EARTHWORKS Library
No Dirty Gold Valentine’s Day Fact Sheet
PUBLICATION DATE: February 7, 2014
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: Quick facts about gold mining, the U.S. jewelry market, and the Golden Rules
EARTHWORKS Letter to Wal-Mart on Love, Earth
PUBLICATION DATE: August 26, 2009
SUMMARY: In 2009, EARTHWORKS sent a letter to Wal-Mart to urge the company to rectify the problems with their sourcing and standards for the *Love, Earth* line of jewelry.
EARTHWORKS comments on the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices / Responsible Jewellery Counc
PUBLICATION DATE: October 17, 2008
Golden Rules Report
PUBLICATION DATE: February 14, 2007
AUTHOR: No Dirty Gold campaign
SUMMARY: Making the case for responsible mining
Letter to Jewelry Retailer *Laggards* from the No Dirty Gold Campaign
PUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2006
AUTHOR: No Dirty Gold campaign
SUMMARY: Letter to jewelry retailers lagging in signing the Golden Rules. The letter accompanied a full page ad in the New York TImes.
Jewelry Retailers Leaders and Laggards - New York Times Ad
PUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2006
AUTHOR: No Dirty Gold campaign
Frequently Asked Questions about the No Dirty Gold campaign’s New York Times ad
PUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2006
AUTHOR: No Dirty Gold campaign
SUMMARY: The No Dirty Gold campaign has run a full-page ad in the New York Times recognizing the leadership of eight retail firms: Zale Corp, the Signet Group, Tiffany & Co., Helzberg Diamonds, Fortunoff, Cartier, Piaget, Van Cleef & Arpels.
Leaders and Laggards
PUBLICATION DATE: February 13, 2006
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: For the first time ever, eight of the world's top jewelry retailers have pledged to move away from "dirty" gold sales and are calling on mining corporations to ensure that gold is produced in more socially and environmentally responsible ways.
No Dirty Gold Retailers Ad in National Jeweler
PUBLICATION DATE: October 11, 2005
AUTHOR: No Dirty Gold campaign
SUMMARY: Ad ran in the October 16th, 2005 edition of National Jeweler magazine.
Photos of Valentine’s Day Street Protest
PUBLICATION DATE: February 11, 2005
AUTHOR: Earthworks
SUMMARY: Photos of No Dirty Gold Valentine's Day street protest outside Manhattan jewelers.
Dirty Metals
PUBLICATION DATE: June 16, 2004
AUTHOR: Earthworks, Oxfam America
SUMMARY: This report details the massive pollution, huge open pits, devastating community health effects, worker dangers and, in many cases, human rights abuses that have become hallmarks of gold and metals mining in countries such as Peru, Indonesia, Ghana and in parts of the United States.
How the 20 tons of mine waste per gold ring figure was calculated
PUBLICATION DATE: May 21, 2004
AUTHOR: Alan Septoff
SUMMARY: The average amount of mine waste generated by gold mines around the world, in order to produce an average for an 18 karat, 0.333 oz gold ring.
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