Kimberley Process Certification

The first form of certification a diamond receives is while it is still rough and uncut. The mine of it's origin would send the rough uncut stone to the local governmental body which would once convinced that it derived from a conflict free source will issue the stone with a serial number and certificate. These diamonds are then transported sealed and not tampered with until it arrives at it's destination. This form of certification arrived in the year 2000, brought about by numerous violent atrocities that was financed by the profit of the sale of diamonds.

After an urgent meeting by African diamond authorities in Kimberley, South Africa in 2000. The repeat of such events occurring again was prevented by the formation of the Kimberley Process decreed later that year by UN resolution and the formation of the World Diamond Council, ensuring that the diamond trade remained free of blood diamonds and conflict diamonds. By 2002 and 2003 it was a world standard legislation. Today there are only 74 countries legally allowed to import and export diamonds who abide by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.

To learn more about the Kimberley process view the official website at: http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/

A figure quoted by the World Diamond Councils website states that:

"Today, over 99% of the world's supply of diamonds is from sources free of conflict. Diamondfacts.org is dedicated to presenting the facts about conflict diamonds...."