RJC Standards Committee meeting from October 16
The RJC accepted a new proposed definition of recycled materials Recently, the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) announces that the RJC Board has accepted a new proposed definition of recycled materials. The definition (including implementation guidance) will be communicated within the upcoming 2024 publication of the Chain of Custody (COC) standard in December. Chain of Custody standard 2017 (COC) defines an approach for companies to handle and trade gold, silver and platinum group metals in a way that is fully traceable and responsibly sourced. Additionally, RJC is ready to host their Standards Committee at the 2nd in-person meeting this year, which will take place from October 16-18 in London. This meeting will focus on finalising the Code of Practices (COP) standard and guidance, which is also set to be published in December. Code of Practices standard 2019 (COP) provides a common standard for ethical, social, human rights and environmental practices. The COP defines th