In what has now become an annual event, the Rapaport Fair Trade Conference took place at the JCK Trade Show on June 2nd , 2008. I have been to each of Martin Rapaport’s meetings. I felt a strong sense of community, camaraderie and mutual support among the participants and the audiences. Usually in fair trade

Posted Jun 11th 2008 9:02AM by Deidre Woollard Filed under: Jewelry In this article, Deidre Woolard posts her report of the fair trade conference sponsored by Rapaport at the JCK Show. The conference took place in early June. Special thanks to Deidre for permission to post. Marc The Fair Trade Jewelry Conference at the JCK

Introduction: “Part of me likes to believe that CSR is not only a rhetorical or theoretical exercise, but really is changing the way to do business,” writes Dr. Barreto in an open letter on the Madison Dialogue list server. Here, she discusses her overview of CSR in the mining sector, as an expert in sustainability