Would you be willing to pay a premium for fair trade, ethically sourced and supplied diamonds? If so, how much? Has anyone been tempted to buy from brilliantearth.com or another ethically branded retailer because of these issues?
Here is some interesting reading about the limitations of the Kimberly Process http://www.brilliantearth.com/kimberley-process/
Rapaport seemed to speak pretty passionately about these issues during his "state of the union" address that was posted before [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/state-of-the-diamond-industry-2013.189998/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/state-of-the-diamond-industry-2013.189998/[/URL] I also found this video of him promoting fair trade, ethical practices http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1peA_qtHTwg
As branded diamonds become more heavily promoted as having something value-added (brands such as BG, ACA, AVC/R, VC's new line), I would love to see ethically sourced and supplied diamonds as much a part of the discussion as any other major performance characteristic of a diamond.
Here is some interesting reading about the limitations of the Kimberly Process http://www.brilliantearth.com/kimberley-process/
Rapaport seemed to speak pretty passionately about these issues during his "state of the union" address that was posted before [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/state-of-the-diamond-industry-2013.189998/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/state-of-the-diamond-industry-2013.189998/[/URL] I also found this video of him promoting fair trade, ethical practices http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1peA_qtHTwg
As branded diamonds become more heavily promoted as having something value-added (brands such as BG, ACA, AVC/R, VC's new line), I would love to see ethically sourced and supplied diamonds as much a part of the discussion as any other major performance characteristic of a diamond.