Introduction: I am naturally encouraged by any efforts toward greater Corporate Social Responsibility in any business sector. When I think of the Jewelry sector, there is one real and meaningful issue that as far as I know has not been adequately addressed.

Introduction: In March, I visited factories to better gain and understand areas of issue within international manufacturing along with promoting the need for a cross section of concerned industry insiders to develop specific standards for worker safety. When we constructed our facility in Santa Fe, we heavily invested in ventilation systems. Over the years, we

Introduction: Here is Anglo Platinum’s Response to ActionAid’s Claims, as posted on Anglo’s website. ~ Marc ActionAid, an international anti-poverty agency, released a report on 26/3/2008 entitled “Precious Metal ­ The impact of Anglo Platinum on poor communities in Limpopo, South Africa. In it, seriously flawed allegations are made which, in the interests of truth,