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Andrew Cody & Dr Michael Hopkins Rapaport Fair Trade Conference

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Hundreds of Countries with a myriad of cultures and standards. Wholesale & Distribution Retailer CONSUMER

First Tier What makes a mining operation Ethical? Large Scale Miners-Small Scale Miners Labour issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Environmental issues ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Who receives the returns ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Treatments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Ethical Trade Issues Facing First Tier - Mining ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Child Labour in Mining ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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203 Sovereign States Different Cultures Different Standards Different Rules

Other Problems Associated with Implementing Ethical Trade ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Each of the previously mentioned issues will vary according to :

Large miners will be easier to regulate

What about the thousands of small miners?

I can’t see this man being regulated easily!

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Responsible Jewellery Council Members Current membership is approximately 90 organisations. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

But there are 100’s of thousands of businesses involved…

Are these people trading ethically?

Rules & Regulations are extremely complex. Rules & Regulations are complex. Rules & Regulations are moderate and rules for Ethical Trade already exist. Rules & Regulations are simple and rules for Ethical Trade already exist. WANTS ETHICAL TRADE! Wholesale & Distribution Retailer CONSUMER

1200 Members If one third of members agreed to join CIBJO’s Ethical Trade System, then it would raise $200,000 revenue annually if the cost of joining was $500 US per business.

Austria Argentina Australia Brazil Belgium Canada China Egypt Finland Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa South Korea France Germany Greece Hong Kong India Israel Italy Japan Mexico Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey UAE United Kingdom United States

The local organisation can administer the running of the Ethical Trade system within its country or region. CIBJO-world jewllery confederation, can oversee the local approved organisations and also arrange third party verification through responsible auditors.

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Don’t set the bar too high initially.

World Jewellery Confederation ETHICAL TRADER RETAILER CAT 3 2009 ETHICAL TRADER MINER CAT 3 2009 World Jewellery Confederation ETHICAL TRADER MANUFACTURER CAT 3 2009

Entry or Benchmark level ETHICAL TRADER MANUFACTURER CAT 3 2009

Awarded to members whose standards are high. ETHICAL TRADER MINER CAT 3 2009 World Jewellery Confederation

Highest level- may require donations to a charitable fund ETHICAL TRADER RETAILER CAT 3 2009

Rules & Regulations are extremely complex. Rules & Regulations are complex. Rules & Regulations are moderate and rules for Ethical Trade already exist. Rules & Regulations are simple and rules for Ethical Trade already exist. WANTS ETHICAL TRADE! $ $ Wholesale & Distribution Retailer CONSUMER

The people who suffer on the mines can’t afford to wait too long - let’s work together to try and make Ethical Trade a reality.

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