Is Your Diamond Jewelry 'Ethical?'

<p>This week on <em>Under The Radar:</em></p> <p>Pop the champagne! October is the most popular month to get married, <strong><a href="https://www.theknot.com/content/is-there-an-off-season-for-weddings#:%7E:text=According%20to%20our%20data%2C%20the,also%20got%20married%20in%20September." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">according to The Knot</a></strong>, the nation’s leading wedding marketplace. And the wedding industry sure is on the rebound after more than a year of postponed pandemic weddings. That includes increased consumer demand for diamond engagement rings.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.nationaljeweler.com/articles/9911-diamond-jewelry-sales-strong-says-ndc#:%7E:text=Based%20on%20industry%20data%2C%20the,than%20pre%2Dpandemic%202019%20sales." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diamond sales shot up 30 percent from last year</a></strong>. Consumer demand coupled with COVID-19 restrictions led to global diamond shortages, and something else: a more vocal movement calling for a move away from mined diamonds toward so-called ethical or conflict-free diamonds.</p> <p>But... it’s complicated. For example, where do lab-grown diamonds fit into the picture? And how do millennials who support sustainability navigate potential "greenwashing" in the jewelry industry?</p> <p><strong>GUESTS:</strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://mgmh.fas.harvard.edu/people/raquel-alonso-perez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raquel Alonso-Perez</a></strong>, curator of Harvard University’s Mineralogical and Geological Museum.</p> <p>Craig Rottenberg, president of <strong><a href="https://www.longsjewelers.com/?utm_source=Google&amp;utm_medium=Paid_Search&amp;utm_campaign=branded&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwzaSLBhBJEiwAJSRokhL-Z3ZDAVML2phCOEveU0W-UrJ28irqS_L-zlCZyxRS_nn-AaubYxoC3L8QAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Long’s Jewelers</a></strong> in Boston and vice chair of <strong><a href="https://www.jewelers.org/ja/members/about/board" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jewelers of Americas Board of Directors</a></strong>.</p