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Figure Eight Reimagines the Retail Experience, Opens First Sustainable Luxury Multi-Brand Pop-up in SoHo
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…
Nearly 5000 Independent Smallholders Certified in Sierra Leone
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…
AirCarbon x Nike: Newlight and Nike Partner to Reduce Carbon Footprint
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…
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…
New Sustainable Diamond Certification Standard Provides Scientific Proof Of Diamond Origin And Builds Consumer Trust
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 Is Joining SCS. Will Miners Follow?
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 …
New Third-Party Diamond Standard Certifies World’s First Climate Neutral Lab-Grown Diamonds With Verified Origin
In late June 2021, Latitude a lab-grown diamond company that’s a division of the Washington D.C.-based WD Lab Grown Diamonds opened a new chapter in jewelry history by announcing that it is the world’s first and only diamond…