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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009The battle against brutality in Sierra Leone’s diamond fields continues. In theory, the Sierra Leone government now controls the diamond fields and oversees mining labor. In reality, however, there are more than 200,000 desperately impoverished people illegally working the fields every day for a pittance, and many of them are children. Despite the aims of [...]
Big Step Forward for Fair Trade Gold
Friday, February 13th, 2009An important step has been taken to increase the availability of independently certified fair trade gold on the international market. Ethically sourced gold may soon join the ranks of increasingly popular third party fair trade certified products, such as chocolate and coffee brands. In December, 2008 the boards of the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) [...]
Brilliant Earth Donates to Stop Child Labor in Mines
Friday, January 30th, 2009Brilliant Earth is proud to announce our recent donation to the Diamond Development Initiative’s Tukudimuna Child Labor pilot program. The program works to get Congolese children out of diamond mines and into higher education and better economic opportunities. Our donation of $10,000 will sponsor the enrollment of 108 children, from the Democratic Republic of the [...]
Halo Heaven
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009There’s no doubt that the hot green wedding trend will continue into 2009, and beyond! Another trend that’s hard to miss is the strong customer demand for halo diamond engagement rings. Brilliant Earth is excited to bring both these trends together with our expanded collection of halo diamond rings made from conflict free diamonds, [...]
Oro Verde – Producer of Fair Trade Gold: World Challenge Competition Finalist
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Brilliant Earth is proud to announce that Oro Verde from Chocó, Colombia has been selected as a finalist among more than 700 other global initiatives for the 2008 World Challenge Competition. In working with Oro Verde, we’ve had the opportunity to experience first hand their commitment to creating a socially and environmentally responsible artisanal gold [...]
We’re #1 in San Francisco!
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Brilliant Earth is proud to be the global leader in ethical origin jewelry and the overall favorite jeweler for wedding rings in the San Francisco Bay Area! SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle’s online newspaper, announced us as the winner of its annual voter decided BayList 2008 Best of the Bay for Best Wedding Rings on [...]
Top Trends for Bridal Jewelry
Monday, November 3rd, 2008More than ever, women want their engagement and wedding rings to be designed specifically to fit their lifestyle and personality - the ideal ring is unique and personalized to be like no other. Many brides and brides-to-be are opting to customize their rings to match their individual design tastes. Popular customizations include personalized engravings, and [...]
Brilliant Earth joins the Association for Responsible Mining Stakeholder Alliance
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Brilliant Earth is excited to be accepted as a member of the Association for Responsible Mining Stakeholder Alliance. ARM is an organization that is critical to improving the lives of artisanal miners of gold and diamonds. The majority of artisanal and small-scale mining destroys eco-systems worldwide and creates largely unsafe and poorly paid working conditions [...]
Introducing Brilliant Earth’s New Website Features
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008In our continuing effort to provide as much detail as possible about the origins of our ethically sourced jewelry, we’re excited to announce the following recent additions to our website.
Colored gemstone mining is often conducted unscrupulously and in a manner that damages the environment and creates adverse labor and living conditions for miners and local [...]
Canadian Diamonds Assessment
Friday, August 22nd, 2008At Brilliant Earth, we carefully and continually monitor our gemstone and precious metal sources to ensure that they remain up to our high standards of ethical and environmentally responsible practices. We recently conducted a comprehensive assessment of the two mines from which we obtain our Canadian-sourced diamonds. Both mines were assessed for responsible Wildlife + [...]
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