In this article, Sandra discusses the path breaking work in Columbia, where ecologically mined gold supports rural indigenous communities. **It should be noted that Oro Verde gold will soon be readily and easily available through a bullion company that is being developed by Greg Valerio. Read Sandra’s story below.**

A blogger on the website, ‘www.all-jewelry.net’ picked up my press report on the Ethical Jewelry Handbook, expressing incredulity. “I mean I truly see nothing wrong with people spending thousands of dollars on jewelries, but I’d really feel embarrassed to hear them saying that they had actually spent those thousands in a socially responsible way. I

Santa Fe, NM: January 30, 2008: Reflective Images, a designer jewelry firm, announces the free Ebook for the jewelry trade entitled: THE ETHICAL JEWELRY HANDBOOK: A Resource Guide for the jewelry sector wishing to adopt exceptional standards and radical transparency: Fair, Responsible, Ecological (FRE) System.