The Diamond Blog

There has been a lot of attention paid to conflict diamonds in the recent past. While conflict diamonds have been a very big concern to the diamond industry, today 99% of the world’s diamonds are conflict free. The media tends to focus on the negative aspects of the diamond industry and it rarely brings to […]

Blood Diamond, a new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly, is set to open in December. Blood Diamond is set in the 1990’s in the midst of the civil war in Sierra Leone. During this war, diamonds were sold by rebels in an unethical manner to raise money to fund war efforts. The movie […]

First and foremost, as a purchaser of diamonds, it is important that you are aware of the source of the diamonds you purchase. Asking your jeweler, or rather demanding to know this information, can help assure that diamonds are no longer used to fund death and destruction. The certification used in the Kimberley Process Certification […]

The war in Sierra Leone was fought over control of the diamond mines. It began in March of 1991. More than 50,000 people died in the first six years of fighting. Hospitals were reporting that one hundred people were dying of starvation each day, and there was a mass exodus out of the country with […]

The funding of conflicts using the proceeds of diamond sales in Africa has brought about regulations to stop this type of abuse to humanity. With the cooperation of the diamond industry and government intervention to address the issues and work together to solve the problem, great steps have been made to stop the use of […]

When you purchase a diamond what do you look for? Price? Quality? Uniqueness? The next time you purchase a diamond you might want to give some thought to conflict diamonds.
Conflict diamonds are diamonds which get traded illegally in order to raise money to support conflicts. In Africa, some of the poorest countries often have conflicts […]