In two “Civil Society” letters to Michael Rae, CEO of the RJC and Matt Runci, Chairman of the Board of the RJC and head of Jewelers of America, Oxfam, Earthworks, CAFOD, Global Witness and others decline to support RJC, sighting a lack of a third party, multi-stakeholder approach for mining. Quoting from the letter to

By Greg Valerio, Staff Writer, fairjewelry.org “I sit on a mans back, choking him and making him carry me and I assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his suffering by all means, except by getting off his back”. ~ Leo Tolstoy Ian Smillie’s resignation from the

An Editorial Perspective on the Interview between Greg Valerio and Michael Rae, from Marc Choyt, Publisher of fairjewelry.org When considering ethical sourcing, there is one issue from which we can measure intent: it is all about traceability, traceability, traceability. Michael Rae, CEO of RJC, admitted in the interview that RJC will not certify the supply