Dear Stakeholders,
I am pleased to affirm that Whiteflash Inc. supports the ten principles of the UN Global Compact with respect to human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. With this communication, we express our intention to actively advance those principles within our sphere of influence.

We are committed to the UN Global Compact and to making its principles part of the strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company, and to engaging in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the United Nations.

We recognize that a key requirement for participation in the Global Compact is the annual submission of a Communication on Progress (COP) that describes our company’s efforts to implement the ten principles. We support public accountability and transparency, and therefore our commitment will include a current report on progress with annual reports thereafter according to the Global Compact COP policy, as well as a separate public statement support.

Debi Wexler
CEO Whiteflash Inc.

Whiteflash fully supports the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer with a small yet diverse workforce. The Whiteflash core values reflect a shared commitment to respect all people that we deal with including suppliers, customers and coworkers.

In addition to fair and equal treatment of our own employees, Whiteflash expects our trading partners to respect human rights in all their dealings.

Whiteflash also supports the charity WCCCI (World Center for Compassion for Children International) through our Dreams of Africa initiative which provides relief for children who have been affected by human rights abuses

All Whiteflash diamond suppliers are required to warrant that their goods are brought to market through legitimate sources in compliance with the Kimberly Process. Likewise, Whiteflash guarantees in writing on our 'conflict free diamonds' webpage that the products we sell are ethically produced.

Whiteflash monitors several authoritative industry news sources for issues pertaining to human rights violations and is prepared to act when a response or action on our part is called for.

Whiteflash is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to creating a workplace that is healthy and safe and providing jobs and training that foster personal development and career advancement. We support active learning and personal growth by providing regular educational sessions on premises as well as reimbursements for formal education off site. Courses given by the GIA and AGS in jewelry and gemology are reimbursed at 100%.

We believe the workplace should be free of any forms of discrimination and are proud to be a company of diversity comprised of a variety of races, religions and ethnicities.

We ensure that our employees have a high level of job satisfaction in several ways. First, we use a well known work style survey to make sure that each employee is well suited for their position. Second, regular coaching is provided as well as an open door policy to upper management so that any employee can address any issue in the workplace at any time. And third, we conduct online “employee happiness” surveys giving employees an anonymous means of bringing workplace issues to attention..

Our quarterly employee survey enables us to gauge the condition of our company culture and gain insights and ideas for improvements that will benefit all of us collectively. We believe the benefits of such an approach also ultimately extend out to our customers and trading partners

The direct environmental impact of our operations is minimal. Our workplace is entirely office based and is regulated under strict local authority. Office lights are timed and motion activated to prevent unnecessary use of electricity. Our light manufacturing must comply with safety and environmental standards for an office building which required the installation of special air filtration equipment. This protects our employees, other tenants of the building and the atmosphere.

Whiteflash also supports a charitable effort that is developing an innovative new light source called the gravity light which requires neither fuel nor batteries. It is driven entirely by the power of gravity and it is aimed at replacing the ubiquitous kerosene lamps currently used as primary light sources in poor countries all over the world. Money raised for the project is funding the development and production of thousands of these devices which will be donated to villagers in Africa and other locations around the world, and will be available for purchase at a price affordable for anyone who can currently afford a kerosene lamp. In addition to being a safer, healthier, more versatile and more cost effective solution for lighting, the environmental benefits will be substantial in terms of carbon footprint.

We comply with all building regulations and local laws and have obtained all permits reguired to insure the safety and environmental health of our workplace and activities.

Whiteflash is subject to audits by building management, city fire and safety officials and by our own insurance adjusters. Environmental conditions are maintained that meet or exceed all requirements.

Whiteflash is dedicated to conducting ethical business in strict accordance with the law, including the USA Patriot Act. We are scrupulous in following all state and federal requirements regarding our business activities and financial transactions.

Whiteflash is dedicated to ethical trading and to doing our part to ensure that every transaction fully benefits all proper entities, and to promoting the enforcement of anti-corruption efforts.

We actively discourage cash transactions and give a discount for transactions made by bank transfer. We use best practices to verify identities of customers and transact business in the most transparent and traceable ways possible.

Likewise, all Whiteflash expenses (other than petty cash incidentals) are paid by check or bank transfer and fully recorded and accounted for.

Whiteflash was recently audited in an IRS initiative that surveyed all of the jewelry businesses in our area. After two day of reviewing financial transactions going back several years, the auditor described the Whiteflash books as "beyond perfect".