(runnermag.ca) - Synthetic diamonds are paving the way for a greener and more ethical jewelry industry. Scrolling through Instagram these past couple of days, I have been seeing lots of people I know getting engaged — couples excited for their future posting pictures of their rings with large diamonds. When I saw the rings, it made me think of where the diamonds came from and the process involved. Pandora, the jewelry company, announced earlier this month that their company is switching to selling lab-produced diamonds. More companies such as De Beers are slowly making the switch to lab-produced diamonds because they are less environmentally harmful and don’t contribute to industries that export blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones which are sold to fund armed conflicts. Even Signet Jewelers, the world’s largest retailer of diamond jewelry, is expanding its line of lab-produced products.
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