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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Jewelry From Mine To Shelf

Wal-Mart Stores Inc is introducing a line of gold and silver jewelry that can be traced from mines and manufacturers that meet its environmental and human rights standards. A customer who buys the jewelry can log on to a website to see where their particular piece of jewelry was mined and learn about the suppliers' environmental programs.

Useful links:
www.walmart.com
www.samsclub.com

As the largest retailer of jewelry in the world, we see an opportunity to bring more sustainable practices to this industry.
- Wal-Mart

Hats off to Wal-Mart! Wal-Mart's move is definitely a baby step in the right direction. I hope other brand jewelers would recognize the need and follow Wal-Mart's footsteps that meet sustainability standards.

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