Editorial Comment by Marc Choyt Join the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) or lose your business. That’s the choice for some companies wishing to do business with two of the large diamond mining companies who are prominent members of the RJC.   For many jewelers who look toward the RJC as the organization to create ethical

Introduction: The Dodd-Frank Bill, which aims to prohibit the use of rare metals and minerals that fund conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa, is drastically impacting the small scale miner. In fact, the legislation has put perhaps hundreds of thousands of small scale miners out of work. This number does not only include

In response to the fact that Kimberley Certification Processes does not assure a diamond free of human rights violations, Martin Rapaport has proposed a certification scheme: Below is an outline quoted from an article posted on RapNet.