RJC names Edward Asscher as vice chairman
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has appointed World Diamond Council (WDC) president Edward Asscher as vice chairman at its first in-person board meeting since the start of the pandemic.
The R&M “Lettre”
Sign-up for La Lettre from R&M to get the essentials of current affairs in the diamond industry and privileged access to the articles published below
We keep your data private and only share it with third parties that make this service possible. Read our Confidentiality Policy for more information.
GIA becomes first lab to join Watch & Jewellery Initiative
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has joined the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030) and will work with the group to develop environmental, social and governance (ESG) content for education programs.
What the AGS Lab closure will mean for its cut grade
On Oct. 18, the American Gem Society’s grading lab, AGS Laboratories, announced that it will close at the end of 2022, with GIA taking over its intellectual property, technology, as well as its Las Vegas location, which it will use as a research facility.
Canadian jeweler turns diamond testing into viral videos
A Canadian jeweler has won a huge audience on TikTok and Instagram with viral videos that test whether a diamond is real.
This 137-person village hopes to reinvent itself with diamonds
Coomiap is a small village in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)—and it may even be a stretch to call it a village. It’s built entirely around the local mine after which it’s named.
HB launches digitally protected diamond capsule
Belgian manufacturer HB Antwerp has unveiled a digitally secured diamond vault for individual stones, claiming the device ensures origin verification and protects goods from tampering.
“Moving towards a competitive and sustainable French jewelry industry” – interview with Bernadette Pinet Cuoq, Executive President of the UFBJOP, member of the WJI2030
On September 9, during the VincenzaOro trade show in Italy, the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 announced that two new affiliate members, the UFBJOP and the CIBJO, had joined. To better understand the rationale behind the WJI2030, the specific characteristics of the French jewelry industry and its CSR and sustainability challenges, Rubel & Ménasché interviewed […]
More brands sign up to sustainability effort
The Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI) has admitted nine new members as it expands its work to ensure sustainability in the industry.
IGI issuing cut grades for fancy shapes
The International Gemological Institute (IGI) is now issuing cut grades for loose fancy shape diamonds.
CIBJO & UFBJOP announce strategic collaboration with the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 at VicenzaOro
Press release – Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier, Co-Chair Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 meets key stakeholders to discuss collaboration.
GIA to open lab in Dubai in Mid-2023
Announced earlier [the week of July 25] by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, the news comes just as GIA prepares to close its Antwerp facility.
Some countries feel Kimberley Process no longer works: NGO
The United States, the European Union, and allied governments—traditionally staunch supporters of the Kimberley Process (KP)—have grown frustrated with the certification scheme and are questioning whether to continue devoting their current level of resources to it, says Hans Merket, a researcher for the International Peace Information Service (IPIS) and a member of the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition […]
