Our Mission
Safeguarding the integrity of the natural diamond supply chain and strengthening consumer confidence together.
We are the voice of the diamond industry and its first line of defense.
Our strength lies in the diversity of our members, encompassing all sectors and businesses of every size. This diversity empowers us to play a crucial role in advocating for your interests.
Our unwavering commitment drives us to negotiate on your behalf with governments and civil society, ensuring that every natural diamond narrates a story of transparency and responsible sourcing.
Our mission is to strengthen the desirability of natural diamonds through accountability and responsibility.
As the largest representative organization of the diamond industry, we have a proven capability of influencing and shaping policies that benefit the entire diamond supply chain.
Join us on our journey to protect and enhance the integrity of the natural diamond supply chain.
Founded in 2000, the World Diamond Council’s mission was to serve as the diamond and jewellery industry’s official representative within the Kimberley Process (KP). The KP is a permanent international forum, mandated by the United Nations, where governments, the Civil Society and the WDC work hand in hand to eradicate conflict diamonds.
In 2002, the WDC launched its System of Warranties (SoW) to complement the KP Certification Scheme (KPCS). It extended the assurance of conflict-free origin from rough diamonds to polished diamonds and diamond jewelry.
In 2021, the WDC expanded the scope of the SoW by integrating universally accepted principles of human rights, labor rights, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering, all recorded in the SoW Guidelines. This strengthened its status as a valuable framework for industry self-regulation.
Today, with 87 members, representing all sectors of the value chain, the WDC takes the lead as the unified voice and first line of defense of the diamond industry.
“You would think that growing up in a family with generations in this trade would have made it obvious that I would follow in their footsteps. It didn’t. I had to find my own connection to the business.”
The record from 30 years ago shows how a claim first made by producers and sellers of synthetic gemstones, without supporting evidence, became the basis for taking “synthetic” off the FTC’s list of recommended qualifiers for diamonds.
“Real change rarely happens at the moment it is announced. It happens afterwards, more quietly, through thousands of decisions made inside businesses. Procedures are adapted. Questions are asked. Habits change.”
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More than 20 WDC Officers, Members and experts gathered at the KP Plenary in Dubai, UAE, from November 17 to Novembr 21, 2025.
More than 20 WDC Officers, Members and experts gathered at the KP Plenary in Dubai, UAE, from November 17 to Novembr 21, 2025.
After years of discussion, the meeting in Dubai saw a significant breakthrough in the search to expand the KP’s definition of conflict diamonds.