Sure, we know these things are pretty—most of us wouldn’t be in this business if we didn’t love gems and jewellery. That said, it can be easy to lose perspective between the literal grind of cutting (and the drudgery of paperwork and running a business) and the glimpses of the darker side of this trade we are involved in. Many of the ethical supply chain options available to large firms (such as buying the entire output of a mine, for instance) are not feasible for businesses like mine. Nevertheless, there are ways to reflect our ethics in our businesses. In this article, I will describe a few approaches to ethical sourcing which I have observed over my career, then outline the benefits and drawbacks to each.