Comments on: Zimbabwe: Why Credible 3rd Party Certification Still Matters

By: Photo Essay: Diamond Mining in Sierra Leone

Photo Essay: Diamond Mining in Sierra Leone — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:40:46 +0000

[...] country and communities. In May 2011, The Clarity Project, which has previously written about diamond mining and Fair Trade Gold for TriplePundit, joined local miners and officials from Sierra Leone’s [...]

By: Responsible Jewelry: The Search for Credibility | Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:16:28 +0000

[...] the failures of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), as evidenced by ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, pressure is building for mining and jewelry companies to become transparent, accountable, and [...]

By: the kimberley process and angola blood diamonds « jesse merle

the kimberley process and angola blood diamonds « jesse merle — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:24:22 +0000

[...] sort of violence, which has made headlines in nearby Zimbabwe, is threatening to tear the Kimberley Process [...]

By: responsible jewelry: the search for credibility « jesse merle

responsible jewelry: the search for credibility « jesse merle — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:53:30 +0000

By: Joel

Joel — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:43:17 +0000

It’s better to support small mining cooperatives that are doing it right than to stop buying diamonds altogether.

By: Marty

Marty — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:44:24 +0000

The only way the consumer can be sure they are not contributing to the violence surrounding the diamond industry is to stop buying diamonds.