Author’s introduction: Most reading this will know that the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has become a dominant force in ethical/responsible jewelry, particularly in North America. Just this past week, Stuller, the largest supply house in the US, joined its over 11,000 members. The RJC presents itself as a nonprofit standard setting organization. In fact, as

This article is written as a supplement to the Ethical Jewelry Exposé. It’s a personal account of the ethical gold movement, its origin and history as birthed in the UK and initiated in the USA, over a timeframe of about the last ten years.  To begin: these days, we have two main sponsors of ethical gold

Author’s introduction: Behind the “ethical/responsible” jewelry movement, the new hot trend in North America, a great battle has been waged. Whoever shapes the consumer-facing narrative wins the prize! As you might guess, small-scale producers have lost and large retail and mining interests have triumphed. This section of the Ethical Jewelry Exposé, originally published here, reveals