Introduzione: This is the first of two posts where I explain the basis for my position that that KP must not just be abandoned, but it needs to be publicly denounced. I would be interested in hearing comments from our readership. I will post Part II tomorrow. Marc Choyt, USA finanziario. The big family secret

Trade unions and environmental groups team up to expose deep flaws in jewelry certification system Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Geneva, Sydney, Maggio 22, 2013 – In a new report, More Shine Than Substance: How RJC certification fails to create responsible jewelry, an international coalition of labor and environmental groups indict the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)’s certification system as

Here are the key findings, quoting directly from in this new report: • Tonnes of gold produced in eastern Congo benefit rebels and high-ranking members of the Congolese and Burundian state armies. The gold is laundered through Burundi’s domestic gold sector and exported to Dubai. • Neither local buyers in the Great Lakes region nor