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Seven Suspect Fair Trade Practices 1 Apr 2013 | 07:54 pm
This article comes from Martin Rizzi, who has lived in Taxco, Mexico for decades, and worked closely with the artisanal women in support of their fair trade production. I have visited him, seen his i...
Fair Trade Organization (FLO) And Alliance For Responsible MIning (ARM) Do Not Renew Contract, Splitting The Fairtrade/Fairmined Label 1 Apr 2013 | 07:49 pm
Introductory Comment: Last year, we worked hard to raise our opposition to ARM’s proposal to mass balance fairtrade gold. Over 140 companies and individuals signed our petition. We were most concern...
The Swamp Man Strategy: From Business as Usual to Strategic Action 1 Apr 2013 | 12:10 am
Editorial Comment by Marc Choyt, Fair Jewelry Action USA As a jeweler and activist, the desire to take action when I see injustice rises from a voice inside me that I cannot ignore. I call him the man...
The Exploitation of Artisanal Fair Trade Jewelry Producers by Fair Trade Organizations 26 Mar 2013 | 01:05 am
Introductory Comments: This article was written by Martin Rizzi, who has lived in Taxco, Mexico for decades, and worked closely with the artisanal women in support of their fair trade production. I h...
FAIRTRADE AND ARM PART WAYS 22 Mar 2013 | 09:44 pm
Introductory Comment: Last year, we worked hard to raise our opposition to ARM’s proposal to mass balance fairtrade gold. Over 140 companies and individuals signed our petition. We were most concern...
Conflict Gold to Peace Gold – part 3 3 Mar 2013 | 03:20 pm
In my early two posts I explored the comedy of arriving in the DRC and the real on the ground challenges the small miners face in making a living out of gold mining. In my final instalment I want to …...
GOLD PAPER LAUNCH CALLS FOR UK JEWELLERS TO TAKE THE LEAD ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 20 Feb 2013 | 10:26 pm
NEWS RELEASE: 19 Feb 2013 Industry leaders from all sectors of the retail fraternity have praised the launch of the National Association of Goldsmiths (N.A.G.) and British Jewellers’ Association’s (BJ...
Conflict Gold to Peace Gold – part 2 20 Feb 2013 | 01:41 am
We live in a crazy world and gold fever only adds to the madness. The stories we hear of conflict gold from the DR Congo are true, however they are only one half of the story. The other half of … Cont...
Conflict Gold to Peace Gold – part 1 12 Feb 2013 | 02:55 am
Over the next three posts I will be reflecting from my journals on my trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where I had been invited by Peace Direct to explore a grass roots idea of using small-sc...
Over Our Dead Salmon: Bristol Bay, DeBeers and Ethical Jewelry 7 Jan 2013 | 11:25 pm
With the value of precious metals near all-time highs, hard rock mining will continue to threaten sensitive environmental areas. We cannot expect much help from Congress. Senator Majority Leader Harry...
