Member of the RJC

LONDON – 9 June, 2011
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announced that Chaumet, the French jewellery house, has achieved certification meeting the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC's Member Certification System.

“Chaumet is proud to have achieved this important certification. We strongly believe in setting high quality and common standards for the manufacturing supply chain, and we look forward to actively working together with the Responsible Jewellery Council and its member organisations in order to encourage responsible practices throughout the jewellery industry, on an international basis,” says Thierry Fritsch, Chaumet's Chief Executive Officer. 

The Responsible Jewellery Council is an international not-for-profit organisation bringing together more than 300 member companies committed to promoting responsible ethical, human rights, social and environmental practices in a transparent and accountable manner throughout the jewellery industry from mine to retail. Their commitment aims to reinforce consumer and stakeholder confidence in diamond, gold and platinum metals jewellery products. The Council has developed the RJC Member Certification System, a certification system – which will apply to all Members' businesses that contribute to the diamond, gold and platinum metals jewellery supply chain. All Commercial Members of the RJC are required to be audited by accredited, third party auditors to verify their conformance with the RJC's Code of Practices and become certified under the RJC Member Certification System. A full list of its Members can be found on the web at www.responsiblejewellery.