UK-based luxury jewelry designer Boodles has revealed a steadfast commitment to only using Single Mine Origin (SMO) gold in all of its pieces in a move toward more environmentally and socially conscious sourcing and production.
Despite an industry-wide push for greater supply chain traceability for all jewelry, a vast majority of the gold used in high-end pieces cannot be fully traced back to its origins, putting the ethics of its procurement in doubt.
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