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West Africa's blood diamonds: update

On Thursday 26th April, the Special Court for Sierra Leone found Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Revolutionary United Force (RUF) in Sierra Leone. The court concluded that Taylor had supported and mentored the RUF during the 11-year civil war and as such, was criminally responsible for the atrocities committed by the rebels. The court also ruled that Taylor had supplied arms and ammunition in exchange for diamonds mined in regions controlled by the RUF. Read More >>

Positive news for African gold miners

The Fairtrade Foundation says that thanks to a grant of over £800k from Comic Relief, the Fairtrade Foundation will be partnering with Fairtrade Africa, the Alliance for Responsible Mining and Solidaridad over the next three years to develop gold supplies from artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) in Africa. Read More >>

How will the US handle the Kimberley Process?

When the decision to allow Zimbabwe to resume diamond exports from Marange was announced, there was a very small silver lining attached. After months of political wrangling, the USA was finally appointed as the new Chair of the Kimberley Process. The decision to allow the US to lead the Kimberley Process over 2012 was seen as a hopeful indication that the KP mandate could be examined and expanded over the next year. Read More >>

Blood Diamonds on the High Street

In 1998, Global Witness released a report that exposed the role of diamonds in funding civil war in Angola.  Five years later, in 2003, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56 introduced the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), with the aim of preventing ‘conflict diamonds’ from entering the mainstream market.

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Keeping conflict gold on the agenda

The recent decision to allow Zimbabwe to resume diamond exports has once more pushed the issue of conflict diamonds to the forefront of the ethical sourcing debate in the jewellery industry.

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Ingle & Rhode predicts 2012 trends

2011 was quite a year at Ingle & Rhode. We designed so many beautiful rings for our clients, and because they were bespoke, there are so many varied designs to showcase on our website. 

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Global Witness Leaves the Kimberley Process

One of the few ‘saving graces’ of the Kimberley Process (KP) – the scheme set up to break the link between diamonds and conflict – was the active involvement of Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs). Read More >>

Dismay at decision to allow the export of rough diamonds from Zimbabwe

The recent news that Zimbabwe will once again be included within the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is hugely disappointing.
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Winner of Divine Women Awards announced

We are delighted to announce that Carline Ikoroha was selected as the winner of the inaugural Divine Women Awards. Carline was one of six amazing finalists, but was chosen as the winner by the judging panel for  “demonstrating a dedication to helping families that knows no bounds”. Read More >>

The Divine Women Awards 2011

We're off to the Gore Hotel in London this morning to present the prize for the winner of the Divine Women Awards 2011 - a bespoke fairtrade fairmined 18ct gold pendant.  All of the nominees are amazing ladies! Very exciting! Read More >>

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