Consumers are increasingly demanding that the diamonds they purchase meet the highest standards of ethics and environmental responsibility, protecting humanity and the planet. SCS-007 Jewelry Sustainability Standard - Sustainability Rating Diamond is the first comprehensive, multi stakeholder sustainability standard developed for the diamond industry, meeting this demand.

This groundbreaking certification standard applies to both natural diamonds and laboratory grown diamonds, including any entity that processes diamonds on their way to the market. This standard establishes unprecedented performance and transparency benchmarks, characterized by 1) strict environmental, social, and governance (ESG) achievements; 2) Climate neutrality; 3) Net zero impact of sustainable production practices; 4) Comprehensive traceability of origin to achieve the highest level of certainty from the source to the market; And 5) sustainable development investment, supporting vulnerable communities, further reducing net impact, and contributing to a safer world. All of these are supported by independent third-party authentication. No other standard can provide this level of assurance to jewelry manufacturers, retailers, or their customers.