Why inclusivity is important in diamond traceability
As the importance of mine-to-market grows, some worry about its feasibility for all the diamond industry’s players.
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The 6 BIPOC designers chosen for NDC’s emerging designer initiative
In January, the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) and fine jewelry designer Lorraine Schwartz announced the formation of the Emerging Designers Diamond Initiative, a program created to remove barriers to entry to diamond suppliers, industry education, and resources, while providing ongoing mentorship to BIPOC jewelry designers.
Cross-membership partnership between the RJC and WDC—exclusive interview with Elodie Daguzan, WDC Executive Director
On Tuesday, March 16, the Responsible Jewellery Council and the World Diamond Council announced their cross-membership partnership. A new and innovative collaboration project, whereby the two leading diamond and jewelry industry organizations are joining forces to further the development of more responsible and ethical business practices throughout our industry’s value chain. Elodie Daguzan, Executive Director […]
Natural and Synthetic Diamonds – Terminology, what is the state of play?
On the occasion of the release, on March 9, of the new CIBJO website on the terminology that should be used for natural and synthetic diamonds, we wanted to take another look at the issue…
WDC and RJC enter cross-membership partnership to increase knowledge-sharing and impact on lives and livelihoods throughout the jewellery supply chain
Joint press release by World Diamond Council and Responsible Jewellery Council – The World Diamond Council (WDC) and Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) have entered into a cross-membership partnership and signed mutual codes of conduct.
Let’s talk about conflict
The discussion surrounding conflict diamonds has evolved. Frustrated by the failure of the Kimberley Process (KP) to address today’s broader ethical challenges, the trade has developed several programs to compensate.
De Beers Group on how it will achieve gender parity by 2030
De Beers Group has extended its partnership with UN Women for five more years as it works to achieve gender parity across its workforce by 2030.
Sustainability: a 2021 perspective rebuilding trust in the decade of action
An open letter to business leaders in the jewellery industry. The past year has been a year of reckoning, reflection and reassessing how we relate to one another and to the planet.
WDC urges enhanced due diligence when handling rough diamond exports believed to have originated from the Central African Republic
Press release – In light of recent reports by the international media, observers on the ground and NGOs about political unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR), the World Diamond Council (WDC) reiterates its call to members of the diamond industry to carry out enhanced due diligence when considering the purchase of goods that are […]
What history says about the current diamond battle
When Dan Scott, the founder and brand architect of Luxe Licensing, hears natural and lab-grown diamond sellers take shots at each other, it pains him. Because he has seen this movie before.
De Beers Group collaborates with graduates from Central Saint Martins in ReSet Forever Love
Press release – The second collaboration in the ReSet series celebrates love and sustainability through the lens of the next generation, in an original jewellery collection incorporating diamonds from De Beers Group.
The origin of diamonds can be fingerprinted, study shows
Ever since the blood diamond issue burst into public consciousness more than two decades ago, the industry has searched for a scientific method to determine the origin of diamonds.