Dr. M’zée Fula Ngenge: How De Beers’ Lightbox undermined natural diamonds

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LDB’s David Troostwyk: London still has major role to play in global diamond trade

London Diamond Bourse (LDB) President David Troostwyk has had a varied career in the diamond business. David sat down with Rough&Polished to discuss how his love of diamonds started, his career, the state of the diamond trade in the UK and globally...

12 may 2025

David Johnson: De Beers balancing lab-grown and natural diamonds rarity while pioneering ethical transparency

De Beers has been differentiating its lab-grown diamond brand, Lightbox, by positioning it as an affordable, fashion-focused product. Group spokesperson David Johnson told Rough & Polished that this is in contrast to how De Beers promotes natural diamonds...

28 april 2025

Who will bear the cost? Paul Zimnisky weighs in on U.S. jewellery tariff impact

The United States jewellery industry is facing a complex balancing act as new tariffs on diamonds force wholesalers and retailers to decide whether to absorb costs, negotiate with overseas suppliers (particularly India), or pass them on to consumers...

14 april 2025

Thataitsile Moremedi: South Africa's State Diamond Trader providing market access, exposure for nascent manufacturers

Although it is challenging for previously disadvantaged individuals to enter the diamond industry due to the financial barriers, South Africa's State Diamond Trader is providing nascent entrepreneurs with exposure, market access, and other support...

31 march 2025

Norilsk Nickel becomes top-ranking employer of students for the fifth time in a row

30 january 2024

For the fifth year in a row, Norilsk Nickel has become the best metallurgical company in the federal student employer rating - the Best Company Award 2024.

Severstal took the second place in the Metallurgical Companies category, and Rusal was in the third place.

The study was conducted on the basis of an online survey of young professionals with high potential in order to find out their attitude to the leading employers in Russia and the world.

The organizers of the annual award in the field of employer brand development studied the career preferences of more than 9,000 students of 39 Russian universities. They were asked to evaluate a total of 190 companies.

Among the criteria determining the choice of a job, 52% of respondents named a competitive salary, 36% - a work-life balance, 35% - respect from management and valuable experience for a future career, 34% - stability and reliability of the company.

Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished