The Term “Ethical” Jewelry Is Divisive by Steve Gerencser
Introduction:
Guest blogger and bench jeweler, Steve Gerencser returns to fairjewelry.org to post this insightful comment: The phrase “ethical jewelry” is divisive because, “somehow the people not following the newest trend are somehow unethical.” ~Marc
The use of the word, “ethical”, put forth in the Madison Dialogue to describe what is being attempted in the jewelry sector, is divisive. The implication for those of us who are not producing “ethical” jewelry is that somehow the people not following the newest trend are somehow unethical.
Many of us are working very hard to do the right thing to the best of our ability. By using the ethical tag it becomes nearly impossible to incorporate it in to our daily use at the showroom level because of the implied negative
Tags: Spin, CSR, Fair Trade, Transparency, Change Agents, Madison Dialogue, Jewelry Manufacturing, Ethics, Diamonds by Steve Gerencser
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