The Art of Design Issue 28 2017 | Page 211

211 Third Party accredited auditors have independently certified our factories and offices not only for general criteria but also for strict adherence 5. On your website you say you are inspired by your ancestral background, what specifically was it that you were inspired by? towards responsible supply chains, human rights, labour rights and H: I come from a large community of working conditions. diamond merchants and jewellers, who have their origins in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Apart from that we are fully committed to the Kimberley Process which ensures that all diamonds exported are conflict free. support eco-friendly initiatives which include keeping checks on the pollution of rivers and lands surrounding the mines, reforestation of lands, avoiding hard rock blasting etc. visits to these regions on family gatherings and festival holidays where we visited various temples, monuments and museums. their various other While growing up, I remember our many At every stage in our sourcing and production, I keep challenging my vendors, I always marvelled at the craftsmanship, associates and managers to come up with intricacy and painstaking details with which better, greener ways to create the same these wonders had been built. piece of jewellery.