Fred Meyer is Sixth RJC Certified Member

(IDEX Online News) - Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers, the third largest fine jewelry retailer in the United States, has achieved certification against the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the Responsible Jewellery Council’s Member Certification System.

Fred Meyer is joining a growing list of certified RJC Members that includes Gay Frères, Cartier, Raymond Bloch and Rubel & Ménasché, all French jewelry and diamond trading companies.

Specialized Technology Resources, Inc. (STR), the first independent third party auditing firm accredited to the RJC’s Member Certification System, conducted the successful verification assessment of Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers.

“The RJC congratulates Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers on becoming the first RJC retail member solely trading in the USA to be certified,” says RJC CEO Michael Rae. “They are to be commended for the commitment and dispatch in achieving their certification status. Joining RJC in mid-2009, they took RJC’s certification goal across the breadth of their retail operation as a top-line priority.”

“We are most proud to have achieved this important certification. Safeguarding consumer confidence in jewelry products in the United States and worldwide ensures the continued success of our entire industry. Our team worked hard with our suppliers and we are most grateful to Sean Murray, our Sustainable Supply Chain Specialist and Chris Coleman, our Director of Central Memo, Reclamation and Diamond Room, for their invaluable support to accomplish the RJC Certification,”  says Fred Meyer Jewelers and Littman Jewelers President Peter Engel.

“RJC Certified Members have the recognizable benefit of belonging to an international certification system. Their reputations are solidly supported and the ultimate benefit is the enhancement of the jewelry supply chain,” says Rae.