De Beers Group has reported a 14% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions since 2021 and said more…
Year: 2026
The Qatar Diamond Exchange (QDE) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Borsa Diamanti d’Italia to facilitate commercial relationships between…
Anglo American may continue to control De Beers for up to 18 months after agreeing a sale, as the transaction…
The Qatar Diamond Exchange has signed memoranda of understanding with the Diamond Exchange of Singapore, Shanghai Diamond Exchange and Tokyo…
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has extended the deadline for importing certain “grandfathered”…
Gemological Science International (GSI) has begun issuing coloured stone reports carrying the trade names Pigeon Blood, Royal Blue and Padparadscha…
Pandora reported 3% organic revenue growth in the second quarter of 2026, with revenue reaching DKK 7.22 billion (£0.82 billion)…
Sarine Technologies reported a 6% decline in group revenue to US$14.4 million for the six months ended 30 June 2026,…
Diamonds Do Good has provided a $50,000 grant to the Black Coffee Foundation for its Gift of Sight program, which…
Researchers have identified a 6.87-carat CVD synthetic diamond fashioned to resemble a rough natural diamond crystal, in what they said…
Lucara Diamond Corporation has sold the 2,488-carat Motswedi diamond, recovered from its Karowe mine in Botswana, but has not disclosed…
India has approved a tax measure intended to encourage more international rough-diamond transactions to take place within the country. The…
The CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission has released its fifth pre-Congress Special Report ahead of the 2026 CIBJO Congress, which will…
A ring purchased for £5 at a car boot sale has been identified as a 3.02 ct natural diamond set…
The 41st World Diamond Congress opened in Singapore on July 13, with industry leaders and government representatives from major diamond-producing…
The CIBJO Diamond Commission has proposed that the 4Cs grading system should be used exclusively for natural diamonds and that…
Mehul Shah, vice president of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), has been elected president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses…
Russia retained its position as the world’s largest rough diamond producer by value in 2025, marking the third consecutive year…
Fully traceable artisanal diamonds from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been sold on the international market in…
Gemological Institute of America has agreed to acquire a 30% shareholding in Tracr, the diamond provenance platform developed by De…
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has announced that the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has become a member…
India exported more lab-grown diamonds than natural diamonds by volume during the year to March 2026, according to figures from…
Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have uncovered a hoard of gold jewellery, gemstones and other decorative objects dating back more than…
The World Diamond Heritage Board (WDHB) has opened the public nomination phase for the World Diamond Heritage List (WDHL), an…
Pencil has released an AI jewellery CAD design agent designed to create jewellery designs through natural language prompts. The company…
Pandora and the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) have publicly disagreed over the jeweller’s new carbon footprint disclosure initiative for lab-grown…
The UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled against lab-grown diamond retailers Novita Diamonds and Linjer after finding that advertisements…
De Beers recorded higher rough diamond sales in the first quarter of 2026, with parent company Anglo American reporting increased…
Alrosa has reappointed Pavel Marinychev as chief executive officer and chairman of its managing board for a further three-year term,…
Haute Jewels Geneva recorded a 20% increase in visitor attendance at its 2026 edition, held at the InterContinental Geneva. The…