HASENFELD-STEIN INC. Supply chain policy
1. HASENFELD-STEIN INC. is a diamond trading company. This policy confirms our company’s commitment to respect human rights, avoid contributing to the finance of conflict and comply with all relevant UN sanctions, resolutions and laws.
2. HASENFELD-STEIN INC. is a Certified Member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC). As such, we commit to proving, through independent third-party verification, that we:
3. We also commit to using our influence to prevent abuses by others. We will inform our suppliers that we expect them to equally implement the OECD guidance on supply chain due diligence, inform them of our existing Supply Chain policy in a structured way and attract their attention specifically to article # 5 & 7 of this policy, which may imply direct termination of our commercial relationships with them.
We will also inform our customers of our policy and ask them to be vigilant and to report any possible abuses they might come across in the supply chain where we might be concerned.
4. Regarding serious abuses associated with the extraction, transport or trade of minerals: We will neither tolerate nor profit from, contribute to, assist or facilitate the commission of:
5. We will immediately stop engaging with upstream suppliers if we find a reasonable risk that they are committing abuses described in paragraph 4 or are sourcing from, or linked to, any party committing these abuses.
6. Regarding direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups: We comply with the System of Warranties (SOW) Guidelines from the World Diamond Council and only buy or sell products that are fully compliant with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme KPCS. As such, we will not tolerate direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups, including, but not limited to, procuring diamonds from, making payments to, or otherwise helping or equipping non-state armed groups or their affiliates who illegally:
7. We will immediately stop engaging with upstream suppliers if we find a reasonable risk that they are sourcing from, or are linked to, any party providing direct or indirect support to non-state armed groups as described in paragraph 6.
8. Regarding public or private security forces: We affirm that the role of public or private security forces is to provide security to workers, facilities, equipment and property in accordance with the rule of law, including law that guarantees human rights. We will not provide direct or indirect support to public or private security forces that commit abuses described in paragraph 4 or that act illegally as described in paragraph 6.
9. Regarding bribery and fraudulent misrepresentation of the origin of minerals: We will not offer, promise, give or demand bribes, and will resist the solicitation of bribes, to conceal or disguise the origin of minerals, or to misrepresent taxes, fees and royalties paid to governments for the purposes of extraction, trade, handling, transport and export of minerals.
10. Regarding money laundering: We will support and contribute to efforts to eliminate money laundering where we identify a reasonable risk resulting from, or connected to, the extraction, trade, handling, transport or export of minerals.
11. Grievance & Complaints Mechanism: the company has installed a grievance and complaints mechanism in order to respond to any queries from stakeholders regarding issues concerning our supply chain.
12. Evaluation and review: this policy will be reviewed on a yearly basis and updated where necessary. Reviewed policies will be communicated to our stakeholders.
New York, February 7th, 2022
Mr. Hertz Hasenfeld, President
HASENFELD-STEIN INC.