Jewelry
December 14, 2021
The precious metals and jewelry industries look for new ways to meet climate goals set at COP26. Image credit: World Gold Council
By Nora Howe
As governments, corporate leaders and consumers band together to tackle environmental issues, the jewelry industry is looking to implement solutions to make the mining and refining of precious metals more sustainable.
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