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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.

  1. 21Diamonds
  2. Alberto Parada
  3. Alexandra Hart
  4. Amalena Jewelers - Johanna Mejia
  5. American Achievement Corporation
  6. Americus Diamond
  7. April Doubleday
  8. Arlanch
  9. Argos
  10. ArtCarved
  11. Avasarah
  12. Avilan Storied Diamonds
  13. Balfour
  14. Bario Neal
  15. Beaverbrooks*
  16. Ben Bridge Jeweler
  17. Biddy Murphy
  18. Birks & Mayors
  19. Blair Lauren Brown
  20. Blue Nile
  21. Boscov's
  22. Boucheron
  23. Brilliance
  24. Brilliant Earth
  25. Calleija Jewellers
  26. Cartier
  27. Celebrations of Life
  28. Celtic Jewelry
  29. Chocolate Couture
  30. Coral Covey
  31. Cred Jewellery
  32. D'Amore Jewelers
  33. D.NEA
  34. Dale Robertson
  35. Day's Jewelers
  36. Do Amore
  37. Edward Jewelers
  38. Eight Centuries
  39. Fair Trade in Gems and Jewelry
  40. Fey & Co. Jewelers
  41. F. Hinds*
  42. Fifi Bijoux
  43. Foundation Jewellery
  44. Fortunoff
  45. Fraser Hart*
  46. Fred Meyer and Littman Jewelers
  47. Goldsmiths*
  48. Green Diva Jewelry
  49. Hacker Jewelers
  50. Hamilton Jewelers
  51. Helzberg Diamonds
  52. Henrich & Denzel GmbH
  53. Herff Jones
  54. Hyde Park Jewelers
  55. Ingle & Rhode
  56. Intergold
  57. JamesAllen.com
  58. Jasco Designs
  59. JCPenney
  60. Jenn Dewey Designs
  61. Jewelry Days.com
  62. John R. Fox
  63. Joia
  64. Jostens
  65. Juwelier Zimmer
  66. Keepsake
  67. Krikawa Jewelry Designs
  68. Leber Jeweler
  69. Lena Marie Echelle Designs
  70. Linhardt Design
  71. Mappin and Webb*
  72. Melissa Joy Manning
  73. Metal Urges
  74. Michaels Jewelers
  75. Nature's Candy Designs, Ltd.
  76. Nelson's Jewelry
  77. Open Source Minerals
  78. Oria Jewellery
  79. Otley Jewellers / The Ethical Jeweller
  80. Piaget
  81. QVC
  82. Real Jewels
  83. Rideau Recognition Solutions
  84. Robbins Brothers
  85. Sears Holdings Corp.
  86. Security Jewelers
  87. Signet Group
  88. since1910.com
  89. Stephen Fortner
  90. Stuart Berger
  91. Studio C Designs
  92. Sulusso
  93. Taber Studios
  94. Tap by Todd Pownell
  95. Target
  96. The Clarity Project
  97. Tiffany & Co.
  98. Toby Pomeroy
  99. TurningPoint (x)
  100. Ultra Stores
  101. Ute Decker
  102. Van Gundy
  103. Victoria Casal USA (x)
  104. Vipaka Jewelry
  105. Wal-Mart
  106. Warren James*
  107. Watches of Switzerland*
  108. Whitehall Jewellers (x)
  109. 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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