This is being supported businesses in all sectors of the mainstream jewelry industry, from Tiffany to Debeers to large trade associations, such as Jewelers of America. Last week there was a meeting put together by Earthworks, an environmental NGO, at the World Bank in Washington DC which brought these people and others together with small suppliers from around the world, such as a collective of women mining in Tanzania, and representatives of FLO (Fair Trade Labeling International) Also there was the Association for Responsible Mining, ARM, an advocacy collective that has signed a letter of intent with FLO to bring Green Fair Trade Gold, third party certified, to market.

There is no doubt that this movement is launched and will only get stronger. This is a very worthy initiative that can have a profound effect on millions of people. For more information, see my blog, http://www.fairjewelry.org