“The truth slips out” – I.F. Stone Introduction: As Blood Diamonds and Dirty Gold were hitting the mainstream press, The Responsible Jewellery Council (formerly the The Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices) was founded in 2005 by a group of fourteen large companies and trade groups in the jewellery sector, including: Jewellers of America (USA), Tiffany,

Introduction: Stephen Fortner is a goldsmith and manufacturer, based in Victoria, BC, Canada. He also works as a consultant for manufacturing in Thailand. Rhodium plating is yet another jewelry manufacturing process that is incredibly toxic, and yet the public does not know. Stephen Fortner contacted me about this. He is on a campaign to educate

Introduction: (Warning: The images of the brutality and atrocities committed by the security forces of the British company, Monterrico Metals as linked to herein, may be shocking to some readers.) A Press release from CAFOD, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, working with communities in over 50 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, supporting