Lightbox goes larger with 2-carat lab-grown diamonds
The De Beers-owned brand also debuted a new category of high-quality lab-grown stones called “Finest.”
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De Beers owner Anglo on verge of new CEO, report says
De Beers’ majority owner, Anglo American, is on the verge of choosing Duncan Wanblad to replace current CEO Mark Cutifani, according to a report from U.K. news service Sky News, which cited unnamed sources.
Diamond sector says ‘thank you’ to consumers
A new consumer campaign by the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is emphasizing the positive impact of mined stones.
Podcast: adding value to the narrative
The added value of a business is no longer just the product and service it provides, asserts Anish Aggarwal, a partner at diamond-industry consultancy Gemdax.
De Beers is bringing back its ‘A Diamond Is Forever’ ads
It also has a new sourcing program called Code of Origin and a partnership with National Geographic to help protect the Okavango Delta.
ALROSA reports its July 2021 diamond sales results
Press release – ALROSA reports preliminary rough and polished sales results for July 2021.
De Beers Group rough diamond sales for Cycle 6, 2021
Press release – De Beers Group announced [July 28] the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auctions) for the sixth sales cycle of 2021.
The value of values
The push for a traceable and transparent supply chain is as much about profits as it is about principles.
Social responsibility
The role of business is expanding. While the need to provide good products at competitive prices remains the same, the definition of “good products” is rapidly evolving. Social responsibility can be seen as a quality attribute that increases the “good” of a product. As in all quality improvements, the higher the quality, the greater the […]
De Beers’ GemFair ropes in more than 160 Sierra Leone artisanal miners
De Beers inaugurated its GemFair pilot programme in Sierra Leone’s Kono District with 14-member mine sites in 2018 to create a secure route to market for ethically sourced artisanal and small-scale diamonds.
The business of doing good
Iris Van der Veken, executive director of the Responsible Jewellery Council, discusses how the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals can help companies boost consumer confidence.
Next year will see a wedding boom, forecasters predict
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced many couples to postpone or cancel their weddings in 2020 and 2021, forecasters are now predicting a “wedding boom” in 2022.