Originally posted on December 23, 2010 by Greg Valerio | blog.gregvalerio.com/2010/12/23/worlds-1st-certified-fairtrade-fairmined-gold-mine Well it is now official, the world has it’s very first Fairtrade Fairmined gold mine in Bolivia. This week saw the final sign off by FLO -CERT the 1/3rd party auditor in charge of certifying Cotapata in the mountains of Bolivia. as Fairtrade.

by Greg Valerio Good Gold Bad Gold is a series of short films that have put together in one montage about some of the best and worst practices in gold mining. Focusing on the stark contrast that can exist side by side in the gold business, the aim is to give a window on the

Watching the recent media scrum surrounding the Charles Taylor war crimes proceedings in The Hague has made me realise how fragile the public image of the jewellery industry is. Naomi Campbell, Mia Farrow, huge dirty-looking rocks, midnight visits to supermodels bedrooms, disgruntled ex agents, African dictators, civil wars, poverty and exploitation, made an intoxicating news