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Rubel & Ménasché, which has always been concerned with and paid attention to ethical issues, has decided to commit to ever greater actions in the area of corporate social responsibility.
De Beers has debuted the International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research to the trade at large.
Can the largest buyer of diamonds in the world vouch for its entire supply? In 2000, when I first heard about the Kimberley Process, it seemed like it was attempting to achieve the impossible.
The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) announced that it has amended its Code of Ethics and Principles of Fair Business Practice as it seeks to strengthen global supply chain integrity.
More than 100 guests were present at an event to support the establishment of Tlhokomela Trust – a collaboration between Forevermark and safari specialist Explore, Inc, whose aim is to protect Botswana’s rhinos.
Signet Jewelers launched a responsible diamond sourcing protocol that it claims will increase transparency and improve the integrity of the global supply chain.
The stone is the largest recorded diamond find in the country. Lucapa Diamond Co. has recovered a 404.2 ct. diamond at its Lulo mine in Angola.
A Diamond Intelligence Briefs (DIB) investigation has revealed that a vendor on the leading online global wholesale platform, Alibaba, has offered CVD lab-grown diamonds with GIA certificates.
The natural diamond trade should welcome the establishment of the International Grown Diamond Association (IGDA) announced last week even though it may actually serve as a wake-up call for the industry.
Richard S. Garard, CEO of equipment manufacturer Microwave Enterprises, was recently appointed secretary general of the International Grown Diamond Association, the just-formed umbrella organization for the lab-grown diamond industry.
Newly-elected Israel Diamond Institute Group of Companies (IDI) chairman Shmuel Schnitzer, has called on the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) to invest a “substantial amount” on generic advertising.
The National Retail Federation (NRF) has estimated that US consumers will spend around $4.4 billion on necklaces, earrings and other jewelry items this Valentine’s Day.