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Stephen Lussier (pictured), the legendary De Beers executive who currently serves as its executive vice president for brands and consumer markets, is leaving

De Beers has launched a new global campaign reviving its iconic “A Diamond Is Forever” slogan and centred on human relational commitments to promote the brand.

RAPAPORT... Sustainability is now a leading consideration for diamond shoppers, with many prepared to pay a premium for proof of socially responsible origins, according to De Beers’ annual Diamond Insight Report.Some 56% of consumers are willing to spend 10% to 20% more on natural-diamond...

DAVID M. PRAGER is an Associate in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice, in the Los Angeles office of Epstein Becker Green.

Share Last March, as it was dawning on the world just how seismic the COVID-19 pandemic would be, I wrote a blog urging people in the jewelry industry to hang on. Reflecting on past crises, like 9/11 and the 2008 financial meltdown, I said: “If I could go back in time, and give myself advice as I lived through those two crises, I’d say, ‘Things will get better.’ ” While nothing I put in that post was wrong, in retrospect it was rather naive. It assumed COVID-19 would be over in a few months. I didn’t imagine the human toll this virus would take, nor how long this would drag on. It...