Roger Smith got in touch with me after the Ethical Jewelry Summit, expressing his regret that he was unable to make the meeting. The resulting correspondence resulted in this interview, in which discusses his project which uses technology to connect the market to remote places around the globe.

Greg Velario, a social entraprenuere based in the UK, is one of the pioneering figures in the Fair Trade jewelry movement through his work in the Association of Responsible Mining and Cred Jewelers.” In the video, he takes the high road, stating: “We want to make it culturally unacceptable to buy a piece of jewelry

The greatest catalysts for change from outside the jewelry industry have been the efforts of watchdog NGOs. Without the efforts of Global Witness and Amnesty International, the conflict diamond issue would not be as well known today.