Following the brief talk given by our very own Gersande Price, on behalf of Inspira Diamonds,
at the Western Australia GEMMOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA graduation dinner
on 10/4,
please find the reference article links, discussed in the talk.
The talk highlights the discussions taking place on an international level, the position of the
Department of Industry on KP, and our own view that we welcome the time when
declared/transparent gem origins will be standard procedure in the gem industry.
If you should wish to see a copy of the discussion please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Please note this is by no means an exhaustive list of reading material, and if you find
some interesting reading we would be happy to hear from you directly or via the GAA.

Some light reading..

Zimbabwe diamonds release
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-16/antwerp-aims-to-sell-12-million-carats-of-diamonds-from-zimbabwe.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-18/zimbabwe-plans-shanghai-dubai-sales-for-marange-diamonds.htmlhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-18/zimbabwe-plans-shanghai-dubai-sales-for-marange-diamonds.html http://blogs.24.com/zimbabwelight/2014/03/17/the-eu-makes-another-attempt-to-rationalize-its-irrational-decisive-to-lift-sanctions-against-mugabe/ http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/diamonds-blood-kimberley-process-mines-ethical
http://www.herald.co.zw/fresh-bid-to-ban-zim-diamonds/
http://allafrica.com/stories/201404031234.html

gem origins
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/tracing-gem’s-originshttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/fashion/on-the-origins-of-gems.html?_r=0http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn25109-sparkling-blue-gem-reveals-origins-of-earths-crust.html#.UzPjkaiSySo

organisations working towards
http://www.jeweltreefoundation.org/ http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/enhttp://www.ethicalpledge.com/WhatIsEthicalJewelry.aspxhttp://www.diamonds.net/About/HumanRights/Home.aspx http://www.rapaportfairtrade.com/
http://www.fairjewelry.org/fifty-shades-of-green-a-story-about-corporate-social-responsibility-regulation-and-marange-2/
http://www.cibjo.org/pressreleases/release100414.pdf