A growing awareness of ecological and human rights issues involved in the gems, metals, and jewelry industries is fueling a powerful movement in the jewelry marketplace.
As jewelry customers learn more about environmental and human atrocities associated with mining and jewelry production, a market for “ethical jewelry” has quickly picked up momentum.
Of course, celebrity involvement in any trend increases its popularity even more - and as Cindy Edelstein reports in her post, Do You Know What Swag Is, jewelry designers are getting their ethical jewelry lines worn by celebrities - which means this trend is poised to become even hotter.
Learn more about ethical jewelry, and how you can take your own jewelry business in a more ethically-aware direction, in this article from my newsletter earlier this year (scroll down to the bottom half of the newsletter to see the article):
Ethical Jewelry and Your Jewelry Business
It’s a niche you can feel good about serving - and as you do so, your choices will help make a positive difference in the jewelry industry and in the world.
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