AT A GLANCE TRANSPARENCY SUSTAINABILITY COMPASSION INCLUSION GOVERNANCE ESG GOALS APPENDIX CONTENTS TRACEABILITY Natural Diamond Origins Monitoring Natural Diamond Suppliers Lab Grown Diamonds Brilliant Earth goes above and beyond current industry Our suppliers must adhere to our robust Chain of Custody We were one of the first jewelers to offer lab grown diamonds, standards to offer Beyond Conflict Free™ diamonds that have Protocol for their diamonds and be able to track and segregate which we have done since 2012. These diamonds are created been selected for their ethical and environmentally responsible diamonds by origin to meet our Beyond Conflict Free™ in highly controlled laboratory environments using advanced origins. Jewelers that offer "conflict free" diamonds limit standard. We regularly evaluate natural diamonds suppliers’ technology that replicates the conditions under which diamonds themselves to the Kimberley Process definition, which narrowly compliance to ensure they are sourcing diamonds that develop in nature. defines conflict diamonds as rough diamonds used to finance originate from our approved mines, which follow internationally wars against governments. recognized labor, trade, and environmental standards. We These diamonds have the same physical, chemical, and optical continuously refine these review processes with our partners to characteristics as natural diamonds and exhibit the same fire, We source our natural diamonds from approved mines in improve transparency and traceability in our supply chain. scintillation, and sparkle. Lab grown diamonds provide a Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, and Canada mining-free alternative to natural diamonds. with strong social and environmental governance practices, Promoting Traceability with Blockchain in countries ranked low or moderate risk according to the Monitoring Lab Grown Diamond Suppliers Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform Index for We were one of the first jewelers to deploy blockchain Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Our ongoing evaluations technology at scale. In partnership with a leading blockchain We hold our lab diamond suppliers to the same high ethical of mine operations include environmental and social risks, technology enterprise, we provide the customer with a digital standards as our natural diamond suppliers. Like all suppliers, international certifications, in-country supply chain risks, asset with detailed information about their diamond’s origin and they must agree to our Supplier Code of Conduct and regular and geopolitical and environmental issues related to natural journey. This is one more way we’re promoting transparency reviews of their manufacturers to ensure compliance with our diamond supply chains. and responsibility and defining next-generation standards in standards. As members of Sedex since 2021, we are leading the jewelry industry. the industry – which currently lacks a standard for safe working Selecting Natural Diamond Suppliers conditions at lab diamond cutting and polishing manufacturers – by using the Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) to Our suppliers must have systems for sourcing natural diamonds LESS THAN 1% of natural diamond verify workplace safety at our lab diamond manufacturers. from Brilliant Earth-approved mines in specific countries and demonstrate that they comply with our origin requirements. suppliers worldwide meet our standards 20 2022 MISSION REPORT