Tag Archives: ethical jewellery

Circular systems of economy: Values creating value

March 1, 2021

Circular systems provide an alternative approach to global and local economies for which governments, businesses, and consumers alike are developing a keen interest.

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Where Black lives don’t matter to jewellers

December 2, 2020

Today’s jewellers widely recognize caring for the future is in their best interest—namely because millennials and gen-Z consumers tend to shop their values.

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In conversation with Ian Smillie

November 12, 2020

Completely cleansing the global diamond industry of blood, corruption, and conflict is no easy feat, and few are more familiar with this challenge than Ian Smillie.

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Sneak peek: ‘The sustainability trap’ by Marc Choyt

June 9, 2020

Have you read Marc Choyt’s feature, ‘A dream deferred: Ethical gold in North America,’ published in our May issue? You won’t want to miss his followup article, ‘The sustainability trap.’

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What makes ethical jewellery ethical?

August 3, 2018

The truth is the talismanic symbolism of jewellery is too often disconnected from its sourcing. Why must it be this way, and what can we do about it?

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Richline Group working to save endangered wildlife

March 7, 2016

Richline Group is doing its part in the fight against wildlife trafficking. “The only way to stop wildlife trafficking is to band together, continue the jewellery industry’s existing steadfastness to legal compliance, and to stop supply and demand,” said Mark Hanna, CMO at the Berkshire Hathaway-owned Richline Group.

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Pandora releases 2014 ethics report

March 2, 2015

Pandora Jewelry says its waste management procedures improved considerably last year.

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CIBJO, Fiera di Vicenza launch web-based CSR compliance system

February 2, 2015

CIBJO and Fiera di Vicenza have launched the jewellery industry’s first web-based corporate social responsibility (CSR) compliance system.

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Fair and square: How you can bring ethical jewellery to your counter

June 1, 2012

A young couple walks through the glass doors of your store. You know why they have come; the light in their faces, how their bodies casually lean into each other as they look into the cases—it’s obvious.

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CIBJO and Peru establish jewellery training program

August 3, 2010

CIBJO and Peru’s Ministry of Trade and Tourism have established a $6.2-million US training program that will benefit 12,000 Peruvian jewellery artisans.

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