Antwerp: RJC announces HRD Antwerp NV has achieved Certification against the 2013 Code of Practices (COP) at its facilities in Antwerp, Mumbai and Istanbul.

“It is a pleasure to announce HRD Antwerp NV has been certified against the 2013 COP. The new provisions under the 2013 COP address important issues for our Members and their supply chain. We are delighted to see Members achieving Certification against the standard and warmly congratulate HRD Antwerp NV”, says Andrew Bone, RJC’s Executive Director.

The successful verification assessment was led by Ann Van Vlaenderen from Figurad Bedrijfsrevisoren, one of the independent third-party auditing firms accredited by the RJC.

“We are pleased to be certified by the RJC. It shows HRD Antwerp’s ongoing commitment towards improving its already stringent quality standards, not only on a technical level, but also on an ethical level for one purpose only, to safeguard confidence in the diamond industry”, says Peter Macken, CEO of HRD Antwerp NV.