by Meghan Connolly Haupt Introduction: “There is no such thing as perfectly clean diamonds – that is to say, having no social or environmental impact.” Meghan has become a regular contributor to fairjewelry.org. This excellent article is a follow up on the piece I wrote on Kimberley Certification earlier in March. ~ Marc Choyt, Publisher,

Would you feel good about a wedding ring if it was created by maltreated labor or with materials that trashed the environment? Does your expression of love just extend to your intimate ones; or beyond them to the greater human family? When you purchase jewelry, you have an opportunity to exert your economic power to

Introduction One of the focuses of my work over the past fifteen years has been the development of circle based approaches to business. I am in the process of writing a book on this subject, which I’ve incorporated into my own company. He’s a working definition of a circle-based business: “A circle-based business is a