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The International Gemological Institute (IGI) is launching a new campaign focused on carbon neutrality for retail jewelry stores. “Jewelers On A Mission” invites eligible stores to complete a brief application describing why sustainability…
TELLING INDUSTRIES, LLC announces that their cold-formed metal framing products now carry the SFIA Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).
Telling is now recognized in the Industry-Wide EPD for the Steel Framing Industry Association (…
Palm oil holds a significant place in the African region. Oil palm is indigenous to Africa — its use as a basic food crop has been vital to the inhabitants of the equatorial regions in Africa as far back as 3000 BC in Egypt. Presently, the…
Today, Figure Eight, the first multi-brand experiential boutique curated with a 360-degree approach to sustainability, opens at 63 Greene Street in New York’s storied SoHo neighborhood. The thoughtfully curated pop-up will showcase a…
SCS Global Services (SCS), a leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and standards, will launch its certification program for the newly released SCS-007 Sustainability Rated Diamonds Standard…
Newlight Technologies (www.newlight.com) announced today a partnership with Nike to explore the use of AirCarbon, a carbon-negative biomaterial produced by microorganisms from the ocean. AirCarbon is currently used in fashion applications as a…
Melissa & Doug, the toy company known for its more than 30-year commitment to open-ended play through its mostly wooden toys, announced today a major new sustainability initiative focused on both environmental and social measures. The…
Two specialists in source verification have teamed up to provide consumers with precise origin information for natural and lab-grown diamonds. Australian science organization Source Certain International will provide the technology for SCS…
Wouldn’t it be great if the process of buying conflict-free, environmentally sustainable and ethically produced diamonds, or diamond jewelry, was as clear as an internally flawless diamond?
That clarity is here and now, in the transparent…
Brandee Dallow, a highly regarded industry executive who has worked for the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), De Beers, and Rio Tinto, is joining SCS Global Services as director of its jewelry sustainability program, JCK …
