Hong Kong dealers face random synthetics checks
Hong Kong’s diamond-promotion body plans to start checking wholesalers’ inventory for synthetics, as part of a program aimed at boosting consumer confidence and giving retailers better peace of mind.
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What Signet Jewelers and Tiffany & Co can teach us about CSR
CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility, is—we’re sure you will agree—very much in vogue. And the diamond industry is no exception, which is good news as it goes! Signet and Tiffany have in recent weeks been the focus of attention for their ethics and their commitment.
The History of lab grown diamonds
Synthetic, lab-grown, artisan-created, man-made, or cultured. Whatever you choose to call them, lab-grown diamonds are highly controversial these days, and the diamond media reports regularly on new developments in this growing industry.
Piaget, De Beers execs take on RJC roles
Members of the Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) have elected Didier Théraulaz of Piaget as vice chairman, and reelected De Beers’ Feriel Zerouki as honorary treasurer, the organization said Monday.
Synthetic diamonds are the future of newest technologies
Over the last years, production of gem-quality synthetic diamonds in Russia and abroad has been on the fast track. According to analysts, synthetic diamond output by 2035 will match that of natural diamonds.
Tiffany & Co.’s note to Trump sparks public support, outrage
At 8 a.m. Tuesday, Tiffany & Co. posted a note written expressly for Donald Trump on its Facebook page.
Pleading Signet’s CSR case
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you would do things differently.” — Warren Buffett.
Brilliant Earth responds to doubts about sourcing
For a company that says it wants to increase transparency in the jewelry industry, getting answers out of Brilliant Earth about its tracking system has traditionally been frustrating.
De Beers Group returned $5 billion to its partners last year
De Beers increased returns to governments, communities, supply chain partners and its joint venture partners by 26 percent to $5 billion in 2016, according to its latest Report to Society, published today.
GIA sees blue diamond that’s synthetic-natural composite
The Gemological Institute of America reports that a mined white diamond with an extremely thin layer of blue lab-grown diamond on top was submitted to its New York laboratory recently.
World Diamond Council praises start of KP reform cycle
World Diamond Council (WDC) members representing every sector of the diamond industry, joined together for the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting in Perth running from May 1 to 4.
GJEPC makes presentation at ‘Special Forum on Diamond Equity’ during KP intersessional meet
GJEPC’s Diamond Panel Convener Sanjay Shah made a presentation at the ‘Special Forum on Diamond Equity’ held during the Kimberly Process Intersessional Meet in Perth which focused on boosting consumer demand for diamonds.