Where to buy Fair Trade & Conflict Free Engagement Rings?

Any diamonds bought in a reputable retail store (after 2003) will be ethically sourced. It is illegal to buy conflict diamonds if you are a diamond retailer. If you go to websites that cater to ethical diamond marketing, you're paying about 30% more because they are pulling at your heartstrings. So, the search just got a lot easier. ANY diamond ring you buy from ANY reputable jeweler will be ethically sourced. When in doubt, buy a Canadian diamond - but you don't really have to. ETA: "Recycled" jewelry sounds good from a marketing standpoint, but it isn't really that green. You can't guarantee WHERE the diamonds came from or where they were sourced, and you can't determine that they are conflict-free. Recycling gold isn't as environmentally friendly as people think, either. It's a pretty big process, especially if you want white gold. White gold is a man-made alloy. If you have any questions you can send me an email and I'll get back to you from the jeweler, not the advertiser, side.

Most diamonds go through the Kimberly process to ensure that they are conflict free. You can try http://www.polarbeardiamond.com/index.html Those diamonds come from Canadian mines. Truth be told, you really don't know if a diamond is conflict free unless you were there personally to witness the diamond rough when it was dug up, and placed in your hands. Then personally watch the diamond cutter work on your diamond over the next few months. See where I'm going with this? At some point, you have to trust that the system works. * * *