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Certification During the annual Rapaport Breakfast at the JCK Las Vegas event, Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group, addressed a packed audience on the critical issues facing the diamond industry.
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- During the annual Rapaport Breakfast at the JCK Las Vegas event, Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group, addressed a packed audience on the critical issues facing the diamond industry.
- Sharing his personal connection to the industry, Masire stated, “I am a product of diamonds,” illustrating the positive impacts diamonds have had on Botswana’s development.
- Making a powerful call for integrity and ethical responsibility, Rapaport dropped to his knees, and pleaded with attendees, “Don’t buy blood diamonds!
- The event also marked the launch of new Rapaport initiatives, including the RapNet Buy Now service and Rapaport Source Certification.
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Gemstone RapNet, the worlds largest diamond trading network with daily listings of 1.8 million diamonds valued at $8.7 billion, has banned Russian diamonds from its network.
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- RapNet, the worlds largest diamond trading network with daily listings of 1.8 million diamonds valued at $8.7 billion, has banned Russian diamonds from its network.
- The ban applies to all diamonds sourced from Russia after February 24, 2022, and includes polished diamonds manufactured outside of Russia from Russian rough diamonds.
- Ethical considerations are transcending legal requirements as buyers reject Russian source diamonds cut outside of Russia.
- Group activities include Rapaport Information Services, providing the Rapaport benchmark Diamond Price List, as well as research, analysis and news; RapNet, the worlds largest diamond trading network; and Rapaport Trading and Auction Services, the worlds largest recycler of diamonds.
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Auction The Rapaport Group of Companies has suspended all activity with all Russian and Belarusian companies.
Key Points:
- The Rapaport Group of Companies has suspended all activity with all Russian and Belarusian companies.
- This includes Rapaport Information Services, RapNet Trading Network, Auctions, Brokerage and Quality Control services for both sanctioned and unsanctioned companies.
- Buyers wishing to avoid polished diamonds sourced from Russian rough are encouraged to request the following statement on all invoices: The polished diamonds herein invoiced are cut from rough mined in [country].
- About the Rapaport Group: The Rapaport Group is an international network of companies providing added-value services that support the development of ethical, transparent, competitive and efficient diamond and jewelry markets.
