Transparency - Natural Diamond Chain of Custody Protocol
Natural diamond chain of custody protocol
Sourcing
Suppliers must have existing business relationships for sourcing natural diamonds from Brilliant Earth-approved mine operations in specific countries and document chain of custody to demonstrate rough origin in addition to industry standard Kimberley Process certificates.
Description of Operations
Suppliers must detail how they purchase diamonds, showing pathways of incoming rough diamonds through trading offices.
Purchasing and Receipt
Suppliers must maintain a direct and documented supply chain, with standardized sourcing procedures and records demonstrating origin of a diamond all the way upstream to the mine operator.
Tracking and Identification
Suppliers must have software in place to track and identify purchased, received, inventoried, and dispatched diamonds throughout the cutting and polishing process.
Inventory and Segregation
Suppliers' inventory tracking software must be able to identify, track, and segregate Brilliant Earth-eligible diamonds from other inventoried diamonds.
Quality Assurance
Suppliers must have quality assurance procedures for incoming and outgoing diamonds to be identified and traced, and be willing to implement corrective actions if gaps are identified.
Sales and Outgoing Materials
Suppliers must track outgoing polished diamonds as they are transferred to grading labs and sales offices, and provide rough origin to Brilliant Earth.
Records
Suppliers must maintain records demonstrating conformance to Brilliant Earth’s protocols, and make this information available upon request during random and regular natural diamond traceability reviews.