Systems of Warranties Updates

The System of Warranties (SoW) is a warranty statement added to B2B invoices or memos that needs to be applied every time a rough or polished diamond changes hands, both loose and set in jewellery It assures the buyer that the diamond originates from a source, compliant with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) and the universally accepted principles on human and labour rights, anticorruption and anti-money laundering issues.

Read and download the full System of Warranties guidelines

Old text of Warranty

"The Diamonds herein invoiced have been purchased from legitimate sources not involved in the funding of conflict and in conformance with United Nations resolutions. The seller hereby guarantees that these Diamonds are conflict free, based on personal knowledge and/or written guarantees provided by the Supplier of these Diamonds."

New text of Warranty

"The diamonds herein invoiced have been {sourced}* purchased from legitimate sources not involved in funding conflict, in compliance with United Nations Resolutions and corresponding national laws {where the invoice is generated}**. The seller hereby guarantees that these diamonds are conflict free and confirms adherence to the WDC SoW Guidelines.”

	Old WDC SoW	New WDC SoW
Printed Warranty Statement	Yes	Yes
Usage Guidelines	No	WDC SoW Guidelines 2018
Compliance Self Assessment	No Limitation to abstract support of the KP	Yes Self Assessment as a key element of SoW implementation
Scope	KPCS, Industry Self-Regulation	KPCS, Industry Self-Regulation + universal standards on human rights, labor rights, AML/CTF and anti- corruption practices
Cross-recognition with Industry standards	No	Yes + OECD awareness