This morning, I received a  press release, announcing that three jewelers — this brings the total to 60 — have agreed to source precious metals responsibly, by signing the No Dirty Gold campaign's Golden Rules for responsible sourcing of precious metals. These three retailers (Sears Holding which is Sears and Kmart, Ultra Stores, and Blue Nile) have agreed that the gold products they are selling were not produced at the expense of communities, workers, and the environment.
     I understand that people who buy jewelry should buy it from retailers who support No Dirty Gold, but what do we as jewelery designers do? Perhaps until higher standards and alternatives to dirty gold have been developed, we can
     • recycle old jewelry and our scrap gold
     • Make new jewelry with vintage, broken, or antique jewelry
For more on the topic of ethical jewelry making, see a previous blog post, Eco-bling, or Cathy's post, Recycle Rio style.  If anyone else has an idea, I'd like to hear them.