New NDC portal tests the diamond testers
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has debuted a new Assure portal, which rates testers on their ability to distinguish natural diamonds from lab-growns.
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WDC proposal helps break impasse,
allowing for successful conclusion to 2022 KP Plenary
Press release – The 2022 Kimberley Process Meeting ended successfully in the early hours of November 5, after a compromise proposal offered by the World Diamond Council managed to break an impasse that could have prevented the gathering dispersing without issuing a Final Communiqué.
Kimberley Process rejects efforts to put Russia on Agenda
Attempts to discuss Russia at the annual Kimberley Process (KP) plenary failed after the organization received differing views on whether the matter was under its remit.
UAE to be 2024 Kimberley Process Chair
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will become chair of the Kimberley Process (KP) in 2024, trade leaders in Dubai announced following the organization’s plenary meeting.
New diamond verification instrument for smallest sizes being developed by De Beers Group Ignite
Press release – Due to launch to the broader market in 2023, automated melee screening and verification of large volumes of melee will be possible down to a tenth of a point in size (0.001 carats).
RJC names Edward Asscher as vice chairman
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed World Diamond Council (WDC) president Edward Asscher as vice chairman at its first in-person board meeting since the start of the pandemic.
GIA becomes first lab to join Watch & Jewellery Initiative
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has joined the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030) and will work with the group to develop environmental, social and governance (ESG) content for education programs.
What the AGS Lab closure will mean for its cut grade
On Oct. 18, the American Gem Society’s grading lab, AGS Laboratories, announced that it will close at the end of 2022, with GIA taking over its intellectual property, technology, as well as its Las Vegas location, which it will use as a research facility.
Canadian jeweler turns diamond testing into viral videos
A Canadian jeweler has won a huge audience on TikTok and Instagram with viral videos that test whether a diamond is real.
This 137-person village hopes to reinvent itself with diamonds
Coomiap is a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—and it may even be a stretch to call it a village. It’s built entirely around the local mine after which it’s named.
HB launches digitally protected diamond capsule
Belgian manufacturer HB Antwerp has unveiled a digitally secured diamond vault for individual stones, claiming the device ensures origin verification and protects goods from tampering.
“Moving towards a competitive and sustainable French jewelry industry” – interview with Bernadette Pinet Cuoq, Executive President of the UFBJOP, member of the WJI2030
On September 9, during the VincenzaOro trade show in Italy, the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 announced that two new affiliate members, the UFBJOP and the CIBJO, had joined. To better understand the rationale behind the WJI2030, the specific characteristics of the French jewelry industry and its CSR and sustainability challenges, Rubel & Ménasché interviewed […]
