What Iris Van der Veken Has Learned in a Career of Creating Change
Impactful leadership: The executive director and secretary-general of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 discusses mentoring, gender equality, and tackling global problems.
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GCAL, Now Part of Sarine, Opens Lab in India
The facility is located in Sarine’s office building in Surat. The Gem Certification & Assurance Laboratory, which was acquired by Sarine last year, has opened a laboratory in the diamond manufacturing hub of Surat, India. Don and Pamela Palmieri founded New York-based GCAL in 2001.
The G7’s Long-Awaited Statement on Russian Diamonds Is Here
It provides a timeline for the implementation of new restrictions, but no details. Diamonds “mined, processed or produced” in Russia will be prohibited from entering G7 nations beginning Jan. 1, 2024. In March, tighter restrictions will go into effect.
Russian Ban May Also Target Lab-Grown Diamonds
The European Commission (EC) ban on Russian diamonds may target lab-grown stones in addition to mined gems, according to a report from Agence France-Presse, which said it’s seen an advance copy of the EC proposal.
De Beers Will Start Telling “Origin Stories” About Its Diamonds
De Beers is testing a plan to sell diamonds with an “origin story” at 65 stores through the United States.
Belgium Ready to Restrict Russian Rough, Says Report
A new sanctions package proposed by the European Commission would prohibit Russia from importing rough and polished diamonds into Belgium and other EU countries after January 2024, according to a report in Reuters.
Kimberley Process Has a Failure to Communiqué
It was midnight. The annual Kimberley Process (KP) plenary in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, had come to a preliminary agreement on its communiqué—which included some 90 items, mostly about administrative matters like choosing Botswana as the home of its much-delayed secretariat. The members of the certification scheme applauded.
De Beers, Sarine Team Up on Diamond-Tracking Solution
De Beers and Sarine Technologies are joining forces to create a system that will let Group of Seven (G7) countries see the full provenance of all diamonds passing through customs.
Is Gem-Cutting a Dying Art?
Amid financial pressures and declining training opportunities, the number of lapidaries is plummeting — but there is cause for hope.
AI is a game changer for the Luxury industry
What does the future of the luxury industry hold? From sales growth to the use of AI in customer relations, Bain & Company’s latest study “A thousand winds that blow” takes stock of the luxury market and its prospects. Here is an exclusive interview with Mathilde Haemmerlé, partner at Bain & Company’s luxury goods division.
WDC President Feriel Zerouki Has a Powerful Vision for the Industry
At the helm of a new era: The De Beers exec plans to make the World Diamond Council more accessible and heighten awareness of responsible-sourcing issues.
De Beers on pace to deliver on ambitious 2030 sustainability goals
2022 sustainability report highlights milestones in climate ambition and ethical leadership of the diamond industry
