The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has welcomed its 400th member, a milestone that is spurring it to translate its Code of Practices (CoP) into various languages.
“With such a strong membership growth reflected across the supply chain and geographically in over 30 countries, we are translating the CoP and supporting documents into French, Italian, Spanish, Gujarati, Chinese (simplified) and Portuguese,” says Michael Rae, RJC’s chief executive officer (CEO).
“Translations are being released today and are available on the RJC website. We hope this will further support membership growth and uptake of the Code of Practices in important regions in Europe, India, and China.”
Under the current system, commercial members have committed to be audited by accredited third-party auditors to verify their conformance with CoP. They must become certified within two years of joining the RJC.
“RJC’s healthy membership numbers in all parts of the supply chain reflect the growing awareness of the importance of ethical, human rights, social, and environmental performance in the jewellery industry,” Rae adds. “With more than 200 certified members, RJC has passed the tipping point, such that more than half of RJC’s commercial members are now certified.”
