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AGTA Amends Code of Ethics, Recommends New Language on Source Disclosure
Feb 17, 2016 3:14 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... The American Gem Trade
Association (AGTA) made amendments to its Code of Ethics and Principles of Fair
Business Practice while recommending a new language to deal with source
disclosure in commercial documents.
The amendments are
related to due diligence such as requesting disclosure of treatments to
gemstones, submitting new, unknown or questionable material to a reputable
laboratory and responsible sourcing, according to a statement February 15.
Separately, the new source-disclosure wording for commercial
documents comprises a statement that the seller has no reason to believe the
gems in question were not imported or traded through law-abiding sources.
“For thirty five years, AGTA's Code of Ethics has served as a
model for the entire industry,” said Douglas Hucker, chief executive officer of
AGTA. “As a living document is was necessary and appropriate for us to amend
them to strengthen our commitment to due diligence in the marketplace and to
reflect our leadership role in the global efforts in supply chain
integrity."
AGTA’s board of directors
also voted to approve a request from the International Colored Gemstone
Association to adopt the AGTA code of ethics as a basis for its own code.
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AGTA, American Gem Trade Association, Code of Ethics, ethical sourcing, Rapaport News, sourcing
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