Tahiti looking to promote pearls
in Canada

David Nataf (left), Caroline Gauthier, store manager for Birks' Montreal flagship store, and Canadian Gem president Pierre Akkelian at a fundraising event in benefit of the Concours de Musique. Birks and Canadian Gem made a joint donation of a Tahitian pearl necklace toward a silent auction.

The Canadian government is warning the local diamond industry to not trade in rough from Zimbabwe's Marange district, following reports from the Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional Meeting that exports be allowed.

World Gold Council aims to combat conflict gold

The fight against conflict gold took another step forward as the World Gold Council (WGC) unveiled draft standards aimed at tracking the metal from the mine to the end of the refining process.

Regal Imports receives RJC certification

Vancouver-based Regal Imports Ltd. is the first Canadian company certified against the Responsible Jewellery Council's (RJC's) ethical, human rights, social, and environmental standards.

Umicore garners prestigious awards

Materials technology company Umicore has been named one of the world's most sustainable and ethical companies by Corporate Knights and EthiSphere, respectively.

GIA opens scholarship application period

Applications for Gemological Institute of America's (GIA's) scholarship program are now being accepted.

Sienna Miller signs on
with Piaget

Golfers of all levels hit the links earlier this month at the prestigious Angus Glen Golf Club in Markham, Ont., in support of Jewellers Vigilance Canada (JVC).