Thursday, 28th June 2007 (1142 views)

The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (Cafod) is continuing its campaign for cleaner gold.

Earlier this year, the National Association of Goldsmiths pledged its support for the charity's Unearth Justice campaign.

"As retail jewellers we have a responsibility to do what we can to ensure that our business avoids damage to the environment and, more importantly, to communities anywhere in the world," said Mark Adlestone chair of the National Association of Goldsmiths.

Mr Adlestone's UK jewellery retailer, Beaverbrooks, has agreed to endorse what campaigners call the Golden Rules by signing a sourcing policy along with jeweller Fraser Hart.

Cafod's global campaign calls on members of the gold industry to work to ensure that mining benefits communities and environments in the developing world.

Currently, seven of the ten largest jewellery retailers in the US have pledged to work for clean gold.

Cafod is now working to convince Argos to join the campaign, noting that Britons spend £2 billion on gold jewellery each year.

 

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