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    EthicMark® GEMS standard highlights human science-created diamonds and gems while protecting people, planet, profit “Beautiful jewelry on Valentine’s Day does not have to hurt Mother Nature,” says Hazel Henderson, founder of Ethical Markets and creator of the EthicMark® GEMS Standard. By taking the EthicMark® GEMS Valentine’s Day Pledge, gifts of love can move the world to a better future. There is a social disconnect in giving costly mined gemstones linked to wars and human rights abuses, child labor and environmental degradation as tokens of love celebrated on Valentine’s Day. EthicMark® GEMS addresses these concerns, challenging global mining of gems – unnecessary now that human science

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