I felt privileged indeed, to meet with these leaders in the jewelry industry, all of whom are so dedicated to improving the lives, through economic and community empowerment, of artisan miners throughout the world. On October 26th and 27th, 2007, the Madison Dialogue, organized by Earthworks, CASM, ARM, Jewelers of America, DDI, Rapaport, PAC,

—; Michael Green, founder and Executive Director of the Center for Environmental Health; and his research director, Caroline Cox, exposed this practice which lead to a new law in California. Lead is not just in children’s jewelry. Federated, Disney and Nordstrom may legally have lead jewelry in their stores until March, 2008. This interview was

A Google search for “fair trade jewelry” will bring up numerous companies, many of which sell ethnic jewelry produced in small villages in the developing world. The “fair trade” concept draws the socially responsible shopper, yet the third party labeling organization for fair trade, Fair Labeling Organization (FLO) – of which Transfair USA is a