| Statements of Support from Jewelers for Protecting the Bristol Bay Watershed Mark Adelstone, Managing Director, Beaverbrooks the Jewellers --
"We at Beaverbrooks support the protection of Alaska's Bristol Bay Watershed from large scale mining. We need to be mindful and respectful of the Bristol Bay Salmon fisheries and the communities that depend on it. We feel that the precious metals that we sell need to be mined responsibly and in environmentally friendly ways and if this means looking to other places to source gold, then so be it."
Ian Haycock, Aurum Holdings Ltd. (Goldsmiths, Mappin & Webb, Watches of Switzerland) --
"As a responsible retailer and an active supporter of ethical trading and sourcing, Aurum Holdings has pledged its support to the Golden Rules in relation to precious metal mining. We would therefore also wish to extend this support to the campaign to protect the Bristol Bay watershed from large scale mining."
Michael Kowalski, Tiffany & Co. chairman and CEO --
"There are places where mining does not represent the best use of resources. In Bristol Bay, we support the salmon fishery as the best bet for sustainable, long-term benefit. For Tiffany & Co., and we believe for many of our fellow retail jewelers, this means we will look to other places to source gold."
Jon Bridge, Co-CEO/General Counsel of Seattle-based Ben Bridge Jeweler --
"I am pleased to stand with others in the jewelry industry today in announcing our support for protecting Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed from large-scale mining. As retail jewelers, we want to be able to tell our customers that the precious metals we use are mined responsibly -- that the materials used in the jewelry they purchase have been mined in environmentally-friendly ways, respectful of the Bristol Bay salmon fishery and the communities that depend on it."
April Doubleday, Artisan Jeweler --
"As a Bench designer and maker of Jewellery I try to source all materials that are socially and environmentally responsible. That is why I feel very strongly about Bristol Bay. Not only is it home to the largest wild sockeye salmon fishery, but it is of great natural beauty. A large mining corporation will only reduce all natural resources and take away people's right to sustainability."
Vivien Johnston, Fifi Bijoux, Artisan Jeweler --
"It seems that to impose a mining site on an area which currently thrives on wild salmon fishing is to disregard the community values and to go against a well developed CSR programme. Bristol Bay is an environmentally sensitive area of significant conservation value. Sustainable development is surely a necessary value which is core to any 21st century business and I am surprised that Anglo American would pursue a programme in Bristol Bay which is clearly not in the best interests of the long term sustainability of the local community or the conservation of important ecosystems. I would ask them to revise their strategy and review their CSR standards to ensure any new mining site need not compromise their vision of environmental integrity and community consultation."
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