IGI Certificate Can Alleviate Consumer's Diamond Concerns

With industry wide fears about the effect on consumers of the film “The Blood Diamond,” directed by Edward Zwick and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connolly, the International Gemological Institute (IGI) has announced that its certificates can dispel consumer fears regarding the origin of their diamonds.

IGI’s Certificate of Authenticity not only authenticates the diamond but also states it is in full compliance with the Kimberley Process, the U.S. 2003 Clean Diamond Act, and the USA Patriot Act, the laboratory said in a release. Attestation of the diamond’s origin and the ability to track the diamond is documented by IGI and signed by the submitter, who is responsible for maintaining a database tracking system for each submitted diamond.

IGI said that, "an IGI Certificate of Authenticity assures consumers their diamonds were responsibly mined and ethically sourced and traded from the origin of the diamonds to the retail marketplace making them 'conflict free.'"

“IGI has for years issued verifiable documentation regarding the origin of Canadian diamonds, and we now offer verifiable documentation for the origin of all diamonds. Two of IGI’s primary goals are to ensure piece of mind to the consumer and help safeguard our industry’s reputation by doing all we can to further the gemological community,” stated IGI President and CEO Jerry Ehrenwald, GG, ASA.