Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic GV: Can I start by asking what the role of the Kimberley Process is in the diamond industry and specifically what your role is as the KP Chair? GM: The Kimberley Process Chair organizes the work of the KP for the year, chairs the Intersessional and Plenary meetings, and helps ensure that

Editor’s note: Just as we learn about Rio Tinto certification by the Responsible Jewellery Counsel, Wild Earth Guardians http://www.wildearthguardians.org , an environmental NGO and others threaten suit, alleging air pollution issues at the companies’ Kennecott mine. See below: Salt Lake City (UT)–A coalition of doctors, moms, health, and environmental groups today put Kennecott Copper, a subsidiary of

This Open Letter to Michael Rae, CEO of the Responsible Jewellery Counsel, is posted with the permission of the London Mining Network Rio Tinto has become the first mining company to be given certification by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). Rio Tinto is a member of the RJC and helps to fund it. So there