It is my desire to make it culturally unacceptable to buy a piece of jewellery that is not socially and environmentally certified as responsible.

~ By Marc Choyt, publisher Introduction: In my previous post, I discussed how Jewelers of America wrote a letter to jewelers which deals with the quandary of selling dirty gold to people this Christmas season. Here, I offer my own, alternative letter.

Introduction: Greg Valerio of Cred Jewellers is one of fair trade jewelry’s most passionate activists and advocates. Here, he tells the story of how from a personal perspective of how he is working to bring social justice to the indigenous people of Greenland. Special thanks to Greg for permission to print this article, which will