The Responsible Jewellery Council: assessing its future and sometimes-problematic present
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is, to say the least, in flux. Its longtime CEO left in November 2013, and his replacement lasted barely a year.
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Diamond trade subject to arbitration on color grading standards
Policy sets guidelines to tolerance levels on grading. Members of the diamond trade may face arbitration for dealing in diamonds with a color grade
Mystery diamond treatment also found at IGI, report says
The previously unknown treatment that temporarily boosts a diamond’s color has also been discovered on diamonds submitted to the Antwerp branch of the International Gemological Institute,
The GIA team talks backlogs, synthetics, and standards
Susan Jacques and Tom Moses speak to JCK about how the Gemological Institute of America is preparing for the future. Nearing her second anniversary as president and CEO of GIA, Susan Jacques spoke with JCK in a joint interview
GIA close to solving mystery color treatment
The Gemological Institute of America is close to figuring out the mystery treatment that may have temporarily improved the color of some 500 diamonds
Euro MPs vote to ban conflict minerals
In a surprise decision, the European Parliament voted yesterday (Wednesday) to ensure that as with diamonds and other precious stones, European Union (EU) importers
Diamond Empowerment Fund supports DDI’s mobile school program
Press Release – The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F.) announced its support of a mobile school for youth in the Kankala mining community of the Kasaï Occidentale province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
An embarrassment in the making for the Kimberley Process?
Many in our industry are wary of the NGOs, which don’t always paint the most flattering portrait of our industry. But some of them, particularly those based in African countries, often do their work under considerable threat.
RJC CEO Deo out as organization restructures
London – The Responsible Jewellery Council has terminated the contract of CEO Ashish Deo, who has been with the organization for only eight months, and is transitioning to an executive director-led model.
HK Diamond Federation launches ‘Natural Diamonds Quality Assurance’ mark
The Diamond Federation of Hong Kong (DFHK) has launched its “Natural Diamond Quality Assurance” Mark Scheme (NDQA Mark Scheme).
Undisclosed lab-grown diamonds strike again
In a story that seems to be repeating itself on a regular basis, the specter of undisclosed lab-grown diamonds has struck again.
Undisclosed synthetic diamonds found in Surat
The Surat Diamond Association (SDA) on Saturday detected 110 piece of synthetic diamonds from a packet belonging to two diamond traders operating from the Mini Bazaar diamond market in Varachha.