[1][2][3][4] In December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution supporting the creation of an international certification scheme for rough diamonds.
By November 2002, negotiations between governments, the international diamond industry and civil society organisations resulted in the creation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).
The KPCS document sets out the requirements for controlling rough diamond production and trade.
[5] The World Diamond Council has representation on all the Kimberley Process's working groups and is influential in determining its implementation and future reform.
Charter members are the WFDB, the IDMA and International Confederation of Jewellers (CIBJO).