read more →]
This article coming out of a new website from Tiffany Scholar, Sally Dickinson DeLeon as part of a project run by Saleem H. Ali, Ph.D. out of the University of Vermont gives an in depth portrait of the mining sector in Burma. It lends evidence to earlier posts that suggest what needs to be boycotted are Burmese government sponsored trade shows and outlets, not the entire ruby trade which artisan miners depend upon for support.
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INTRODUCTION: The Diamond Development Initiative is a dynamic and unique effort to address the problems of over a million artisanal diamond miners living in poverty. It brings NGOs, governments and the private sector together. The Board of Directors of DDI International is delighted to announce the appointment of Dorothée Gizenga as the organization’s first Executive Director, with effect from March 17, 2008. [Read more →]
