UNI announces the new online feature
UNI’s inventory to indicate the stone that are compliant of sourcing standards With the increasing demand in the marketplace for diamonds that are verifiably compliant with ethical sourcing principles, UNI Diamonds has announced the introduction of new online feature, by which users will be able limit their search of its aggregated inventory to stones that meet the requirement of two of the industry’s most stringent responsible sourcing standards. As part of the new feature, every diamond listed in UNI’s inventory will now indicate whether the stone was supplied by companies that are compliant with the Responsible Jewellery Council’s Code of Practices (RJC COP) and/or De Beers’ Best Practice Principles (BPP). Both standards are aligned with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, and to achieve compliance the companies are required to have their supply chains independently monitored and audited. Despite rising consumer demand for verifiably responsibly sourced diamonds, it has of