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Policy Statement Use of Supply Chain

Doc. No: JBB-POL-015

The company shall procure diamond from approved and ethical suppliers only. The company shall complete the due diligence process prior to initiate business relationship. The company shall purchase/sale diamonds that are fully compliant with Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS),WDC SoW and national law.

The company shall ensure that all of its respective activities are in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidelines, The Responsible Jewellery Council Standard and as per Universal Declaration on Human Rights laid down by United Nations.

The company shall prohibit any procurement from Conflict-Affected & High-Risk areas and adhere to compliance with standards on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).

Relevant Employees shall be trained on the Supply Chain & Due Diligence Requirement and OECD guideline at regular interval. We shall also provide support to our business partners and stakeholder for the same.

The company shall carry out risk assessment for its supply chain and shall not enter into any business relationship or if may require then shall suspend/discontinue the engagement with any such supplier involved in dealing with Conflict-Affected and High-Risk areas,Serious abuses associated with the extraction, transport or trade of minerals, Any form of Human Right Violation; Torture, Cruel, In-Human and Degrading Treatment; Forced/Compulsory Labour;Child Labour; Abuses such as widespread Sexual Violence; War Crimes; other serious violations of International Humanitarian Law, Crime against Humanity;Direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups,Direct or indirect support to public or private security forces who illegally control, tax or extort money from mine sites, transportation routes and upstream actors. Genocide and/or To Bribe or To be Bribedand bribery and fraudulent misrepresentation of the origin of diamonds/coloured gemstones and precious metals, Money laundering and non-payment of taxes and royalties due to governments, Weed groups, strictly condemn and prohibit any Direct/Indirect support to public/private security forces which illegally Control, Tax or Extort money from Mining Sites, Transportation Routes and Upstream Sectors.

The company shall verify counterparty details, including the Know Your Customer (KYC) for any precious metals supplying Counterparties at regular interval. The company shall carry out risk-based assessment, set appropriate verification control and monitoring of all such commercial activities and transactions.

The company shall assign responsibility of Supply Chain Integrity and due diligence compliance to senior personnel of the organisation to prevent any risk of illegal activities or beach of it. The company shall implement the management strategy to respond to identified risks. For the same, Compliance Officer shall report to Senior Management in case of any such violation of this policy.

The company has established a risk assessment module and any business partners with high risk rating shall be red flagged and report to be submitted to senior management.


Grievance Mechanism

The purpose of this document is to outline a process through which any stakeholder can understand due diligence and supply chain integrity policy of the organization. The identity of the person who so ever has registered a concern shall be kept confidential and no retaliatory action shall be taken against any whistle blower. For anonymous submissions, you may refrain to provide your contact information.

Please share your Complaint/Grievance/Suggestion on mail id available on website.