ethical resources

below are just a few links to articles and interesting information. all of the ethical jewellery information previously on my website has now moved to ethicalmaking.org.

 

great ethical jewellery resources

 

for jewellery buyers

https://amazonaid.org/gold-buyers-guide/  with one caveat about the description of RJC - see Who’s Responsible? The RJC and the Burden of Proof  

 

for jewellers

http://www.ethicalmaking.org/

 Ethical Metalsmiths 
Chicago Responsible Jewellery Conference.com
https://www.jewelryindustrysummit.com/webinars/
https://christinatmiller.com/living-room-sessions-1

https://www.fairluxury.co.uk/about/

http://www.ethicalmaking.org

https://amazonaid.org/jeweler-toolkit/

 

B Corp - https://bcorporation.net/  (for all companies / sectors)

 

 

 

 Book Corner

 

 a Roundup of Books on Gold and Extractives compiled by Christina Malle - Ethical Metalsmiths Board Member

 

 

Swiss Psychotropic Gold


Switzerland plays a central role in the global commodity trade with gold and especially in its refining. Having fueled early modern industrialization as well as contemporary finance, Swiss trading and refining activities have influenced vivid cultural, affective and moral economies. They have contributed to Swiss wealth, but also to national narratives of independence, safety and white supremacy. The volume follows the entanglements of the global metabolism of gold by tracking down the elusive and often invisible paths of molecules, affects and violence: Swiss Psychotropic Gold.

https://swisspsygold.knowbotiq.net/