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H.Stern diamonds and the Kimberly process
H.Stern does not condone the exploitation of diamonds for illicit or immoral purposes. We always have, and continue to buy diamonds only from reputable dealers, who have certified that they operate under the guidelines set forth by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.

Established in 2002, The Kimberley Process is a joint government, international
diamond industry and civil society initiative, backed by the United Nations,
to stem the flow of conflict diamonds worldwide. The Kimberly Process is an innovative, voluntary system that imposes extensive requirements on participants to certify that shipments of rough diamonds are free from conflict diamonds.

Conflict diamonds are rough diamonds illegally traded to fund conflicts in war-torn
areas, particularly in central and western Africa in countries such as Angola, Ivory Cost, Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone. These diamonds are sometimes referred to as "blood diamonds."

The world's attention was turned to conflict diamonds during the brutal conflicts in
Sierra Leone, which started in the late1990s and ended in 2002. It is estimated that during that time conflict diamonds represented approximately 4% of the
world's diamond production.

The Kimberley Process has reduced the flow of conflict diamonds to considerably less than 1% of the global diamond production. Participants of the Kimberley process
account for approximately 99.8% of the worldwide production of rough diamonds.
As a result, today, by monitoring and verifying their source, nearly all of the world’s supply of diamonds is from areas free of conflict.

H. Stern, as part of the global diamond industry, maintains a strict zero tolerance
policy towards conflict diamonds. Our clients can wear H. Stern jewels with the
confidence and security of knowing we will continue to take whatever actions necessary
to ensure that our products do not contain conflict diamonds.