THE Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices (CRJP), which promotes responsible ethical, social and environmental practices throughout the gold and diamond jewellery supply chain from mine to retail, released its finalised code of practices at the Hong Kong Jewellery & Watch Fair, being held from September 18 to 23.

The 16-page document articulates the ethical, social and environmental practices that the CRJP will expect of its members once its responsible practices framework is fully operational in early 2008. The code of practices went through several reviews by CRJP�s stakeholders, as well as governments, non-governmental organizations, and host communities.