Michael John Bloomfield

Dirty Gold: How Activism Transformed the Jewelry Industry

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Gold mining can be a dirty business. It creates immense amounts of toxic materials that are difficult to dispose of. Mines are often developed without community consent, and working conditions for miners can be poor. Income from gold has funded wars. And consumers buy wedding rings and gold chains not knowing about any of this. In Dirty Gold, Michael Bloomfield shows what happened when Earthworks, a small Washington-based NGO, launched a campaign for ethically sourced gold in the consumer jewelry market, targeting Tiffany and other major firms. The unfolding of the campaign and its effect on the jewelry industry offer a lesson in the growing… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-262-03578-1
EAN: 9780262035781
Produktnummer: 20734521
Verlag: Mit Pr
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Seitenangabe: 272 S.
Masse: H23.6 cm x B15.6 cm x D2.7 cm 532 g
Gewicht: 532
Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.

Über den Autor

Michael John Bloomfield is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Development in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He was previously Departmental Lecturer in Global Governance at the University of Oxford and also taught at the London School of Economics.