What Is A Conflict-Free Diamond?
A diamond is a conflict-free diamond if its profit is not used to fund war, and it is mined and produced under ethical conditions.
Conflict-Free Diamonds are Traceable
The only way to certify a diamond as conflict-free is to trace and monitor the diamond from the diamond mine to the consumer. Simply banning conflict diamonds from war torn countries and assuming all other diamonds are conflict-free is naïve and ineffective. Conflict diamonds continue to be sold across national borders into the international diamond market as clean diamonds. Only diamonds that are part of a certified program, and can be traced from mine to consumer, can be conflict-free.