Introduction: Recently, Steve left his position at Earthworks, which he founded, to become president of the nonprofit, Resolve. (See our recent post at: https://fairjewelry.org/archives/509) (Steve D’Esposito, President of Resolve) When I look at the last five years, I see that much of the momentum toward ethical sourcing in the jewelry sector can be traced back

Introduction: Susan Kingsley is a co-founder of Ethical Metalsmiths. This article first appeared in the Denver Post on September 9th, 2008. Thanks to Susan for permission to post her piece on fairjewelry.org. ~Marc Choyt, Publisher

Below you can read a letter written by the 16th August Union in response to Greenland’s Bureau of Mining and Petroleum’s proposed changes to the mining law. Before valuable rubies were documented, Inuits and Native Greenladers were able to mine and sell their gemstones freely, supported by the government. Once valuable rubies were documented, local