I was invited to be interviewed for a Rapaport Diamond News segment last week. It was podcast on December 13, 2007. Take a peek! http://www.diamonds.net/news/NewsItem.aspx?ArticleID=19997

A consumer survey from EU countries by the World Luxury Ethical Council shows that consumers are skeptical of companies’ claims to be “ethical,” while pointing to the potential market for companies that can be third party certified as “ethical.” Certainly part of the ethical ethos today is toward ethical practices which includes in a broad

The Results of the World Luxury Ethical Council (WLEC) By Andreas Lim Introduction: A month ago, at the “Ethical Jewelry Summit,” despite our attempts, we came to no agreement over what “ethical” actually means. Andreas Lim (Founder) briefly discusses the work of the World Luxury Ethical Council to create standards based on “ethical” corporate practices.