CERTIFICATION

Our certification criteria apply to human rights, environmental standards and transparency accountability.

We have set audit criteria for small to medium sized mining cooperation’s and businesses, as well as criteria for buyers from artisanal mining sources and further manufacturing practices.

The certification criteria are based on national and local legislations as well as international best practice standards. They consist of a human rights and environmental toolkit that is based on the diagnostic assessment tool as set forth by the Danish Institute for Human Rights.

They are designed to help companies detect potential human rights violations caused by the effect of their operations. This survey includes the measuring of effects on employees, local residents and other stakeholders.

Furthermore we have developed manufacturing standards in cooperation with IPIS, (International Peace Information Services) - a Kimberley Process auditor. The manufacturing standards relate to social as well as environmental issues and follow the objectives as set out in the Fair Trade Jewellery Manufacturing Principles and Standards working draft as propossed by the Fair Jewelry Action workgroup.

Top Consultancy BV, a dutch quality labelling bureau is helping us in making our label ISO 9001+ proof which is another third party validation that what we promise is actually lived up to.

All cooperatives and producers that comply to our certification criteria will be enabled to sell their products with our certification. This will enhance transparency of the goods offered and enables strong market positioning, as well as strong differentiating in a market swarmed with likewise products.

More information:
Human Rights - www.humanrights.dk
Capacity Building - www.capacityfordevelopment.org
Audit Criteria Polishing - www.ipisresearch.be
Audit Criteria Manufacturing - www.fairjewelry.org
ISO certification - www.top-consultancy.nl

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