BDI NEWSLETTER - JUNE 2017 We bring you the round-up of latest news, events, trends and developments in the diamond and jewelry industry Lab-grown Diamonds 1. MiaDonna Recognised as one of 100 fastest growing private companies in Oregon MiaDonna, a major retailer in the Lab-grown diamond industry was recently awarded Portland Journal’s 100 Fastest – Growing Private Companies in Oregon. The recognition was given for the company’s continued financial growth. An increase in s

“This story on the latest method of the appalling wasteful, ecologically-damaging industry of diamond mining, is another example of the reasons to phase out global gem mining, now that science is creating lab-grown gems in many small businesses that are chemically identical, less ecologically and socially damaging and more appropriately priced by many retailers, as we cover at www.ethicmarkgems.com. Our global standard EthicMark®GEMS certifies only gems not mined from t