RJC Membership Exceeds 250

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) membership has exceeded 250 companies and trade associations, large and small, the Council announced on Monday.

Among the latest to join RJC are Bottega Veneta, Christian Dior Couture, Gemological Science International (GSI), Girard-Perregaux, GCAL: Gem Certification & Assurance Lab, Inc, H.K. Designs (India) and Vacheron Constantin.

“RJC’s healthy membership reflects the growing awareness of the importance of ethical, human rights, social and environmental performance in the jewely industry,” said RJC’s CEO Michael Rae.

Under the RJC system, all commercial members of have committed to be audited by accredited, third party auditors to verify their conformance with the RJC’s Code of Practices and become certified.

The RJC Certification System is unmatched in any other industry for the quality and breadth of its scope and standards and the integrity and transparency of its developmental process, the council said.

A full list of RJC Members can be found here.