UK jewellers still fail reporting standards

29th January 2018


The UK jewellery industry continues to risk facilitating conflict, environmental damage and worker exploitation across the world, according to a study of eight top jewellers by Ardea International.

It reveals that just three of these companies fully meet the disclosure requirements of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act, while half do not have a modern slavery statement on their website’s homepage. The

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