Eerst gepubliceerd in Gems & Edelstenen supplement van de De juwelier januari 2014 In de zeer politieke wereld van de diamant, we allemaal willen dat de nauwkeurigheid en kracht dat we hechten aan de duidelijkheid en de waarde van de stenen die we verkopen zou worden toegepast op de geloofwaardigheid van hoe deze stenen naar de markt. In

As jewellers we don’t want to be caught wearing fur coats with knickers. Regarding current trends in the gold industry, there is a general move towards traceability in the supply chain. This has been precipitated by the Dodd Frank bill passed in the USA requiring certain raw materials including gold, to be fully declared conflict

By Aurelie Sinclair Blood diamonds – also called conflict diamonds – were once kept almost completely out of the US diamond market by the Kimberley Process. Echter, with the Process’ recent failings, more and more are finding their way into the mainstream supply of gemstones. The Kimberley Process is voluntary and self-regulating. It monitors the