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

Our Exclusive Interview with Patrick Schein, Part II Patrick Schein is an Executive Board Member of the Association of Responsible Mining (ARM) as well as the President of S & P Trading, a precious metal trader and refiner based in Paris. Anyone interested in the fair trade gold issue will want to read this entire

Exclusive Interview with Patrick Schein, Part I Last week, on March 17th , ARM and FLO announced their fair trade gold. This is the first time that a hard rock mining product can be certified by a third party as “fair trade.” (Patrick Schein) Here, in an interview with Patrick Schein, we learn more about