This report presents the results of Global Witness and Amnesty International's survey into the diamond jewellery retail sector's implementation of self-regulation to support the Kimberley Process, the international diamond certification scheme launched to combat the trade in conflict diamonds.
Members of all sectors of the diamond industry made three commitments in January 2003:
- To implement a code of conduct to prevent buying or selling conflict diamonds
- To implement a system of warranties requiring that all invoices for the sale of diamonds and jewellery containing diamonds must contain a written guarantee that diamonds are conflict free; to keep records of the warranty invoices given and received and for this to be “audited and reconciled on an annual basis by the company’s own auditors”1
- To inform company employees about the industry’s policies and government regulations to combat the trade in conflict diamond
