Campaign Reveals Dark Side of Gold Jewelry
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(CBS 5) Martin and Deborah Stuchbury are on the hunt for gold.<\/p>\n
“I bought her a brooch and a watch,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Martin said.<\/p>\n
What they don’t know is that behind their new shiny gold jewelry may be dirty business.<\/p>\n
“I would hope that the gold that I’ve bought is safe,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Deborah said.<\/p>\n
Chances are, it’s not. Gold mining has been linked to environmental and human rights violations – practices that can displace communities, contaminate drinking water and harm workers.<\/p>\n
“I’ve never even thought about that with gold before,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d one shopper said. “I think that’s a catastrophe really,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d another added.<\/p>\n
The production of a single gold ring can produce as much as 20 tons of waste – something some jewelry retailers say needs to stop.<\/p>\n
19 jewelry retailers have signed on to the “No Dirty Gold” campaign. It’s an international organization that supports cleaner gold mining tactics.<\/p>\n
Tiffany & Co. was one of the first to sign on.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Responsible mining simply makes good business sense. It makes good business sense because it’s something that we know matters to our customers,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Tiffany & Co. CEO Mike Kowalksi.<\/p>\n
There is currently no standard for gold mining. Retailers themselves don’t know the origins of the jewelry they’re selling. So what can you do?<\/p>\n
“I think what a consumer should do, can do, is ask if that jeweler is participating in the No Dirty Gold initiatives,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Kowalski said.<\/p>\n
A standard for clean gold is still years away but the jewelry industry Is optimistic that it can clean up its act.<\/p>\n
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