Ethical bling: Pandora will no longer use mined diamonds

Pandora, which makes more pieces of jewellery than any other jeweller in the world, is taking an ethical stand against mined diamonds and using only the ones manufactured in labs.

Pandora A/S, which makes more pieces of jewelry than any other company in the world, will no longer use mined diamonds, dropping another raw material tainted by ethical concerns. The maker of affordable trinkets will now use diamonds manufactured in laboratories, after it last year said it will stop using newly mined gold and silver. While mined diamonds only went into about 50,000 Pandora pieces last year – out of a total of roughly 85 million items – the move reflects greater demand for sustainability. Copenhagen-based Pandora said Tuesday it will release its first collection using lab-made stones in the U.K., and turn to other markets in 2022.