The Gold Star List

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.

1. 21Diamonds
2. ADA Diamonds
3. Alberto Parada
4. Alexandra Hart
5. Amalena Jewelers – Johanna Mejia
6. American Achievement Corporation
7. Americus Diamond
8. April Doubleday
9. Arabel Lebrusan
10. Arlanch
11. Argos
12. ArtCarved
13. Avasarah
14. Avilan Storied Diamonds
15. Balfour
16. Bario Neal
17. Beaverbrooks*
18. Ben Bridge Jeweler
19. Beryllina
20. Biddy Murphy
21. Birks & Mayors
22. Blair Lauren Brown
23. Blue Nile
24. Boscov’s
25. Boucheron
26. Brilliance
27. Brilliant Earth
28. Calleija Jewellers
29. Catbird
30. Cartier
31. Celebrations of Life
32. Celtic Jewelry
33. Chocolate Couture
34. Coral Covey
35. Cred Jewellery
36. D’Amore Jewelers
37. D.NEA
38. Dale Robertson
39. Day’s Jewelers
40. Do Amore
41. Edward Jewelers
42. Eight Centuries
43. Fair Trade in Gems and Jewelry
44. Fey & Co. Jewelers
45. F. Hinds*
46. Fifi Bijoux
47. Foundation Jewellery
48. Forktip Jewelers
49. Fortunoff
50. Fraser Hart*
51. Fred Meyer and Littman Jewelers
52. Goldsmiths*
53. Green Diva Jewelry
54. Hacker Jewelers
55. Hamilton Jewelers
56. Harriet Kelsall
57. Helzberg Diamonds
58. Henrich & Denzel GmbH
59. Herff Jones
60. Hyde Park Jewelers
61. Ingle & Rhode
62. Intergold
63. JamesAllen.com
64. Jasco Designs
65. JCPenney
66. Jenn Dewey Designs
67. Jewelry Days.com
68. John R. Fox
69. Joia
70. Jostens
71. Juwelier Zimmer
72. Keepsake
73. KinetIQue Limited
74. Krikawa Jewelry Designs
75. Leber Jeweler
76. Lena Marie Echelle Designs
77. Linhardt Design
78. Mappin and Webb*
79. Melissa Joy Manning
80. Metal Urges
81. Michaels Jewelers
82. Monique Péan
83. Nature’s Candy Designs, Ltd.
84. Nelson’s Jewelry
85. Open Source Minerals
86. Oria Jewellery
87. Otley Jewellers / The Ethical Jeweller
88. Piaget
89. QVC
90. Real Jewels
91. Rideau Recognition Solutions
92. Robbins Brothers
93. Sandy Leong
94. Sears Holdings Corp.
95. Security Jewelers
96. Signet Group
97. since1910.com
98. Stephen Fortner
99. Stuart Berger
100. Studio C Designs
101. Sulusso
102. Taber Studios
103. Tap by Todd Pownell
104. Target
105. The Clarity Project
106. Tiffany & Co.
107. Toby Pomeroy
108. TurningPoint (x)
109. Ultra Stores
110. Ute Decker
111. Van Gundy
112. Victoria Casal USA (x)
113. Vipaka Jewelry
114. Virtue Diamonds
115. Wal-Mart
116. Warren James*
117. Watches of Switzerland*
118. Whitehall Jewellers (x)
119. 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.

Read what leading jewelers have to say about the Golden Rules and ethical sourcing.