What we stand for

Council Mission Statement

"Our objective is to promote responsible ethical, social and environmental practices throughout the diamond¹ and gold² jewellery supply chain, from mine to retail."

The Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices is a not-for-profit organisation. It will endeavour to implement its Mission Statement and in turn will seek to reinforce confidence in the diamond and gold supply chain by:

1. Developing a “Responsible Practices Framework”, in consultation with key stakeholder groups, that will define the ethical, social and environmental standardsaccording to which all Members commit to conduct their business
   
   
2. Making it a condition of membership that Members apply the “Responsible Practices Framework” through an implementation model that will include self assessments and is evidenced through a system of independent third party monitoring.
   
   
3. Working with industry participants to advise on business responsibility issues as they arise and by offering guidance on the use of the “Responsible Practices Framework” to implement responsible business practices.
   
   
4. Promoting awareness and understanding of key ethical, social andenvironmental business responsibility issues by working with all stakeholders including (but not limited to) industry participants, trade organizations, governments, civil society representatives.
   
   
5. Acting as an advocate for business responsibility within the industry and developing initiatives to address ethical, social and environmental challenges through publicly and privately financed projects.
   
   
6. Working with stakeholders and industry participants to continuously improve conformance with the standards and processes set out above and ensuring that theyare relevant and achievable, while addressing key ethical, social, environmental challenges with due regard to the business objectives of the industry.
   
   
7. Encouraging Members to promote the adoption of the “Responsible Practices Framework” amongst their business partners.
   
   
8. Seeking to be inclusive and extending the membership opportunity throughout the industry.

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