What ever is going on with the politics of Colored Gemstones. Dana Schorr gives his unfettered opinion on recent developments.   I am writing today regarding a study titled Responsible Sourcing of Colored Gemstones. This study is posted on the website of the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) and prepared in partnership with Richemont (une basée en Suisse

Foire bijoux action (FJA) is a voluntary, non-institutional network founded by two jewelry activists Marc Choyt and Greg Valerio in 2009. Both have extensive experience in pioneering ethical and fair trade practices in the jewelry industry at a grassroots and international level. Our focus has been researching and commenting on the human rights and environmental

Note de la rédaction: This article was posted by Greg Valerio who managed Fairtrade’s International Gold Program for over two years. Greg (now MBE- Member of the British Empire) is the father of Fairtrade Gold. He was the first jeweler to bring it to market and he worked tirelessly to seed the ethical jewelry movement worldwide. Marc