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Brilliant Earth Releases Third Annual Mission Report Highlighting Progress Towards ESG Goals

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火曜日, 3月 19, 2024
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"We are thrilled to launch our third annual Mission Report, a testament to our unwavering dedication to transparency and sustainability.

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  • "We are thrilled to launch our third annual Mission Report, a testament to our unwavering dedication to transparency and sustainability.
  • The Mission Report categorizes the Company's progress to date across its four key pillars.
  • Furthered the Impact of the Brilliant Earth Foundation: Committed $523,000 to nonprofits through the Brilliant Earth Foundation.
  • We are pleased to present Brilliant Earth's 2023 Mission Report, our third annual report since becoming a public company in 2021."

Pure Earth: First-of-its-Kind Lead Contamination Study Shows High Levels of Lead in Consumer Goods and Foods Produced in Low- and Middle-Income Countries and Available Globally Including in the U.S.

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火曜日, 9月 12, 2023
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The most comprehensive global survey of lead contamination ever conducted, the RMS found high prevalence rates of lead exceeding reference levels, based on public health guidelines or regulatory standards, in metal foodware (52%), ceramic foodware (45%), various types of paint (11% to 48%), toys (13%), and cosmetics (12%).

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  • The most comprehensive global survey of lead contamination ever conducted, the RMS found high prevalence rates of lead exceeding reference levels, based on public health guidelines or regulatory standards, in metal foodware (52%), ceramic foodware (45%), various types of paint (11% to 48%), toys (13%), and cosmetics (12%).
  • The findings support World Bank data published today in The Lancet Planetary Health indicating serious health risks from lead exposure.
  • Pure Earth President Richard Fuller, who also served as an advisor for the World Bank report, said, “Pure Earth’s RMS study and The Lancet Planetary Health report demonstrate that lead pollution knows no boundaries.
  • “The data suggest that lead exposure levels should be considered when cardiovascular disease is presented and remediating efforts may be required to help best care for the patient, including eliminating or significantly reducing exposure to lead products that may be in the household.”

Brilliant Earth Teams Up with Amazon Conservation Leaders to Create A New Program to Reduce Global Mercury Emissions

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火曜日, 10月 25, 2022
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Mercury is traditionally used in the process of gold mining, which is the leading cause of global mercury emissions.

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  • Mercury is traditionally used in the process of gold mining, which is the leading cause of global mercury emissions.
  • Brilliant Earth, Pure Earth and ARM are working together to create an alternative, mercury-free mining solution and to transform the supply chain.
  • We started Brilliant Earth to create transparency and change in a jewelry industry that has been slow to evolve, said Beth Gerstein, Co-Founder & CEO of Brilliant Earth.
  • The goal is to create the first supply chain of mercury-free gold from the Peruvian Amazon.

Pure Earth Receives Major Donation to Help Five Countries Protect Children from Lead Poisoning

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火曜日, 9月 13, 2022
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Over 90 percent of the burden of lead poisoning falls on children in low- and middle-income countries.

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  • Over 90 percent of the burden of lead poisoning falls on children in low- and middle-income countries.
  • Despite the enormous long-term health and economic harms of lead exposure, these countries lack systems and technical capacity to effectively address it.
  • These efforts will reduce lead exposure in five priority countries, enabling children to achieve their full potential, unhindered by the physical and neurological damage caused by lead.
  • Takedas leadership on the childhood lead poisoning crisis is an impactful model to follow, says Richard Fuller, Pure Earth Founder and CEO.

Award-Winning Actor, Environmentalist Matthew Modine Joins Pure Earth Leadership Council

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火曜日, 4月 19, 2022
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Pure Earth, the leading global nonprofit focused on solving the pollution crisis in low- and middle-income countries, is excited to announce that actor and environmental activist Matthew Modine has enthusiastically joined the Pure Earth team.

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  • Pure Earth, the leading global nonprofit focused on solving the pollution crisis in low- and middle-income countries, is excited to announce that actor and environmental activist Matthew Modine has enthusiastically joined the Pure Earth team.
  • As a lifelong environmental activist, Im inspired by Pure Earths unrelenting focus on action and solutions in the worst polluted areas of the world, says Modine.
  • We are honored to welcome Matthew Modine into the Pure Earth family.
  • His passion for the future of the planet and our collective responsibility to future generations inspires us, says Rich Fuller, Pure Earth President.

Brilliant Earth Releases Inaugural Sustainability Report

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水曜日, 3月 16, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (Brilliant Earth or the Company) (Nasdaq: BRLT), an innovative, digital-first jewelry company and global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry, today unveiled its inaugural Sustainability Report, affirming its commitment to its core principles of Transparency, Sustainability, Compassion and Inclusivity.

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  • SAN FRANCISCO, March 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. (Brilliant Earth or the Company) (Nasdaq: BRLT), an innovative, digital-first jewelry company and global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry, today unveiled its inaugural Sustainability Report, affirming its commitment to its core principles of Transparency, Sustainability, Compassion and Inclusivity.
  • Our key pillars of sustainability, transparency, compassion and inclusivity have been foundations of our business since we started in 2005, said Beth Gerstein, Co-Founder and CEO of Brilliant Earth.
  • Brilliant Earth partnered with Pure Earth, an environmental non-profit, to help empower miners, restore rainforests, and deploy mercury-free mining techniques in artisanal gold mining communities.
  • Brilliant Earth is a digitally native, omnichannel fine jewelry company and a global leader in ethically sourced fine jewelry.

Carol M. Browner to Receive “Force Of Nature” Award from Pure Earth on International Women’s Day

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月曜日, 3月 7, 2022
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Pure Earth, a global nonprofit focused on solving the pollution crisis in low- and middle-income countries, will recognize three remarkable women with the 2022 Force of Nature Award in an event to be streamed live on International Womens Day on March 8.

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  • Pure Earth, a global nonprofit focused on solving the pollution crisis in low- and middle-income countries, will recognize three remarkable women with the 2022 Force of Nature Award in an event to be streamed live on International Womens Day on March 8.
  • Pure Earths 2022 Honorees are:
    Carol M. Browner, the longest serving Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), current Senior Counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, and Board Chair, League of Conservation Voters.
  • Carol Browners lifelong dedication to protecting vulnerable populations and promoting environmental equity defines a true 'Force of Nature.'
  • Christina Malle, is a former human rights lawyer, turned goldsmith and advocate for a traceable and transparent jewelry supply chain.

Goldsmith and Designer, Christina Malle, to be Honored with Pure Earth's Force of Nature Award

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火曜日, 2月 22, 2022
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"Pure Earth surprised me – in a good way! -- when they offered the Force of Nature award. It's incredibly humbling to accept this honor, especially alongside changemakers like Netzy and Carol. I feel challenged to live up to the confidence placed in me," says Christina Malle. "One advantage of switching careers is that we bring along, perhaps, a fresh set of questions. As an attorney who had represented asylum seekers (including an artisanal gold miner), it made sense to ask: Where is the gold from? How did it get here? Who benefitted from the extraction, processing and sale? And if those transactions were opaque, who has benefitted from that opacity? Same questions for gemstones."

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  • Pure Earth's 2022 Force of Nature award recipients include Christina Malle, former EPA Administrator Carol Browner, and Dr. Netzy Peralta, an anthropologist who works with indigenous potters.
  • Her new Spring/Summer 2022 capsule collection is sourced in partnership with companies using the highest standards, and launches in conjunction with Pure Earth's Force of Nature International Women's Day program event.
  • Christina's own jewelry line is a celebration of nature's seascapes and landscapes, and her craft demonstrates her commitment to responsibility and transparency.
  • Christina has worked tirelessly to spread that message to clients and colleagues, and she has been leading the way, supporting Pure Earth's action to help gold miners go mercury free.

Pure Earth Receives $8 Million to Expand Work to Solve the Global Lead Poisoning Crisis

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火曜日, 10月 19, 2021
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We are pleased to announce that GiveWell recommended an incubation grant of $8 million to Pure Earth to expand work on addressing lead poisoning.

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  • We are pleased to announce that GiveWell recommended an incubation grant of $8 million to Pure Earth to expand work on addressing lead poisoning.
  • The grant will also be part of the Protecting Every Childs Potential (PECP) initiative , founded in 2020 by Pure Earth, Clarios Foundation and UNICEF to prevent childrens exposure to lead.
  • The grant will expand Pure Earths work combatting lead poisoning over the next three years to:
    Identify likely sources of lead exposure in 25 low- and middle-income countries;
    Implement interventions to reduce lead exposure from key sources;
    Conduct baseline and endline analyses of blood lead levels to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions.
  • Pure Earth has addressed toxic pollution in over 120 project locations through assessment, remediation, risk mitigation, awareness raising and more.

Mark Schnellbaecher Named President and Chief Operating Officer at Pure Earth

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月曜日, 9月 28, 2020
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Pure Earth , a nonprofit leader in cleaning up toxic pollution in low and middle-income countries, has named Mark Schnellbaecher as President and Chief Operating Officer to lead a growing team focused on reducing pollution, saving lives, and protecting the planet.

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  • Pure Earth , a nonprofit leader in cleaning up toxic pollution in low and middle-income countries, has named Mark Schnellbaecher as President and Chief Operating Officer to lead a growing team focused on reducing pollution, saving lives, and protecting the planet.
  • Schnellbaecher was selected after an extensive search to fill this critical position at Pure Earth.
  • Richard Fuller, who founded the nonprofit, will remain as Chief Executive Officer, but will hand over day-to-day operations to Schnellbaecher.
  • Before joining Pure Earth, Schnellbaecher served as Regional Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa for the International Rescue Committee, in Amman, Jordan.