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Kimberly process
What is the Kimberly Process?
The Kimberly Process is a government-run initiative introduced to stem the flow of conflict diamonds. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes requirements on participants to certify that shipments of rough diamonds are conflict-free.
Over seventy governments taking part in the process are required to certify that diamond shipments through their countries are conflict-free, and they are required to set up diamond control systems to ensure this is true. Governments must pass national laws implementing the Kimberley Process, and they can only trade with other participants in the process. Most of the large diamond corporations do have a Conflict Diamond’s Policy and deal only with Kimberly certified producing countries, as they are aware of the positive impact of ethical and moral business behavior. However, unfortunately this is not enough to guarantee that no conflict diamonds are placed in the retail jewelry level. That happens, because during the various stages on the diamond production, and its travel through the diamond chain (mining, rough dealer, manufacturer, polish dealer, jewelry retailer), the information gets lost. 
Often jewelry retailers do not have a conflict diamond policy in place and worse than that, they do not know the primary source of their diamonds. Above all, they may not be updated on the current violation of human rights around the globe.According to a survey conducted by the non profit organization Amnesty USA, in the United States, only 11% of stores visited stated that they had a policy on conflict diamonds and 67% of stores visited were unwilling to discuss whether they had a system of guarantees in place. Dreaming of Diamonds is more than a jewelry retailer, and it’s present in many steps of the diamond production process. We always know specifically where our diamonds come from, and where they were polished. Our supplier countries are all Kimberly certified and mostly important, we follow closely the diamond industry and the news on diamond producing countries, what makes it possible for us, to avoid dealing with diamonds originated in conflict regions. Our policy is very strict with regards to human rights, as it includes also the monitoring of the facilities where the diamond is cut, and polished, as they must adhere to global labor and fair wage laws and must employ local residents. We take into consideration that even “conflict-free" diamonds can be easily "bloodied" if mines and manufacturers use unfair labor practices. In addition, the mineworkers and skilled cutters and polishers should be local laborers and craftsman. This helps guarantee that some of the profit generated by the diamond mines and manufacturers - often run by one of a few global corporations - are re-invested into and benefit the local community. |
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