Tag Archives: Marc Choyt

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. + Read More

Two steps forward: Discussing racism and jewellery November 27, 2020 Earlier this year, 29 BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) U.S.- and U.K.-based jewellery designers penned an open letter to the industry. + Read More

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. + Read More

The sustainability trap July 14, 2020 Currently, mining for product used to make jewellery continues just as it always has, with large-scale mines supplying 80 per cent of gold and diamonds and extracting resources as fast as possible. + Read More

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.’ + Read More

A dream deferred: Ethical gold in North America May 28, 2020 The ethical jewellery movement has picked up a bit of steam in North America in recent years, but how ‘ethical’ is ‘ethical,’ really? + Read More

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? + Read More

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. + Read More