Canadian Jewellers for Conflict-free Diamonds
Canadian Jewellers for Conflict-free Diamonds is an initiative of One Sky, in collaboration with Amnesty International Canada and Partnership Africa Canada. The initiative gives retailers of diamonds the opportunity to help end the trade in conflict diamonds. We believe that there are many Canadian retailers who are committed to ethics and corporate social responsibility. We are inviting jewellers to demonstrate those ethics by joining the initiative. In doing so, the jewellery industry will be working to create a credible system that lets retailers assure Canadian consumers that the diamonds they're buying are conflict-free.

One Sky's commitment to members of Canadian Jewellers for Conflict-free Diamonds
Upon joining the initiative, One Sky will provide jewellers with resources to take action (for example, a sample letter to send to the WDC). One Sky will also list jewellers who have joined the initiative on our website, give updates on further actions jewellers can take as events develop, and issue a sticker that retailers can display to show their membership.

Are you advocating a boycott of diamonds?
No, we are not calling for a boycott. The diamond industry is important to economies in Canada and Africa. It's not our intention to harm the industry. But the fact is that even with the Kimberley Process, blood diamonds can still be passed off as legitimate diamonds. The jewellery industry has agreed that the sale of conflict diamonds has to stop. But the only way this can happen is for a system of regular, independent monitoring to be put in place. All sectors of society need to pressure the diamond industry and the Canadian government to help make this happen. We believe that the jewellery industry has a special interest and a special responsibility for joining this call.

JVC and CJA advisory to the industry
Jewellers Vigilance Canada and the Canadian Jewellers Association have issued an "advisory to the jewellery industry" on the Canadian Jewellers for Conflict-free Diamonds initiative. Click here for a response to the advisory from One Sky, PAC and Amnesty.