CONFLICT FREE DIAMONDS
Jewellers that offer “conflict free” diamonds are limiting themselves to the Kimberley Process definition.
Narrowly defines conflict diamonds as diamonds that finance rebel movements against recognized governments.
WHAT SET US APART
What this definition leaves out is large numbers of diamonds that are tainted by violence, human rights abuses, poverty, and environmental degradation
We go beyond the usual standard to offer rings with diamonds that have been carefully selected for their ethical and environmentally.
Kosta Jewellry goes above and beyond the current industry standards to offer Beyond Conflict Free Diamonds with a listed country of origin of Canada, Botswana Sort, or Russia.
Our select group of diamond suppliers demonstrate a robust chain of custody protocol for their diamonds and have the ability to track and segregate diamonds by country of origin.
These suppliers are required to source diamonds that originate from specific mine operations or specific countries that have demonstrated their commitment to follow internationally labor, trade, and environmental standards.
ACCENT DIAMONDS
Diamond accents are challenging to track and segregate by origin due to their small size.
Our diamond accents are Kimberley Process certified, but, unless otherwise specified on the product page, we do not identify a country of origin for our diamond accents.
Where possible, our suppliers will prioritize sourcing accent diamonds that originate from Canada, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, or Russia.
FAIR TRADE DIAMONDS
Despite abundant natural resources, many artisan miners live in abject poverty and endure terrible working conditions every day.
The fair trade diamond model is an innovative approach to transforming the artisan diamond mining sector and improving the livelihoods of miners.
As part of our commitment to ethically sourced jewelry, Kosta Jewellers goal is to support our non-profit partner Diamond Development Initiative’s work to bring these diamonds to market in the future.
We want our customers to have confidence that we are using our best efforts to both bar conflict Diamonds from our inventory and sell Diamond and Diamond Engagement Rings that are conflict free.