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Several civil society coalition groups have released a statement, which asserts that the global diamond industry is still tainted by human rights abuses and conflict finance.
Rio Tinto said it plans to put transparency of a diamond’s origin at the heart of its sales and marketing strategy, as the provenance of gems comes under sharper focus among the trade and consumers.
The pilot program will be based at GIA’s lab in New York. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will debut the GIA Melee Analysis Service in June.
A worrisome sign about whether all sides in the Kimberley Process can continue to work together.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced the recent launch of its GIA Diamond Focus Report, a low-cost digital diamond report for natural, D-to- Z colour, round brilliant-cut diamonds weighing between 0.15 and 0.39 carats.
The natural and lab-grown diamond industries are now openly feuding with each another, and some are calling for a ceasefire. Take this blog post from Melvin Moss:
The International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA), a representative body formed by diamond growers, lab-grown diamond distributors, retailers, suppliers and technical experts, has added eight new members.
Envigado, Colombia – The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has announced the availability of Fairmined Ecological Gold from the Mongolian organization Xamodx and five mining organizations in la Llanada, Colombia.
For several years, the diamond industry has been grappling with the introduction of gem-quality lab-grown goods to the consumer market. However, even with all the talk, one essential component seems to be missing – hard numbers.
A debate has erupted over synthetics, ethics, and, of course, Leonardo DiCaprio.
The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) has released a second draft of the “first-ever” global standards for mine sites, aiming to emulate programs introduced by other sectors such as agriculture and fisheries.
Since it launched in 2003, there has been one essential question facing the Kimberley Process (KP): Does it work?