No Dirty Gold: The Golden Rules
The Golden Rules are a set of criteria for more responsible mining. The No Dirty Gold campaign developed the Golden Rules based based on broadly accepted international human rights laws and basic principles of sustainable development.
The Golden Rules hold that mining companies and operations must:
1. Respect basic human rights outlined in international conventions and law
2. Obtain the free, prior, and informed consent of affected communities.
3. Respect workers’ rights and labor standards, including safe working conditions
4. Ensure that operations are not located in areas of armed or militarized conflict
5. Ensure that projects do not force communities off their lands
6. Ensure that projects are not located in protected areas, fragile ecosystems, or other areas of high conservation or ecological value
7. Refrain from dumping mine wastes into the ocean, rivers, lakes, or streams
8. Ensure that projects do not contaminate water, soil, or air with sulfuric acid drainage or other toxic chemicals
9. Cover all costs of closing down and cleaning up mine sites
10. Fully disclose information about social and environmental effects of projects
11. Allow independent verification of the above
A chance to lead
No Dirty Gold is asking jewelry retailers to pledge to source only from mines who meet the above criteria. By signing the pledge, you show your customers your commitment to ethical mining and corporate social responsibility.
Please join some of the world’s leading retailers of jewelry in calling for more responsible mining. Sign on to the Golden Rules, which are social, human rights, and environmental criteria for more responsible mining of gold and other precious metals.
For more information, email retailers@nodirtygold.org.
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
- ADA Diamonds
- Alberto Parada
- Alexandra Hart
- Amalena Jewelers – Johanna Mejia
- American Achievement Corporation
- Americus Diamond
- April Doubleday
- Arabel Lebrusan
- Arlanch
- Argos
- ArtCarved
- Avasarah
- Avilan Storied Diamonds
- Balfour
- Bario Neal
- Beaverbrooks*
- Ben Bridge Jeweler
- Beryllina
- Biddy Murphy
- Birks & Mayors
- Blair Lauren Brown
- Blue Nile
- Boscov’s
- Boucheron
- Brilliance
- Brilliant Earth
- Calleija Jewellers
- Catbird
- 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
- Ethica Diamonds (formler KinetIQUE Limited)
- Fair Trade in Gems and Jewelry
- Fey & Co. Jewelers
- F. Hinds*
- Fifi Bijoux
- Foundation Jewellery
- Forktip Jewelers
- Fortunoff
- Fraser Hart*
- Fred Meyer and Littman Jewelers
- Goldsmiths*
- Green Diva Jewelry
- Hacker Jewelers
- Hamilton Jewelers
- Harriet Kelsall
- 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
- Monique Péan
- 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
- Sandy Leong
- 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
- Virtue Diamonds
- 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.
