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	<title>Fair Trade Jewelry</title>
	<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org</link>
	<description>Enquiry, Education and Muckraking</description>
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		<title>Making The Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) Responsible</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An Editorial Perspective on the Interview between Greg Valerio and Michael Rae, from Marc Choyt, Publisher of fairjewelry.org
When considering ethical sourcing, there is one issue from which we can measure intent: it is all about traceability, traceability, traceability. 
Michael Rae, CEO of RJC, admitted in the interview that RJC will not certify the supply chain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2221</link>
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		<title>Greg Valerio Interviews Michael Rae, CEO of the Responsible Jewellery Council.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
&#8220;The truth slips out&#8221;  - I.F. Stone
Introduction: 
As Blood Diamonds and Dirty Gold were hitting the mainstream press, The Responsible Jewellery Council (formerly the The Counsel for Responsible Jewellery Practices) was founded in 2005 by a group of fourteen large companies and trade groups in the jewellery sector, including: Jewellers of America (USA), Tiffany, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2205</link>
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		<title>Rhodium Plating Should Be Banned Now, by Stephen Fortner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction:
Stephen Fortner is a goldsmith and manufacturer, based in Victoria, BC, Canada. He also works as a consultant for manufacturing in Thailand.  
Rhodium plating is yet another jewelry manufacturing process that is incredibly toxic, and yet the public does not know.   Stephen Fortner contacted me about this.  He is on a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2110</link>
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		<title>Monterrico Metals Faces Injunction Over Torture Allegations In Peru</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction:
(Warning: The images of the brutality and atrocities committed by the security forces of the British company, Monterrico Metals as linked to herein, may be shocking to some readers.)
A Press release from CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, working with communities in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, supporting people to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2128</link>
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		<title>Columbia Gemhouse Attempts To Trademark The Term, “Fair Trade Gems.”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
In what could have major implications for the entire gem community interested in Fair Trade Gems, Columbia Gem House is attempting to trademark the term, &#8220;Fair Trade Gems&#8221;.  
From my understanding of this matter, if any one company owns the term &#8220;Fair Trade Gems&#8221;,  no other company will be able to use it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2168</link>
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		<title>CRED Jewellery Announces Launch of Ethical Gold and Platinum Bullion Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The pioneering UK fair trade jewellery company has launched an exciting new venture called CRED Sources (www.credsources.com). This new business represents a significant breakthrough in the transparency and traceability of the gold supply chain.
Working with the international fair trade movement, CRED Sources will provide fine gold grain, 18ct yellow and white gold in sheet and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/1958</link>
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		<title>The Battle of The Greenland Ruby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Battle of Greenland Ruby
By:  Ms. Tida Ravn  Nuuk, Greenland
This article by Tida Ravn published in 2008  kicked off a media storm  in Greenland.  It gives a first hand account of the origins of  the 16th August Union, the Inuit Group struggling to retain their rights to collect, polish [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/1960</link>
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		<title>Interview with Mike Angenent: Seller of Fair Trade Gemstones and Traceable Melee Diamonds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction:
What is an ethically sourced gemstone and who supplies them?  While Columbia Gemhouse is widely known, other suppliers are coming on line as well, including the  “Open Source” Platform developed by Mike Angenent. 
(This is the second of two articles that explore new ethical sources for colored gemstones that are coming into the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2080</link>
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		<title>Ethically Sourced Gemstones From Southern African Nations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction:
Guy Clutterbuck, who was recently featured in the GIA Winter Loop Magazine, has been sourcing gemstones in Africa and around the world for decades.  







His relationships with small scale miners, based on trust, is highly unusual and stands in contrast to the generally toxic relationship between the small scale miners and their typical buyer.


If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/1965</link>
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		<title>Sustainability on the Agenda at JCK &#8211; 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Meghan Connolly Haupt
Meghan Connolly Haupt is a regular contributor to fairjewelry.org.  Here, she reports from conferences she attended at this JCK Show.  ~ Marc Choyt, Publisher.  








The JCK annual jewelry show is presently taking place in Las Vegas. The show was kicked off on Thursday with a full day conference featuring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fairjewelry.org/archives/2045</link>
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