The demand from the consumers is what makes diamonds so incredibly powerful.
With knowledge that we won’t be able to 100% stop conflict diamonds from being mined and traded (perhaps reduce, but not eliminate) – is that enough to comfort us? Are we ok that 10,000 children will become child soldiers or enslaved workers this year, instead of – say – 50,000?-
source:
http://cleanleansharp.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-conflict-free-diamond/