Sustainability
Sustainability has become a defining priority for the UK jewellery trade, influencing consumer choices and shaping business practices across the supply chain. For jewellers, designers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed on sustainable materials, ethical sourcing, and environmental initiatives is critical to meeting market expectations and regulatory demands. Jewellery Focus offers in-depth coverage on sustainability, including case studies, industry innovations, certifications, and insights into how businesses are adapting to a more responsible future.
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Mar- 2019 -8 MarchAnalysis
The environmental impact of diamonds
The millennial generation is taking positive steps to fall on the right side of history when it comes to some of the most unethical, destructive or unscrupulous trends facing our planet in the 21st Century. It appears in all kinds of guises, and is met with varying levels of scepticism…
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Jan- 2019 -28 JanuaryVoice On The Highstreet
Voice on the High Street – Ingle & Rhode
Tell me a bit about the history of Ingle & Rhode? Ingle & Rhode began with my own hunt for an ethically sourced engagement ring back in 2006. I was unable to find a jeweller who could tell me where their diamonds had come from or the conditions under which…
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10 JanuaryRetailers
Tiffany & Co to disclose diamond provenance
Tiffany & Co. has announced it will begin sharing the provenance of its newly sourced, individually registered diamonds with consumers. It added that by 2020, it will also share the diamond’s craftsmanship journey – which it says will be an industry first. Named the ‘Diamond Source Initiative’, Tiffany is tracing…
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustFeatures
Jorie Grassie: The last deer tusk jeweller in the UK?
Jorie Grassie recently acquired Harvey Nichols as her first English stockist and is on a mission to revive deer tusk jewellery in the industry. Hailing from the US prairie state of Illinois, Grassie left her American home to come to Scotland almost 20 years ago. Living on the Culachy estate…
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16 AugustAppointments
Tracr appoints Jim Duffy as GM to lead the next phase of the platform’s development
Tracr, the end-to-end diamond industry blockchain being developed by De Beers Group in collaboration with industry stakeholders, has announced the appointment of Jim Duffy as general manager to lead the next phase of the platform’s development. Duffy is joining Tracr as the platform starts to build greater scale, with more…
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Jan- 2018 -24 JanuaryRetailers
Luxury jewellery sales will be driven by “influence through emotion” in 2018
The ‘influential power of emotion’ will increasingly drive luxury jewellery sales in 2018, according to Positive Luxury in its 2018 Predictions Report. Positive luxury, a company that partners with luxury retailers to promote sustainability, has released a report detailing their predictions for 2018 in which it states “influence through emotion”…
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Dec- 2017 -14 DecemberManufacturers
Alrosa certified by Responsible Jewellery Council
Russian diamond producer Alrosa has become a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) following an audit of its mining and business practices. The RJC is an international not-for-profit standards-setting and certification organisation which promotes a responsible worldwide supply chain and promotes trust in the global fine jewellery and…
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Oct- 2017 -17 OctoberTrade Organisations
RJC and DMCC announce collaboration
The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced it has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DMCC to work cooperatively on advancing its shared objectives of improving corporate social responsibility and responsible supply chain efforts in the jewellery supply chain. With this new partnership, the two organisations will work together…
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Aug- 2017 -31 AugustDesigners
Fair Luxury unveils designers for debut exhibition
Industry change group Fair Luxury (formerly FLUX) has announced the jewellery and silverware designers chosen to exhibit as part of its first ever Fair Luxury Presents showcase at the Goldsmiths’ Centre. The exhibition will demonstrate a new view of what it means to offer ‘Fair Luxury’ in a contemporary marketplace,…
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22 AugustEvents
RJC to give sustainability talk at IJL
Returning to International Jewellery London (IJL) this year, the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) has announced that it will be hosting a brand new free workshop at the event. The workshop, etitled ‘Talking Sustainability: How to turn your CSR actions into effective stories’, will be hosted in the IJL Academy and…
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