The R&M “Lettre”

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has partnered with Kering and Cartier to challenge companies to meet environmental targets.

US holiday retail sales will soar this year amid a return to in-person shopping, a release of pent-up demand, and higher disposable income, Deloitte predicted.

Fifteen years ago, I went on a trade mission to Sierra Leone organized by Martin Rapaport. It was right before the movie Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, came out, and people in the country were worried the film would hurt its already fragile economy—in particular its diamond industry, which employs an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 people.

The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has expanded its Assure verification program to include diamond-set jewelry.

The Responsible Jewellery Council has tapped Brad Brooks-Rubin, the former special advisor for conflict diamonds at the U.S. State Department, to be its lead in Washington, D.C.

De Beers noted how strong the Vegas shows were, while Alrosa grappled with supply issues in August.

Alrosa has launched a preliminary study to see if the kimberlite ore that is used for diamond mining can be used to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is creating new guidelines for the industry’s use of lab-grown materials, the group said Thursday [September 23].

Press release – In an article published in the August edition of Rapaport Magazine, entitled “Atrocities Haunt Zimbabwe’s Diamond Fields,” Farai Maguwu, a courageous civil society leader, writes of the plight of artisanal miners in the country’s Marange region. 

The world’s largest manufacturing center faces some unfamiliar challenges amid apparent supply and labor shortages.

The vintage engagement ring is a much-clamored-for item, for a number of reasons.

Press release – ALROSA reports preliminary rough and polished sales results for August 2021.