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Shedding light on every diamond: is this a selling point? A few weeks ago, I read an interesting article in a French magazine, which was pondering applications that decipher the ingredients in cosmetics labeling.
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Diamond Empowerment Fund announces 2019 ‘Diamonds do good’ honorees
Press release – ALROSA, Luxury Jewelers Resource Group to be recognized for community-building efforts.
CIBJO issues guide to responsible sourcing
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has released a new guide for the jewelry industry detailing standards and practices for supply-chain due diligence.
Sarine to launch AI lab at Israel event
Sarine Technologies will unveil its full-capacity, artificial-intelligence (AI) grading lab at the upcoming International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI).
ABN AMRO diamond outlook: lab-grown stones to enter growth phase
The diamond industry has moved from a relatively stable environment to a highly uncertain environment, with 2019 and the years ahead seeing lab-grown diamonds for jewelry entering a growth phase, said ABN AMRO Bank in a report.
2018: the year of the lab-created diamond
News flow out of the diamond industry in 2018 has been dominated by the progression of lab-created diamond production, distribution and pricing dynamics.
De Beers’ Lightbox chief reveals 2019 plans
With the synthetics brand now a reality, Lightbox managing director Steve Coe talks about what’s next for the project.
Tiffany to include origin on most diamonds
Tiffany & Co. announced today it is now including country-of-origin information on just about all the diamonds it sells over 0.18 cts.
Chow Tai Fook joins TRACR pilot
Press release – Tracr™, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with key industry stakeholders, today announced that Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group (“Chow Tai Fook”) has joined the platform’s pilot programme.
ALROSA updates sustainable development and CSR policy
The Supervisory Board of ALROSA has approved a new edition of its policy on sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.
ALROSA among leaders of environmental and energy efficiency rating
Press release – ALROSA, the largest diamond mining company in the world, took the second place in the final rating of the fundamental (environmental and energy) efficiency of the 150 largest companies in Russia and Kazakhstan operating in the real economy.
Dubai Diamond Exchange joins GJEPC’s MyKYCBank platform
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) is to join the MyKYCBank platform of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.
