Rapaport Proposes A Diamond Certification Platform

In response to the fact that Kimberley Certification Processes does not assure a diamond free of human rights violations, Martin Rapaport has proposed a certification scheme:

Below is an outline quoted from an article posted on RapNet.

A Rapaport Ethical Certification (EC) system would accomplish the following:
• Identify the production process and producers from raw materials to certified product
• Rate and audit the ethical status of all the product production processes
• Confirm and audit all transformation processes and transition points to ensure product identity
• Physically identify the final certified product to enable reverse and progressive traceability
• Conduct independent third party audits of the auditing procedures and random spot checks of the production and auditing processes (without prior notification)
• Transparently communicate the certification processes and the limitations of the Ethical Certificate

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