Introduction: This article conveys the difficult issues involved in a large retailer like Wal-Mart admirably attempting to gain full custody of their supply chain. The objection that many have toward this initiative are not so much in the sourcing, but the marketing of the product, which this article, it should be noted, spaciously spins favorably

This is a story, dated from last January, that was recently sent to me. It shows the growing international interest in no dirty gold. Key quotes: “The company had met all legal, technical and environmental obligations required during the permitting process and had received a positive recommendation from the CODERST, a government-appointed committee designed to

by Niels Madsen, Nuuk, Greenland 26 September 2008 Friday, 26 September 2008, was a cold, gray, windy day in Nuuk, the capitol of Greenland. There was already one protest march brewing outside the Parliament. Later that day group would be protesting the nomination of Mr. Per Berthelsen as the new Minister of Finance. Berthelsen had