How to be involved

Commercial Member

To be eligible for commercial membership of the Council, the applicant must:

• - be actively involved for commercial reasons in the diamond and/or gold jewellery supply chain [including jewellery watches for their diamond and/or gold components]; and
• - commit to the prevailing Principles and Code of Practices on business ethics, social performance human rights and environmental performance adopted by the Council for Responsible Jewellery Practices (CRJP); and
• - pay an annual Council commercial membership fee; and
• - submit a complete and accurate application form to the Council Secretariat.

Member Commitments

• - promote responsible business practices in the diamond and/or gold jewellery supply chain;
• - operate their business in accordance with the prevailing Principles and Code of Practices on business ethics, social, human rights and environmental practices adopted by the Council;
• - implement Continuous Improvement processes to achieve increased performance and higher standards;
• comply with the Anti-trust Compliance Rules adopted by the Council in its dealings with the Council and other members;
• - comply with the rules laid down by the Council as to the use of its logo and intellectual property;
• - undergo regular independent third party Monitoring to evaluate performance against Council Principles and prevailing Code of Practices, as will be defined in the Implementation Model;
• - submit an annual report on progress made against the above commitments to the Council.

Member Role

Members will have the opportunity to be elected to the Board of the Council and the management committees.

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Member Benefits

The benefits below may apply to the various stages of the supply chain to varying degrees:

• - A unique initiative, spanning from mine to retail, promoting convergence and simplification of standards and reducing duplication of conformance evidencing. The system will offer theopportunity to have one monitoring report which is credible to multiple stakeholders.
• - A vehicle for developing practical solutions in consultation with industry, society and government.
• - A valuable forum for discussion and interaction with industry peers and a communications and engagement platform, supporting you in communicating with media, your suppliers, NGOsand any others who may contact you.
• - Access to information on emerging business responsibility issuesand challenges the industry is facing.
• - Use of the Council logo and intellectual property (including implementation and assessment tools) offering a means to demonstrate:
  
  • - your company's proactive approach to responsible business practices
  • - your company's commitment to implementing the Council's standards in a robust and credible manner.
• - A means to provide confidence to your supply chain partners (or customers) in respect of your business practices.
• - A transparent and practicable mechanism for helping your local operations and contractors develop the capacity to meet higher standards of ethical, social and environmental performance.

Application Process

To become a Commercial Member please download an application form. Organisations wishing to obtain a MSword version of the application form should contact:

On receipt of the completed documentation, the Council Secretariat will contact you again in writing to confirm your membership of the Council and that your company will be listed on the Council's website as such.

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