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Article: MAKING A difference, FROM MINE TO MARKET.(Feature)
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- Modern Jeweler
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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MAKING A difference, FROM MINE TO MARKET
BY MARC CHOYT
IN A SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON, JEWELRY RETAILERS, MANUFACTURERS, MINERS, AND NGOS DISCUSS WHAT IT MEANS TO SOURCE ETHICALLY
Marc Choyt of Reflective Images, Santa Fe, New Mexico, a jewelry retailer and manufacturer of designer jewelry, attended the first Madison Dialogue Ethical Jewelry Summit on October 25 and 26, 2007, at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. Choyt is the author of a blog on fair trade issues at www.fairjewelry.org. He reports here on his experiences at the summit and the first steps toward fair trade gems, precious metals, and jewelry.
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