If consumers insist on buying only ethical diamonds, traders might be able to push the demand back to their sources. And, if the diamond industry can put itself on an ethical footing, it might send a message to other industries that deal in resources that are effectively being stolen from some of the world’s poorest people.
我们需要设定一个比金伯利进程更高的标准。如果消费者只购买没有道德问题的钻石，那么贸易商就会把这一要求施加到他们的上游供应者身上。而倘若连钻石行业都能将自身建立在道德基础之上的话，那其他那些从世界上最贫穷的人民手中窃取资源以牟利的行业也会有走向正途的一天。