Certification
Certification in the jewellery trade refers to the formal validation of materials, processes, and expertise—from gemstone grading reports and precious metal fineness marks to professional qualifications and ethical supply-chain endorsements. These credentials matter to UK jewellery professionals for establishing trust, ensuring compliance, and supporting premium pricing. Jewellery Focus delivers in-depth coverage of certification in all its forms, including lab reports (GIA, IGI), UK hallmarking, Fairtrade/Fairmined and sustainability seals, accreditations from Gem‑A and other bodies, plus courier and security compliance standards. We explore how certification shapes sourcing decisions, retail disclosure obligations, consumer confidence, and regulatory audits—helping retailers, designers, gem dealers, manufacturers, and valuers understand pathways to accreditation and leverage trust-enhancing credentials in the UK market.
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Oct- 2014 -29 OctoberWatch Focus
Watch Shop achieves Google Certified Shops inclusion
Online watch retailer Watch Shop has been giving inclusion in Google Certified Shops programme in recognition of its “positive shopping experience.” To help shoppers identify online merchants that offer a “great” shopping experience, the Google Certified Shop badge is awarded to ecommerce sites that demonstrate a track record of on-time…
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10 OctoberTrade Organisations
Over 75% of RJC members are now certified
RJC has announced over 75% of its members have now achieved Certified Member status under the RJC Code of Practice (COP). This means that more than 400 of the total 532 members are now certified, with the remaining members working towards their two-year deadline following joining RJC. These certified members…
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Aug- 2014 -4 AugustCurrent Affairs
Fairtrade goldsmiths scheme receives 100 applications in three months
100 small jewellers have applied to register as Fairtrade goldsmiths in the three months since the scheme was introduced. The 100 jewellers have potential collective clout to deliver $100,000 US (£59,000) in Fairtrade premium back to artisanal and small scale mining communities in South America. Fairtrade’s system now allows small…
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Feb- 2014 -19 FebruaryManufacturers
RJC certifies IWC and Panerai
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that luxury watch manufacturers IWC Schaffhausen and Panerai have achieved certification by meeting the highest ethical, social and environmental standards established by the council’s Member Certification system. The RJC’s interim CEO, Catherine Sproule, said: “The successful verification assessment [for both manufacturers] was led by…
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Nov- 2013 -27 NovemberTrade Organisations
RJC launch new Code of Practices
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has launched its new Code of Practices while celebrating more than two-thirds of its membership achieving Certified Member level. During 2012 to 2013, the RJC carried out an extensive multi-stakeholder review of its mandatory Member standard, the Code of Practices. Incorporating valuable feedback from over…
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Sep- 2013 -10 SeptemberTrade Organisations
CIBJO and RJC announce Memorandum of Understanding at IJL
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) while at the International Jewellery London Show. The MOU will work to further advance responsible business practices among all sectors of the jewellery supply chain and including the use of CSR education programmes…
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Jun- 2013 -27 JuneRetailers
Alfred Terry announces launch of Canadia Diamonds
Alfred Terry has launched ethically mined Canadia Diamonds in the UK.
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May- 2013 -29 MayCurrent Affairs
Central African Republic suspended from Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Eli Izhakoff, president of the World Diamond Council, has supported without reservation the decision issued on 23 May by Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), to suspend temporarily the Central African Republic (CAR) from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
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Apr- 2013 -16 AprilCurrent Affairs
Fairtrade International to simplify Fairtrade gold labelling
Fairtrade International has announced that Fairtrade labelling on gold is set to become more straightforward as the formal partnership it has with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) draws to a close this month.
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Jan- 2013 -4 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Support increases for ethical jewellery as Fairtrade silver arrives in UK
The world’s first batch of Fairtrade and Fairmined silver has arrived in the UK thanks to fair trade jewellery pioneer CRED Jewellery.
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