Did you know that producing a single carat of diamond requires the extraction of roughly 250 tons of ore?
From there, the rough moves through a structured pipeline — from mine to siteholder, siteholder to manufacturer, and on to the polished dealer or wholesaler.
After cutting and grading, stones typically pass through multiple tiers of distribution before reaching the retail counter.
In fact, a diamond can change hands more than six times before ever being set into a piece of jewelry.
At Rothschild Trading Company, we believe the most responsible way forward is through refinement, not extraction.
Re-cutting and re-grading post-consumer natural diamonds allows us to sustain the market without new mining — creating a circular, intelligent supply chain that benefits both the industry and the environment.
Our sourcing network spans private wealth managers, estate planners, antique dealers, and second-hand jewelers, ensuring that every stone reintroduced into the trade has verified provenance and quality.
All recutting and certification are conducted within North America, minimizing our carbon footprint and maintaining full oversight of process integrity.
By working with existing material, we preserve resources, uphold craftsmanship, and prove that true sustainability starts with what already exists.
We price parcels and pieces individually. You only sell what you feel is a fair price.
All items bought are individually evaluated to determine its intended market.
Our curated inventory for retailers consist of items cut to AGS000 (and to a lesser extent GIA XXX) standard.
Through relationships, we enforce a new sustainable diamond and gemstone pipeline that not only promotes sustainability but also preserves and refines exceptional quality.
Rothschild Trading is a member of the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) which is a standards-setting organization established to advance responsible ethical, human rights, social, and environmental practices throughout the gold, silver, platinum group metals, diamond, and colored gemstone jewelry supply chain.
The RJC developed a benchmark standard for the jewelry industry supply chain and credible mechanisms for verifying responsible business practices through third-party auditing.
As an RJC member, we commit to operating our business in accordance with the RJC Code of Practices. We commit to integrating ethical, human rights, social, and environmental considerations into our day-to-day operations, business planning activities, and decision making processes.
As part of our commitment to maintaining consumer confidence in the diamond industry, the Rothschild Trading Company fully complies with Kimberley Process certification Scheme.
We adhere to the principles of the “World Diamond Council Resolution on Industry Self-Regulation.”
