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In June we were waiting to hear whether the Kimberley Process (KP) would continue to certify Zimbabwe diamonds in the light of the human rights abuses taking place in the Marange diamond fields. Well, for now the answer is yes.  Mugabe had been threatening to sell the diamonds with or without certification but reached an [...]

Back in November we reported on the Avaaz campaign to stop the Kimberley Process certifying Zimbabwe diamonds as ‘conflict-free’. NGOs have threatened to leave the KP if it fails to sever ties with Zimbabwe in the face of ongoing human rights abuses. Today delegates from the KP are meeting in Israel and will decide whether [...]

Just as we were putting together our last post about the Kimberley Process coming under criticism, Ethical Weddings suppliers, Brilliant Earth got in touch to tell us about their campaign to call for reform to the Kimberley Process (KP).  They say: Diamond mining is fueling conflict and contributing to political oppression and unspeakable human suffering, [...]

We’ve talked about the Kimberley Process on this blog before.  The big idea was that it would halt the trade in conflict diamonds. That was 10 years ago. Since then NGOs and the jewellery industry have been knee-deep in debate on whether it works or not.  Forged certificates, diamonds smuggled to countries where they could [...]

Robert Mugabe is using his army to take control of Zimbabwe’s diamond fields. According to petitioning organisation, Avaaz, 200 civilians have been murdered in the process and the profits from these dirty diamonds – which could end up in our engagement or wedding rings – will help fund the ongoing violent political conflict in this [...]

Tim Rhode of Ingle & Rhode, ethical jewellery designers and our featured supplier of the week, shares some practical tips on choosing an engagement ring… over to Tim: How to choose the right engagement ring? Choosing a ring can be time consuming, expensive and stressful. So how do you find a deal that will leave both you [...]

For today’s post, we’re delighted to present an interview with this week’s featured ethical wedding supplier, ethical jewellery designers: Ingle & Rhode: Name: Tim Ingle and David Rhode Location: Piccadilly, London Tell us a bit about yourself and your business We offer ethical fine jewellery – engagement rings and wedding bands whose provenance we can [...]

I know we’re in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight events at the moment but just to confuse you, I thought I’d let you know about an event we’re planning for World Fair Trade Day on Saturday 10 May. We will be hosting the event with Cred Jewellery and the Sussex Fair Trade Network to raise awareness [...]

Following on from our post questioning the cleanliness of Canadian diamonds, we have asked Greg Valerio of Cred Jewellery, who are pushing for fair trade diamonds, for his thoughts on the issue. Over to Greg… Firstly, due to the Kimberley Process the likelihood of someone buying a conflict diamond is now less than 1%. The only [...]

“There are no clean diamonds.  Exploring for them, digging them out of the ground and selling them requires sacrifices from the natural environment, from the wildlife and fish that live on it, and from the Aboriginal people who depend on it.” Mining Watch To open the diamond debate, we have picked up on a thread in [...]