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Sustainability has emerged as a key driver of business strategy in recent years, growing from the need to protect the planet, uplift communities and ensure that products and services make a positive contribution to society.
From De Beers and Pandora to designers Robinson Pelham and Bea Bongiasca, here’s how the jewelry world is reaching out to Ukraine.
The longer Russia’s assault on Ukraine continues, the more complicated the situation becomes for the jewelry industry.
Alrosa has voluntarily stepped down as vice chair of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the standards authority announced Thursday [March 3].
Just before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, diamond miner Alrosa—which is 33% owned by the Russian government—released its latest sustainability report, which talks about helping communities, respecting the environment, and prioritizing social responsibility.
Artificial intelligence (AI) influences how we think, work and play, with algorithms guiding our behaviors online and in real life. Now AI is injecting scientific precision and computerized analysis into the traditionally subjective and manual diamond-grading process.
Sarine Technologies and French jeweler Boucheron have created a co-branded diamond report featuring grading information and provenance details.
In her three years as executive director of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), Iris Van der Veken has worked to align the organization — and the industry — with global efforts to tackle sustainability issues. While she admits that this is a daunting task, Van der Veken stresses it is a vital one for companies […]
Officially dated January 17, 2022, Rubel & Ménasché has just validated its 5th certification with the Responsible Jewellery Council, for its 2019 Code of Practices. This certification follows an audit which was successfully completed on September 16, 2021. Here, we explain Rubel & Ménasché’s motivations.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has appointed Anna Martin as senior vice president for institute and industry relations.
Pomellato will trace its jewelry’s path from origin to purchase through a newly created app it called “the first of its kind” in the industry.
While the recent Kimberley Process (KP) plenary didn’t make progress on one long-sought-after goal—widening the KP’s definition of conflict diamonds—it did pass a nonbinding declaration pushed by host country Russia that spells out the basics of “responsible diamond sourcing.”
