The Gold Star List
Retailers Who Support the Golden Rules
The retailers listed below have taken a big step towards more more responsible sourcing of gold by declaring their support for the Golden Rules.
These Rules represent social, environmental, and human rights criteria for more responsible gold production. By signing on to the rules, these retailers have pledged to pursue and encourage "cleaner" sourcing of gold and other metals.
Some of these jewelers made statements about the importance of more responsible metals sourcing, and the Golden Rules.
Read about the efforts that most of these jewelers are making -- and some are dragging their feet on -- in the jeweler report card in Tarnished Gold: Assessing the Jewelry Industry's Progress on Ethical Sourcing of Metals.
- 21Diamonds
- Alberto Parada
- Alexandra Hart
- Amalena Jewelers - Johanna Mejia
- American Achievement Corporation
- Americus Diamond
- April Doubleday
- Arlanch
- Argos
- ArtCarved
- Avasarah
- Avilan Storied Diamonds
- Balfour
- Bario Neal
- Beaverbrooks*
- Ben Bridge Jeweler
- Biddy Murphy
- Birks & Mayors
- Blair Lauren Brown
- Blue Nile
- Boscov's
- Boucheron
- Brilliance
- Brilliant Earth
- Calleija Jewellers
- Cartier
- Celebrations of Life
- Celtic Jewelry
- Chocolate Couture
- Coral Covey
- Cred Jewellery
- D'Amore Jewelers
- D.NEA
- Dale Robertson
- Day's Jewelers
- Do Amore
- Edward Jewelers
- Eight Centuries
- Fair Trade in Gems and Jewelry
- Fey & Co. Jewelers
- F. Hinds*
- Fifi Bijoux
- Foundation Jewellery
- Fortunoff
- Fraser Hart*
- Fred Meyer and Littman Jewelers
- Goldsmiths*
- Green Diva Jewelry
- Hacker Jewelers
- Hamilton Jewelers
- Helzberg Diamonds
- Henrich & Denzel GmbH
- Herff Jones
- Hyde Park Jewelers
- Ingle & Rhode
- Intergold
- JamesAllen.com
- Jasco Designs
- JCPenney
- Jenn Dewey Designs
- Jewelry Days.com
- John R. Fox
- Joia
- Jostens
- Juwelier Zimmer
- Keepsake
- Krikawa Jewelry Designs
- Leber Jeweler
- Lena Marie Echelle Designs
- Linhardt Design
- Mappin and Webb*
- Melissa Joy Manning
- Metal Urges
- Michaels Jewelers
- Nature's Candy Designs, Ltd.
- Nelson's Jewelry
- Open Source Minerals
- Oria Jewellery
- Otley Jewellers / The Ethical Jeweller
- Piaget
- QVC
- Real Jewels
- Rideau Recognition Solutions
- Robbins Brothers
- Sears Holdings Corp.
- Security Jewelers
- Signet Group
- since1910.com
- Stephen Fortner
- Stuart Berger
- Studio C Designs
- Sulusso
- Taber Studios
- Tap by Todd Pownell
- Target
- The Clarity Project
- Tiffany & Co.
- Toby Pomeroy
- TurningPoint (x)
- Ultra Stores
- Ute Decker
- Van Gundy
- Victoria Casal USA (x)
- Vipaka Jewelry
- Wal-Mart
- Warren James*
- Watches of Switzerland*
- Whitehall Jewellers (x)
- Zale Corp.
* retailers whose commitments were obtained by our partners at CAFOD in the UK
(x) retailers no longer in operation under listed name as of May, 2009
Refiners of precious metals are also realizing the value of responsible sourcing of metals. Hoover & Strong and Aurfina hava signed on to the Golden Rules.
Read what leading jewelers have to say about the Golden Rules and ethical sourcing.
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