What Makes a Gemstone Sustainable?

A sustainable gemstone is one that is mined and processed with minimal harm to the environment and people. It involves:

Ethical Sourcing: Ensuring gemstones come from conflict free zones and that miners receive fair wages and work in safe conditions. Following standards like Fairtrade and the United Nations Kimberley Process are crucial.

Environmental Responsibility: Implementing practices that minimize land disturbance, and waste generation. This includes responsible waste management and habitat restoration.

Community Development: Supporting local communities through job creation, education, and healthcare initiatives.

Traceability: Knowing the gemstone's journey from mine to market, ensuring transparency and accountability.

How does the Kimberly Process Help?

The United Nations initiated the Kimberley Process Scheme, a global system designed to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the legal diamond pipeline.

What are Conflict Diamonds?

Conflict diamonds, also known as blood diamonds, are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to fund armed groups and rebel movements. These diamonds fuel violence, human rights abuses, and instability.

How Does the Kimberley Process Work?

The Kimberley Process is a collaborative effort between governments, the diamond industry, and civil society organizations. It sets out strict standards for the trade of rough diamonds.

Chain of Warranties: Each shipment of rough diamonds must be accompanied by a Kimberley Process Certificate, verifying that the diamonds originated from a participating country and were not used to fund conflict.

Participant Countries: To participate, countries must have systems in place to control the trade in rough diamonds.

Civil Society Participation: The process includes representatives from civil society to ensure transparency and accountability.

As of 2024 there are over 50 member countries participating in the Kimberly Process, which has resulted to disrupt 99.8% of the trade in conflict diamonds around the world. 

Click Here to learn more about the United Nations Kimberly Process

The LAYAZ Commitment

Layaz sources its gemstones from Sri Lanka, famously dubbed as the "island of gems" it is a participant country of the United Nations Kimberly Process.

Transparency: We are committed to transparency in our gemstone sourcing. We will clearly identify all our natural gemstones by providing authenticity certifications.

Ethical Sourcing: We strive to source our natural gemstones from reputable suppliers who adhere to ethical and sustainable practices only.

Education: We believe in educating our customers with the information they need to make informed choices about natural gemstones and its sourcing practices

Alternative Choices: We believe our customers should be given a choice of alternative precious natural gemstones. We are proud to give our customers a choice of over 20 different natural gemstones including Sapphires, Rubies and Emeralds as alternatives to diamonds.

Changes to Our Natural, Ethical and Sustainable Gemstone Policy:

Layaz Jewellers Limited reserves the right to modify this policy at any time without prior notice. We encourage you to review this policy before placing an order.

Questions:

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Email: info@layazjewellery.com

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