Conflict-Free Diamonds in London

Conflict-free diamonds are the only type of diamonds sold by 4Cs Diamonds of London. Conflict-free diamonds are diamonds that have been obtained from rough diamond sources that have been certified through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).

From DiamondFacts.org:

Under the Kimberley Process, diamond shipments can only be exported and imported within co-participant countries in the Kimberley Process. No uncertified shipments of rough diamonds will be permitted to enter or leave a participant's country. This ring-fences conflict diamonds and as such ensures they are unable to enter the legitimate diamond supply chain and thus, cannot be used for illegitimate purposes.

To prevent diamonds from areas of conflict entering into the legitimate diamond supply chain, diamonds are monitored at every point of the diamond pipeline, from mining through to retail. The Kimberley Process is a UN mandated system, and today over 99% of all diamonds are certified through the Kimberley Process to be from conflict free sources."

Under the System of Warranties, which has been endorsed by all Kimberley Process participants, all buyers and sellers of both rough and polished diamonds must make the following affirmative statement on all invoices:

"The diamonds herein invoiced have been purchased from legitimate sources not involved in funding conflict and in compliance with United Nations Resolutions. The undersigned hereby guarantees that these diamonds are conflict free, based on personal knowledge and/or written guarantees provided by the supplier of these diamonds."

This is the statement that you will find on all 4Cs Diamonds invoices.

4Cs Diamonds of London has also signed the petition at http://www.stopblooddiamonds.org and registered as a member, which entails affirming that:

"Once you join Stop Blood Diamonds, you agree to be bound to the stipulations outlined below. All the actions stated should be carried out within 3 months of becoming a member.

Show your support for the Kimberly Process by writing a letter and sending it out to the World Diamond Council. More than stating your support, you should emphasize your desire for a regular and independent monitoring of the Kimberly Process. Express your desire for a steady supply of clean diamonds by writing and sending a letter to your representative.

Along similar lines to the letter for the World Diamond Council, you should expressly state your intention of acquiring and selling only diamonds that are deemed clean. However, this cannot be ensured unless our country makes sure that the procedures and measures are properly enforced. This is what we want the legislators to know.

Diamond Industry Only: Provide your customers with accurate information regarding your diamonds. Believe it or not, there are still people out there who have not heard of blood diamonds. Some of them may have heard of blood diamonds in passing but they do not know enough about them. What you can do as a member of Stop Blood Diamonds is to empower your customers by providing them with the right information. Let them know about the practices of diamond mining and trading. Let them know about the measures set by the UN and individual countries.

Yet let them also know that these measures, though perfect in theory, are not regularly and effective enforced. This only means that up to a certain point, there is no sure way of knowing whether or not a diamond is clean. This will emphasize the need for effective and continuous campaign against blood diamonds and for measures to be strictly employed.

We also ask that, as a dedicated member of Stop Blood Diamonds, you renew your pledge to campaign against blood diamonds every year. All over the world, efforts are being made to free our market of blood diamonds. With a concerted effort, we hope to be able to eliminate these horrible things in a few years."

If you would like to learn more about buying conflict-free diamonds please refer to this brochure: http://www.diamondfacts.org/pdfs/industry/ConsumerBrochure.pdf

4Cs Diamonds of London will hand-craft for you a stunning conflict-free diamond jewellery piece, be it a diamond engagement ring, diamond necklace, diamond earrings or other piece.

4Cs Diamonds of London craftsmen will masterfully bring to life any design of conflict-free diamond jewellery that you can imagine, using the very finest materials, whether it is white gold, yellow gold, or platinum.

Below is an example of a conflict-free diamond engagement ring 4Cs Diamonds of London recently created that the customer specifically requested as using conflict-free diamonds.

Please contact 4Cs Diamonds today to arrange an obligation-free consultation to discuss your new piece of diamond jewellery created with conflict-free diamonds.