Introduction: The ongoing marketing of “green” jewelry became a subject of conversation on the Madison Dialogue list serve. This list is composed of many of the leaders in the multi-sector initiative to clean up the jewelry supply chain.

Estelle Levin, Minerals and Sustainability Consultant based in the UK, writes here about corporate responsibility models as they relate to the jewelry sector. This insightful piece helps to clarify the many different perspectives that can seem at times quite chaotic to even someone such as myself who follows these issues closely. This informal statement first

Introduction: I am naturally encouraged by any efforts toward greater Corporate Social Responsibility in any business sector. When I think of the Jewelry sector, there is one real and meaningful issue that as far as I know has not been adequately addressed.