Through its journey from the Mines to You, Every diamond has a story to tell… The Footprints helps you discover Your diamonds’ story!
The Footprints is the traceability feature that uncovers and portrays the entire journey of your diamonds, right from their birth till they reach to your hands.
Footprints leave lasting impressions… It is a joyful privilege to note that your diamond is a unique entity among the billions of other pieces present on Earth.
The proof of integrity of your diamond’s journey automatically enhances the value of your diamonds. The Footprints aims to fulfill your requirements and your interest in following the sustainable line of process while you purchase your diamonds.
We believe that Traceability forms the First inevitable step towards social and environmental impact when making a purchase.
When you purchase a diamond of known origin, you contribute towards a fair trade-like system for diamonds, which is also beneficial to artisanal miners.
With a transparent system, the governments will be able to earn more revenue from diamond trade, and in turn, would be able to invest more in education, healthcare and long-term development.
Every diamond has its own individual properties unique to only itself. After they are mined out, the rough diamonds are divided into gem quality diamonds, industrial diamonds, and crushing-boart or boart diamonds Further, the production is thus sorted and grouped accordingly as per carat, cut, clarity, and color.
Planning a diamond is the first step towards architecting a diamond. Diamond Planning and Marking is considered as the heart of diamond crafting process. As per the inclusion size, and inclusion position and number, the diamond is planned.
Laser cutting assures smooth cutting of the diamond surface with least chances of breakage in diamond even with high tension in rough diamond.
This is the most important step in the diamond crafting journey as it requires a lot of precision. Diamonds are faceted on a scaife (polishing wheel) rotating at 2500 RPM under a load of the order of 1 kg. The polishing wheel rubs off the unwanted rough diamond to powder, thus making the diamond surface sparkle.
The final polished diamonds are graded and certified by the gemological laboratories around the world as per their individual standards. The labs use highly sophisticated and precision-controlled instruments to determine if the diamonds are of said quality and if they have any treatment done on them.
By integrating Quality and Traceability, with the core vision of having long-term Sustainability, The Footprints is committed to ensure Pure Transparency across our value chain.
The Footprints is beautifully evocative- it expresses the different aspects of Timelessness of the diamonds’ journey – from its incredible birth to its flawless craftsmanship techniques.
The heart of The Footprints initiative includes the disclosure of the Country of Origin of your diamonds,and a video footage showing the journey of your diamonds. The video footage of your particular stone will be available for download from srk.one or from your respective Business Multiplier. As per your need, we will customize the video by adding your company logo for 5 to 7 sec (static or animation format) & a small Video max up to 10 – 12 Sec in The Footprints Plus video. The Country of Origin of the stone shall be mentioned in the invoice itself.
PAS 7000: 2014 is a standard developed based on international consensus by procurement and supply chain professionals. PAS 7000 helps us align our supply chain with our corporate values by adopting an internationally defined framework of good practice for supplier compliances.
The standard covers the Quality Management, Business Ethics, Information Management System, Environmental Management, Employment Policies, Business Continuity, Traceability, etc.
A. The Footprints is the traceability feature that confirms the country of origin of the polished diamond. Your invoice will include the name of the country of origin of your diamond if you opt for The Footprints of your diamonds.
A. The Footprints Plus is the traceability feature that uncovers and portrays the entire journey of the polished diamonds, right from their birth till they reach to your hands. Your invoice will include the name of the country of origin of your diamond, and you will also receive a video footage showing the journey of your diamond, if you opt for The Footprints Plus of your diamonds.
A. We will mention only the Country of Origin of your diamond(s).
A. After the confirmation and invoice generation of your polished diamond(s), The Footprints Plus video footage of your particular stone will be available for download from srk.one or from your respective Business Multipliers. First you have to opt for The Footprints eligible stones. The videos will be available on request after 3-4 days of the invoicing process. The country of origin of the stone shall be mentioned in the invoice itself.
A. You can get to see the sample video and sample data. The Footprints data or The Footprints Plus data will be shared with you after you confirm your diamonds
A. The value-added The Footprints and The Footprints Plus features come with an additional cost, but only if the following two conditions satisfy:
You will be charged 1% extra on your Base amount (Before All Discounts) if you opt for The Footprints/The Footprints Plus feature.
A. Once The Footprints eligible stones are confirmed by you, we shall preserve the data with us for maximum 3 years’ time.
A. The Footprints eligible inventory is listed on srk.one portal with a special icon marked against it.
A. The Footprints Plus feature Could be available for diamonds whose value is greater than $100,000.
A. We will mention the Country of Origin against each stone in the Invoice itself, for the stones whose footprints services has been opted by the customer.
