~ By Meghan Connolly Haupt The jewelry sector is a $76 billion industry in the United States alone. Historically luxury goods have fared better in tough economic times than the economy as a whole. Tuttavia, in the current economy, the old rules no longer apply. Like the luxury goods market as a whole, the jewelry

~ By Marc Choyt, Editore, Fairjewelry.org An article published in the South African Times Entitled; Why Africa Is Burning quotes an extensive report prepared by the South African government that concludes, “Avidità globale per le risorse naturali del continente e l'eredità del colonialismo sono tra le cause profonde dei conflitti in Africa.” The article refers to what

~ By Greg Valerio, Staff Writer, Fairjewelry.org August & Settembre 2009 I am writing to invite you to take part in a secure online survey entitled ‘fairtrade and fairmined gold market survey’. This survey has been commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation in London aimed at gaining a greater level of understanding into the UK jewellery