De Beers wins grant for carbon-neutral project
De Beers Group just got a little help from the Canadian government in its quest to come up with a way to make diamond mining carbon neutral.
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The long, troubling tale of Marange diamonds
This week, Russian diamond miner Alrosa announced that it had signed a joint venture agreement to explore for diamonds in the Chimanimani area of Zimbabwe.
De Beers Group progresses pioneering ‘Moving Giants’ elephant conservation initiative in Africa
Press release – De Beers Group announced today that the second translocation of elephants from its Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve (VLNR) in South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique has taken place.
De Beers launches three-year programme for female engineers
De Beers said on Monday it had launched a three-year partnership with Women in Engineering (WomEng), consumer goods company Unilever and professional services firm EY to develop the next generation of highly skilled female engineers.
JCK lab-grown section shows rising demand
At JCK Las Vegas, lab-grown-diamond exhibitors have mushroomed nearly as much as opinions about the stones themselves. To accommodate growing market needs, organizers debuted the Lab-Grown Diamond Neighborhood at the 2018 edition of the trade fair.
Will gemologists survive automation?
Amid the tech boom that is shaping the diamond industry, a growing number of companies are challenging the grading laboratories, arguing that assessing the 4Cs should not be a subjective science.
India introduces 8 digit HS code for synthetic rough diamonds
Press release – India has become one of the early adopters of distinct HS Codes for both rough and polished synthetic diamonds with the Hon’ble Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman introducing an amendment to create a separate 8 Digit code for laboratory-grown rough diamonds
Truth matters
Much has been said about the relative merits of natural diamonds and laboratory-grown diamonds (LGDs) when it comes to their environmental impact. The DPA published in May a report produced by TRUCOST ESG Analysis, part of S&P Global, which quantified the annual socio-economic and environmental impact of the DPA members’ diamond mining activities
Israel Diamond Exchange promoting natural diamonds
The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has launched a new campaign to promote natural diamonds with a series of videos that will be posted to social media.
The diamond business starts to embrace traceability
It’s become clear: Consumers want firm guarantees that their diamonds are not associated with bad things. So do governments. And the industry is—perhaps belatedly—stepping up its efforts to offer that. Transparency and tracking have suddenly become “in.”
Lightbox drops some very trendy new lab-grown diamond styles
Lightbox Jewelry, the De Beers–owned lab-grown jewelry brand that’s set the low price bar for lab-created diamonds ($800 per carat), debuted a handful of trendy new jewelry styles at this year’s Luxury show in Las Vegas.
De Beers’ Blockchain platform hopes to track every diamond
Tracr, the blockchain platform originally launched by De Beers, aims one day to track almost every natural diamond from the mine to the retail counter, chief executive officer Jim Duffy told at an interview during JCK Las Vegas.
