Orphan children, toxic wastelands and premature deaths are all results of traditional jewellery production from mining and manufacture. This is not a new phenomenon, and unfortunately continues an awful history of negative flow on effects from jewellery production. Unless huge changes are made in the sourcing or jewellery materials these issues will not change especially in mind of a larger population requiring more from the earth’s dwindling resources and the cost cutting measures employed by producers who are able to trade internationally.

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