Manufactured Iridescence: The Ethical Supply Chain of Synthetic Mica

The glittering, pearlescent shimmer in high-end cosmetics and luxury automotive paint comes from a mineral called mica. For decades, this beautiful sparkle hid a horrific reality: the vast majority of the world's natural mica was extracted from illegal, collapsed mines in India using forced child labor. Faced with massive public relations disasters, global corporations did not just improve overs...