Gemstones from Myanmar/Burma

We take supply chain issues seriously and the recent events in Myanmar/Burma are very disturbing.

Our vision and commitments are expressed in our Social, Ethical & Environmental Principles. Our company has been working for many years on issues that are of concern to our entire industry, and have joined other organizations to drive positive change throughout the supply chain. For example, our company is a founding member of the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices (CRJP) and the World Diamond Council (WDC), and, in the United States, a member of Jewelers of America (JA) and the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC).

Given our deep concern about the current unrest in Myanmar/Burma, and its military government's human rights violations, beginning October 12, 2007 we require that suppliers do not knowingly sell us any gemstones of Burmese origin until further notice.

We have issued instructions to our suppliers, requiring that they confirm on all future orders placed that the gemstones provided were not knowingly mined in Myanmar/Burma.

In addition, we have implemented an independent, third-party country-of-origin quality assurance random testing program of our ruby jewelry in partnership with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), the world’s largest and most respected non-profit institute of gemological research and learning.