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Anglo American’s Unki mine achieves IRMA 75 on responsible mining standard
Anglo American announces that its Unki platinum mine in Zimbabwe has been assessed against the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance’s (IRMA) comprehensive mining standard, achieving the IRMA 75 level of performance, reflecting Anglo…
Lab Grown Or Natural Diamonds? The Choice Is Getting Clearer For Consumers And Retailers
Valentine’s Day falls nearly smack dab in the middle of the peak period for diamond jewelry sales, which extends from the December holiday season when about 20% of engagements occur through Mother’s Day, this year on May 9.
By all accounts…
WD Lab Grown Diamonds First to Achieve SCS Sustainable Diamond Certification, Sets New Industry Standard
WD Lab Grown Diamonds ("WD" or the "Company"), a leading laboratory grown diamond producer in the U.S., today announced that it is the first company to be certified under the provisional Certification Standard for Sustainable Diamonds ("SCS 007…
Primo Water North America Announces Alliance For Water Stewardship Certification for its Wekiva Spring Site
Primo Water Corporation (NYSE:PRMW; TSX:PRMW) (the “Company” or “Primo”), a leading provider of water direct to consumers and water filtration services in North America and Europe as well as a leading provider of water dispensers, purified and…
Scott Sedlacek Joins Goldiam USA
Goldiam USA has hired industry sales and merchandising veteran Scott Sedlacek (pictured) to be its new vice president, sales and business development.
At the company, Sedlacek will represent its mined and laboratory-grown diamond…
A Look at How the Lab-Grown Diamond Industry Is Getting Organized
Since the Lab Grown Diamond Council…
Lab Grown Diamond Council Retains SCS Global Services to Develop
The Lab Grown Diamond Council (LGDC) trade organization has retained an internationally recognized third-party certifier and standards developer, SCS Global Services (SCS), to create the first sustainability standard in the diamond and jewelry…
Valley Diamond Retailer, Avilan Diamonds, Recycling The Jewel
As global outcry increases over Africa’s blood diamond industry and the environmental impacts of traditional mining, one Scottsdale diamond company, Avilan Diamonds, is trying to fight back by recycling the precious stone.
Instead of…
Responsible Diamond Supplier Receives Best-in-Class Certification
Avilan Diamonds has been named the first-ever Responsible Source for diamonds by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification.
To achieve SCS certification, Avilan, based in…
Young Diamond Firm wins Sustainability Award
An organization that aims to certify the environmental and social practices ofdiamond companies has picked its first firm to grant certification to, Diamond News reports. Scientific Certification Systems says it applies very strict…