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Female Founders: Brittany Groshong Of Valley Rose On The Five Things You Need To Thrive and Succeed as a Woman Founder
As a part of our series about “Why We Need More Women Founders”, I had the pleasure of interviewing Brittany Groshong of Valley Rose.
Brittany Groshong is the founder and designer behind Valley Rose, a responsibly made fine jewelry line…
Olivia Wilde on Designing for Starling Jewelry, Filming ‘Babylon’ and Her Next Hollywood Project
Olivia Wilde and best friend Babs Burchfield have a long history of philanthropic and eco-conscious partnerships, from volunteering together in Haiti over a decade ago to co-founding their collaborative initiative, Conscious Commerce, which…
Q&A: Bradley's Jewellers owner on why now was the time to launch first in-house lab-grown diamond collection
York's Bradley's Jewellers has launched its first in-house lab grown diamond jewellery, collection, Eco Rocks by Kay Bradley.
Here Kay Bradley, founder and owner of Eco Rocks and Bradley’s Jewellers, tells Professional Jeweller what…
The lab-grown diamond report: All that glitters
Three years on from the ‘watershed’ year of 2018, when natural diamond juggernaut De Beers introduced Lightbox Jewelry, the lab-created diamond category has gone from strength to strength.
“Over the past few years, lab-grown diamonds have…
Podcast: From Tech Mogul to Lab-Grown Advocate
Lusix, an Israel-based lab-grown diamond company, is expanding its production capabilities amid rising demand for the category, founder Benny Landa told the Rapaport Diamond Podcast.
The company currently synthesizes diamonds at its sole…
IGI To Award Prize Toward Sustainability
IGI, the first gemological laboratory to commit to carbon neutrality, is working to unite the industry with a new campaign focused on sustainability. IGI’s “Jewelers on a Mission” initiative invites eligible stores to complete a brief application…
Global Certification Leader SCS Global Services Brings Sustainability Solutions To Las Vegas
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…
Green Rocks Earns 3-Party Sustainability Rated Diamond Certification
Green Rocks Diamonds, a producer of high-quality created diamonds sold under the Green Rocks brand, has been accredited under the SCS 007 Sustainability Rated Diamond Standard for Trial Use. This achievement grants Green Rocks the authorization…
Lab-Grown Maker Lusix Gets Eco Accreditation
Lusix, a producer of lab-grown diamonds, has received sustainability accreditation for its rough goods, enabling it to participate in the synthetics sector’s push to present itself as ethically and environmentally sound.
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Scientists Launch Program to Track Diamond Origin
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…