Introduction: The fair trade jewelry movement would not be where it is today without the strong advocacy of Martin Rapaport and the entire Rapaport Group. They have been sponsoring fair trade jewelry meetings at the JCK Vegas Show for four years and I have attended all of them, witnessing the birth and growth of this

Introduction: Steve D’Esposito, President of Resolve, discusses Issues relating to green in the fashion industry that apply also to the jewelry sector. As the initiator of the “No Dirty Gold Campaign,” and one of the founders of the Madison Dialogue, Steve has been instrumental the grounding of the ethical jewelry space over the past several

Ten Ways to Sell Jewelry to a Green Consumer This article was first published in Modern Jeweler, January 2009. I’m reprinting it here for my readers who do not get the magazine. ~Marc Choyt, Publisher, fairjewelry.org The largest sale in the history of our company, three platinum rings and a large diamond, came from a