Conflict Diamonds
Our position

We cannot stress enough how important it is to us as a company to not have any contact whatsoever with conflict diamonds. Harriet in particular has always been very passionate indeed about this cause.

Customers who buy diamond jewellery from us can be sure that:

1) We are members of the "Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices" and are therefore able to guanantee that our diamonds are conflict free.

2) As a company we have written procedures in place to ensure that we only buy diamonds from suppliers who can give us a warranty on their invoice that they don't buy conflict diamonds.

3) Unlike ordinary retailers who buy their stock from suppliers, we source our own stones individually for the jewellery that we handmake. We know exactly where they came from and that they are conflict free.

4) The United Kingdom has been a member of the Kimberly Process since 2002 and it is highly unlikely that stones have found their way into legitimate channels here.


Our diamond dealers have provided us with the following assurances:

1) All of their diamonds are sold in accordance with the DTC Best Practice Principles
2) No diamonds have been purchased in breach of UN resolutions Nos. 1173, 1176 and 1306.
3) The intake of diamonds does not include any diamonds that have come from any area in Africa controlled by forces rebelling against the legitimate and internationally recognised government of the relevant country.

Conflict diamonds overview >
What are conflict diamonds? >
What is the Kimberley Process? >
Our position on conflict diamonds >
Customers sourcing their own stones >
The film "Blood Diamonds" >
The Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices >