Revised GemFair ASM Assurance Programme is out!

We’re pleased to share the newly revamped GemFair Responsible ASM Assurance Programme.

We started this revision by benchmarking our standard and assurance programme materials against other responsible sourcing programmes, including the latest version of De Beers Group’s Best Practice Principles Assurance Programme, the OECD’s Environmental Due Diligence Guidance, the World Bank’s Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining standards, among others – all to ensure that GemFair’s sourcing requirements align with best practice.

Then we went to Sierra Leone to touch base with the artisanal miners who supply our diamonds to see whether these proposed standards were reasonable.

What has resulted is a comprehensive revision of the GemFair ASM Assurance Programme, accounting for our new monitoring requirements and focusing on ensuring our requirements reflect our operating context.

Have a look at our Standard (hyperlink), Manual (hyperlink), Responsible Sourcing Policy (hyperlink) and Whistleblowing Policy (hyperlink).