Editor’s note: As a board member to a few non-profits and activist, I have been very active in working locally to preserve the environment in Santa Fe where I live for many years now. Here’s an editorial published in our local paper. Marc   Right now, during our current legislative session, Big Oil lobbyists are

I just came back from visiting small scale gold miners in Kenya and Tanzania that are seeking fair trade certification. The trip was sponsored by Fair Trade International, funded by a grant from the UK charity, Comic Relief. On site, I met with colleagues in from England and Africa, who have been working hard over

First published in Gems & Gemstones supplement of the The Jeweller January 2014 In the highly political world of diamonds, we all wish that the rigour and vigour we place on the clarity and value of the stones we sell would be applied to the credibility of how these stones get to the market. In