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Article

12 Nov 2011

Author:
Adam Aston, GreenBiz

Tiffany's CEO: How to Keep a Supply Chain Sparkling

Tiffany & Co.'s...CEOs...[said] "We believe in acting in a responsible manner across a range of issues."...In recent decades Tiffany and the broader jewelry industry have had to navigate through a series of environmental and human rights challenges that could have easily have proven fatal to their brands' reputations...The roots of Tiffany's engagement on [social and environmental] issues, stretches back to the early '80s when, for purely commercial reasons, Tiffany broke with long-standing sourcing practice..."Blood diamonds weren't remotely on our radar screen -- or the industry's -- when the stories first surfaced," Kowalski recalled...Soon after the blood diamonds crisis, precious metals became the next hot spot on the company's radar, and the next focus of supply chain improvements...Tiffany is...signatory to the No Dirty Gold campaign...Tiffany remains publicly shy about its green agenda.[also refers to Anglo American and Northern Dynasty Minerals, Rio Tinto]