Diamonds: Conflict-Free

lindsayryan writes "Great list. No one should support blood diamonds."

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:35 PST

Great list. No one should support blood diamonds.

lindsayryan writes "This is great. My boyfriend and I have had talks about diamonds. I don't want..."

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:24:04 PST

This is great. My boyfriend and I have had talks about diamonds. I don't want any diamonds (well any "blood diamonds") and he doesn't really care. I know of diamonds out of Canada that you can get but they run 15g and up! I like this.

What are conflict diamonds?

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:46:47 PST

Conflict diamonds came to the attention of the world's media in the late 1990s during the extremely brutal conflict in Sierra Leone. Conflicts have occurred in some of...

Know Your Stones

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:43:35 PST

In 2002, the UN adopted a system to end the practice of diamond trading for dubious means. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme outlines the regulations and...

Conflict Free Canadian Diamond Jewelry

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:37:51 PST

Conflict free diamonds are guaranteed to originate from ethical and environmentally responsible sources. Conflict free diamonds are free from violence and human rights...

mona_moolah writes "Conflict-Free Diamonds are Traceable The only way to certify a diamond as..."

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:24:29 PST

Conflict-Free Diamonds are Traceable The only way to certify a diamond as conflict-free is to trace and monitor the diamond from the diamond mine to the consumer. Simply banning conflict diamonds from war torn countries and assuming all other diamonds are conflict-free is naïve and ineffective. Conflict diamonds continue to be sold across national borders into the international diamond market as clean diamonds. Only diamonds that are part of a certified program, and can be traced from mine to consumer, can be conflict-free.

What Is A Conflict-Free Diamond?

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:21:52 PST

A diamond is a conflict-free diamond if its profit is not used to fund war, and it is mined and produced under ethical conditions.