Editor’s Note
**Editor’s Note:** GIA is set to launch its Diamond Origin Report service on April 30, offering verified origin tracking for polished diamonds. The service requires submission of both rough and polished stones for analysis, ensuring transparency and trust in diamond provenance.
GIA Launches New Diamond Origin Report Service
CARLSBAD, Calif. – March 28, 2019 – On April 30, GIA will launch the GIA Diamond Origin Report service to confirm the origin of polished diamonds. To qualify for this new service, clients must submit both the original rough diamond and the subsequent polished diamond to GIA for analysis, matching, and verification of the origin information provided by the participating mining company. The new report will include the origin, a complete 4C quality analysis of the individual diamond, and a laser-inscribed report number.
For more information on origin and diamond formation, visit GIA.edu, use GIA’s online report check service to view each Diamond Origin Report, or scan the QR code printed on each report.
GIA worked with mining companies, manufacturers, and retailers to determine their traceability needs and conducted consumer research, which showed that 69% of U.S. bridal consumers prefer to purchase diamonds that can demonstrate origin background information.
The Diamond Origin Report service is built on GIA’s decades of scientific research into the formation and characteristics of natural diamonds, as well as its experience examining tens of millions of diamonds in its laboratories.
GIA has processed thousands of rough diamonds, ranging from 0.15 carats to over 100 carats. An increasing number of mining companies, manufacturers, and retailers are participating in the Diamond Origin Report program, including Alrosa, which joined in October 2018.
The new GIA Diamond Origin Report service will be supported by digital and print marketing, including high-definition images of the initial rough diamond and the resulting polished diamond, allowing retailers to communicate the unique story of each diamond to consumers. GIA will provide descriptive brochures explaining the discovery of the rough crystal and its transformation into a polished diamond, as well as the social and economic benefits the industry generates in each country.
For more information, visit https://www.gia.edu/diamond-origin-report-service.
GIA (Gemological Institute of America) was founded in 1931 as an independent nonprofit organization and is recognized as the world’s foremost authority in gemology. GIA invented the famous 4Cs (Color, Clarity, Cut, and Carat Weight) and established the International Diamond Grading System™ in 1953, which is recognized as the global standard for diamond quality. Through research, education, gemological laboratory services, and instrument development, GIA is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of integrity, academics, science, and professionalism, ensuring public trust in gemstones and jewelry.