“Valerio, you’re a natural born trouble-maker. Just make sure you make trouble for the right reasons.”GREG VALERIO was expelled from secondary school with these words ringing in his ears. It took a little while to find the right cause, but eventually he took on the international jewellery industry– notorious for its blood diamonds, worker exploitation,

The Latest Press Release From ARM August 30, 2013: In order to improve the social, economic and environmental performance of Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM), the Alliance for Responsible Mining and the Inter-American Development Bank through the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) have kicked off the project entitled: “Strengthening incentives for formalization and improved environmental

Introductie: This is a historical initiative in context to ethical sourcing in North America. On behalf of Fair Jewelry Action, I offer my congratulations to Ethical Metalsmiths, ARM (FAIRMINED), Hoover en Strong, the miners from Auresa, and all the excellent ethical jewelers who are participating in this purchase of this ethically sourced gold. Marc