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How to Bring Authenticity, Ethics and Social Responsibility to the Diamond Counter
Help customers feel good about the diamonds they're buying by creating a transparent counter experience.
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Customers want to feel good about the diamond they buy. Authenticity, ethical sourcing and social responsibility are among their key expectations, yet they can be challenging for jewelers to convey.
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The brand brings its belief in social responsibility to life through support of Diamonds Do Good, a global non-profit organization supporting programs that develop and empower people in natural diamond communities, and C.U.R.E. Childhood Cancer Association, a local organization that provides emotional, educational, social, and financial assistance to families with children who have cancer or a blood disorder.
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