In late November, of 2009, I got a call from Bill Jackson (name changed). Bill was an Executive VP at Charter Bank, a small, locally owned establishment with a few offices in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. For seven years, Charter was one of two banks financing my company with a line of credit. Charter’s was

Early on I followed the Walmart ‘Love, Earth’ jewelry line with interest. Like many people, I saw great potential in the initiative, and was part of a conference call with the executive VP who was initiating the program a few years back. I have written several posts on this issue which can be seen here.

Fair Jewellery Action (FJA) is a Human Rights and Environmental Justice Network within the jewellery sector. FJA promotes ethical and fair trade jewellery business by advocating traceability and transparency in the jewellery supply chain. FJA’s objective is to direct more of the economic impact of the jewellery sector toward the regenerating of local economies in