In February at the Tuscon Gem Show, a meeting of producers and manufactures took place. It was organized by Bill Gallagher, CEO, of Lori Bonn Design, Inc and co-facilitator: Meghan Connolly Haupt, C5 & SuLusso. The meeting was well attended, drawing a broad spectrum of jewelers, buyers from large supply houses, educators and gemstone producers.

Introduction: This is ongoing recordings of a dialogs between members of our Manufacturing Group charged with the task of developing exceptional standards for jewelry manufacturing. Follow this link for full review of past discussions. The entire principles and standards document can be found here https://fairjewelry.org/archives/3196. Here, I introduce the second standard. Comments from participants follow.

Introduction: This is an ongoing recording of dialog between the various members of our Manufacturing Group charged with the task of developing exceptional standards for jewelry manufacturing. Follow this link for full review of past discussions. The entire principles and standards document can be found here https://fairjewelry.org/archives/3196 While the focus for our Manufacturing Standards Group