Dimexon is proud to share that our manufacturing site in Coimbatore, India, has achieved Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) certification. ZWL is a voluntary sustainability standard that certifies the we are dealing with waste in a responsible manner. Over the course of the first year of ZWL auditing at Coimbatore, more than 133,000kg of waste was diverted from landfill.
The ZWL certificate, which we received in January after being independently audited by TUV India, covers two types of waste:
For hazardous waste, we achieved a gold standard for our result of 93.91% of waste avoiding landfill (some e-waste cannot be recycled therefore it is always assumed for ZWL reporting that 10% will end up in landfill, even when recycled). For non-hazardous waste, we were awarded a platinum standard for our score of 98.48%. All materials were sent to specialist recycling facilities; other than bio-medical waste, which was incinerated.
We worked with an external consultancy to ready the business to apply for ZWL certification; a process that took more than two years. Two of the largest challenges we faced in meeting the standards were finding the right recycling partners, and providing training for 1,600 Dimexon employees.
“We are very proud of achieving this voluntary sustainability standard, which is part of our wider ESG strategy at Dimexon,” says Dimexon director Baskaran Natarajan, who led the ZWL project. “To be awarded gold and platinum standards on our first audit is a wonderful building block for us to continually improve on.
“A major undertaking to get ourselves ready for ZWL auditing was to engage our large workforce at Coimbatore in disposing of waste correctly on the factory floor, and we invested in company-wide training to ensure this happened. The next stage was to look at where we were sending our waste, and ensuring that our recycling partners were processing it properly and not sending any to landfill. Each company also had to be certified and have a paper trail to back up claims. This proved particularly challenging with plastics recycling, and required us to change vendors and find a new partner that could support our goal of avoiding landfill.”]]>
Dimexon is proud to announce that we have become signatories of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), a powerful set of guidelines and principles designed to support women’s rights within the workplace, and beyond, across the globe.
Our business has been prioritising the empowerment of women since the earliest days of Dimexon. When establishing Dimexon in Coimbatore, India, in 1966, our founder Pankaj Mehta envisioned a business that was rooted in purpose and strong values. Having seen the impact of poor working conditions on the women of his hometown, Pankaj wanted to create a business that would empower, embolden and support women through work and education. He set about building a business around a majority female workforce, providing them with career opportunities and financial independence at a time when this was rare for women in rural India.
As Dimexon grew into an industry leader, with offices across the globe, that mission never wavered. Today, our workforce is 85% female, and we are renowned worldwide for our advocacy of women’s rights and commitment to equality. We know, however, that there is always more work to be done. That is why we have become a signatory of the WEPs, which we believe will further our dedication to creating a fairer and more equal society.
Formed by the UN Global Compact and UN Women, the WEPs offers business guidance on how to promote gender equality in the workplace. By asking CEOs to sign up, it signals a commitment to the principles at the highest possible level and encourages multi-stakeholder networks to work collaboratively to embrace business practices that empower women. These include equal pay, gender-responsive supply chain practices and zero tolerance against sexual harassment in the workplace.
The WEPs ask all of its signatories to commit to its seven principles, created to empower women:
By committing to the WEPs, Dimexon has joined fellow industry pioneers dedicated to making a difference, including the Responsible Jewellery Council, LVMH, De Beers and The Watch and Jewelry Initiative 2030.
We look forward to joining the teams from the UN and WEPs in our shared vision of ensuring that workplaces champion and empower women in every corner of the globe.
]]>This year’s Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles Run, which took place on April 23, 2023, attracted a record-breaking number of participants, with more than 37,500 runners taking part and thousands of supporters cheering them on at the sidelines. Among the runners were members of Dimexon’s Antwerp team, with four running the full 10 mile race and a further 10 running a 6.8km race.
The team supported one another throughout the entire process, from training together to helping one another overcome challenges they met along the way. The day of the race was no different, with our Antwerp runners helping each other battle through the wind and the rain. Despite the bad weather, the team were able to boost each other’s confidence and encourage one another through every single step to succeed in running a combined total of 82 miles.
In the 10 mile run, our senior key account officer Rik Barrezeele took first place, and in the 6.8km race, Kristylee Dujale delivered an excellent performance. The participation of each and every Antwerp team member supports our ongoing commitment to improving the mental, physical, emotional and social health of our team.
We believe that training together for such sporting events not only improves the health of our team, it helps them to better perform at work. Such collaborative training and the achievement of a shared goal helps them to have more confidence to develop new ideas, take controllable risks, and overcome challenges.
Congratulations to every Dimexon team member who took part. Completing the Baloise Antwerp 10 Miles Run is an incredible achievement and an inspiring example of endurance, hard work and commitment.
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After visiting the GemGenève show, which was held in Geneva from May 11 to 14, 2023, Dimexon executives described the show as growing in importance for the European jewellery industry, with this season’s event attracting top-tier buyers. They also noted an increase in focus on ethics and sustainability among exhibitors, and strong demand for coloured gemstones.
“Not only was the show physically larger this year, with more exhibitors, there was also an impressive turnout from the major European luxury brands, which visited the exhibition to seek out gemstones for future creations,” says Christopher Bull, Dimexon’s European director of sales. As well as the gemstone buyers from most major brands being in attendance, the creative teams were also at the show. This suggests that GemGenève is not just acting as a sourcing platform, but also as a source of inspiration.”
As a sustainable diamond producer, and member of both the Responsible Jewellery Council and the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, our team had an eye on developments in sustainability and ethics at the show, and found there to be an increased focus on this area.
“As well as the well-crafted talks programme, which had some interesting sessions on sustainability and ethics, there was also an increased focus on these areas from exhibitors at the show,” says Morgane Winterholer, general manager of strategic brands and sustainability at Dimexon Diamonds. “Many exhibitors used media such as video and virtual reality to help explain to buyers exactly where their gems come from and how they are mined. We very much applaud such efforts to increase transparency in our industry.”
With the news that there will be a second GemGenève in 2023, with a follow-up show planned for November, it is clear the Swiss show is becoming increasingly important for the jewellery industry. “At the show, we saw lots of key industry figures using it as a platform to meet and network,” continues Morgane Winterholer. “GemGenève has become about so much more than simply buying and selling stones, it really is shaping up to be a very valuable moment for the European industry to convene, exchange ideas and reconnect with colleagues across the entire supply chain.”
Dimexon director Vihal Mehta, who also visited the show, describes witnessing “a real sense of positivity” at GemGeneve. He continues: “While the trade has been lukewarm for the first four months of the year, we expect a more robust second half. There was strong interest demonstrated at the show for exceptional diamonds, and we were part of some encouraging discussions regarding potential business for the remainder of the year for certified and melee diamonds. For exceptional colored gemstones, we understand that there was strong demand with successful transactions executed at the show."
Show photo credits: András Barta/GemGenève
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At Dimexon, we have noticed a wave of innovation within diamond watch design. Watchmakers are developing new setting styles that present diamonds in a fresh way for the luxury watch market, elevating the gemstones.
We are the preferred partner to some of the world’s most exclusive watch and jewellery maisons, some of which exhibited at the recent Swiss watch show Watches and Wonders. At the show, our team observed that diamonds were increasingly being presented in innovative ways.
Rather than simply adding some extra sparkle to bezels and hour markers, diamonds were set en tremblent, meaning that each stone is set individually in a way that allows it to tremble. Diamonds are also being added to watches in unexpected ways, such as within the architecture of the movement.
“At Watches and Wonders, and other watchmaking showcases throughout Geneva that week, diamonds were a key talking point, with many brands incorporating the stones in innovative, fresh ways,” says Dimexon director Vishal Mehta.
“At Bulgari, for example, the luxury Italian jeweller unveiled a new style of gold tubogas that allows it to set diamonds into the bracelets of its iconic Serpenti watches for the first time. Cartier showed new editions of its Ballon Bleu that has en tremblent melee diamonds covering the dial, while Chanel worked diamonds into the skeletonised movements of some of its new watches, including the Première Camélia X-Ray.”
Geneva is becoming an important hub for the global watch and jewellery trade. While the Swiss city has long had a reputation as the centre of watchmaking, the Watches and Wonders show, and the wider Geneva Watch Week, is making it a key meeting point for professionals. The city is set to be visited by the industry once again this week, as gemstone trade show GemGenève opens its doors at Geneva’s Palexpo (May 11-14).
“Geneva really is now the centre of activity for European jewellery and watch trade shows for brands, and we welcome this shift,” says Vishal. “Some of the Dimexon team will be visiting GemGenève this week and we look forward to meeting with clients and colleagues, as well as attending some of the presentations on ethics and responsibility. As a member of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, we believe that positive change can only be achieved by the industry working together, so we look forward to participating in these discussions.”
Image credits: Watches and Wonders
]]>The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show returned this year following a three-year hiatus, and it did so with a bang. The five-day event brought together more than 2,500 exhibitors and 60,000 buyers from 130 countries. The show was a true celebration of the industry, and included seminars, forums and parades, as well as the 24th Hong Kong Jewellery Design Competition, which champions local jewellery design and nurtures new talent.
The past few years have been challenging for the industry, but the success of the Hong Kong show suggests there is a mood of positivity in the market. Throughout the event, the HKTDC conducted an on-site survey with exhibitors to gain insight into the outlook for the markets. The survey found that 62% of exhibitors are expecting their business to return to pre-pandemic levels within the next year and that diamonds were predicted to be the most in-demand gemstone from buyers.
Dimexon exhibited at the show, with the team led by our vice-president of sales Pranav Mehta, who shared his experiences of the event with us.
How was the show?
PM: The show was excellent. The opportunity to meet all of our Chinese and South Asian clients under one roof over five days was brilliant. After a gap of almost four years, it was wonderful to be able to meet our Chinese clients in person once again.
Was it well attended?
PM: There were a lot of people at the show, and reports show that the number of visitors surpassed the numbers of Wanchai and AWE shows in 2019 combined. The participation numbers were high, even in spite of lower traffic from the US and Europe.
What was the mood among buyers?
PM: On the floor of the exhibition, there was a general wave of optimism amongst sellers and buyers alike, and we had a lot of inquiries and made a lot of meaningful business connections.
Was there lots of business being done?
PM: Though transaction levels at the show might have been a little slow from direct customers, dealer activity was relatively higher. However, the weeks that followed brought in more consistent business, showing that people were taking more time to think about their purchases in a more considerate way. The good news is that the clients know the polished prices are here to stay and won’t be getting lower. So, either they need to recalibrate their qualities or adjust to the pricing.
What type of diamonds sold the best at Dimexon?
PM: Small diamonds in rounds sold well. Quality was SI in -11 down and VVS to SI in +11 up. Our brown goods also sold very well in smalls. We also saw a decent uptake in sales when it came to 1cts up diamonds.
What are your thoughts on the future of the Hong Kong show?
PM: It seems the Hong Kong show is back with a bang and here to stay. Expectations are high for a very strong September Hong Kong show, considering that the climate in China will have picked back up and hopefully peaked by then.
]]>At Dimexon, we have known the importance of advocating for women since the beginning, especially in communities, such as those of rural India, where opportunities may be more limited. With a palpable desire to break down barriers for the women of his community, our founder Pankaj Mehta established Dimexon in 1966 with a long-term vision of ingraining women’s empowerment into the DNA of the business.
Today, Dimexon’s workforce is 85% female, and 67% of those have an average work tenure of more than 10 years. We believe it is our duty as a progressive, forward-thinking business to support women’s rights and dignity in the workplace. But we know that, no matter how far we have come, there are always advancements to be made. As part of our commitment to this, we recently became signatories of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, a robust set of guidelines established by the UN to promote women’s rights within the workplace.
We will #EmbraceEquity now and always, and will continue our mission to champion women’s rights in whatever way we can.
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In January, CEOs from De Beers Sightholder companies came together in Botswana for a weekend of seminars and networking hosted by De Beers Group. Dimexon director Rajiv Mehta was among them.
The De Beers Global Sightholder community consists of an eclectic range of businesses, varying from retailers to global manufacturers. In order to become a De Beers Sightholder, each company has to meet a stringent set of financial and ethical requirements, including the diamond miner’s Best Practice Principles, which is considered an industry-leading set of social, labour and environmental standards. By asking its clients to agree to these principles, De Beers helps to improve values across the industry, in all sectors, as well as the ongoing well-being and sustainability of the countries home to the mines.
Botswana and De Beers have a rich history, with Botswana being home to some of the world’s richest, deepest and oldest diamond mines. The attendees at the Signghtholder meeting got a chance to visit the De Beers headquarters in Gaborne to see the inner workings and practises of the industry pioneer.
The weekend also involved a series of speeches and presentations from the likes of Paul Rowley, CEO of Global Sightholder Sales at De Beers, and Marc Jacheets, CEO of De Beers Brands. These industry leaders shared information on De Beers’ values and vision for the brand going forward. It was a series of inspiring conversations that will undoubtedly lead the way for the diamond and mining industry globally.
As always, the weekend was an enriching and stimulating experience, with a heightened focus on the authenticity and importance of provenance in tracking diamonds - a subject closely aligned with Dimexon’s own values. Being a De Beers Global Sightholder allows us to work with like-minded, committed industry leaders, and we will continue to lead the way in our groundbreaking practices.
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The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show will return after a three-year hiatus this March, and Dimexon will be there to meet with existing and prospective clients.
More than 2,200 exhibitors will be in attendance at this season’s event, which will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The theme of this year’s show is: ‘A Sparkling Feast Crafted in Excellence’.
The show is continuing its pioneering Exhibition+ phygital model, reinventing the conventional trade show format to make it accessible to all members of the trade, whether they choose to attend in person or virtually. While the physical show will take place from March 1st to 5th, the exhibition will continue virtually throughout the year via its smart online platform, connecting businesses with potential partners and buyers.
At the show, visitors will also be able to attend a series of seminars. Two talks our team is particularly looking forward to are the sustainability session Jewellery Industry: Go Smart, and Green and The Jewellery Trendbook 2024 trends talk presented by Paola De Luca’s much-respected Trendvision agency.
You will find Dimexon at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show in Hall E, booth E08-10. Do drop by and talk to a member of our team about how Dimexon’s fully traceable diamonds can help enhance your business. Should you wish to book a dedicated meeting ahead of time, do email our vice-president of sales Pranav Mehta for an appointment at pranav.mehta@dimexon.com
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As part of Dimexon’s journey to make sustainable luxury accessible to our customers globally, we have enhanced our partnership with SAP, the world leader in enterprise application software and cloud solutions.
Using SAP’s state-of-the-art cloud solutions, we will further our ambitious growth plans, nurture better business outcomes, and deliver bespoke experiences to the customers.
“At Dimexon, we’re focused on providing our customers with guaranteed natural diamonds, that are fully traceable and ethically crafted,” says Dimexon director Rajiv Mehta. “We’re excited to use RISE With SAP’s cloud portfolio across critical functions such as manufacturing and supply chains, to increase operational efficiencies as we transform a rough stone into the finest, polished diamond. This aligns with our ambitious roadmap to make sustainable luxury accessible to our growing network of customers worldwide.”
Implemented by PwC India, the initiative will enable us to migrate our digital landscape on to the SAP cloud and build an intelligent, sustainable enterprise. As an integral part of our ‘transparency through digital’ strategy to redefine the customer experience, using SAP's integrated cloud offerings will assist us in automating and streamlining operations, including understanding customer preferences, sourcing raw materials, tracking inventories, and delivering to stakeholder expectations.
“With a legacy of over 50 years in the diamond industry, Dimexon was looking for a single, robust, integrated technology platform that would deliver automation, process, simplification, enhanced consumer user experience and real-time insight into the entire value chain,” says PwC India partner Santanu Saha. “Our deep industry understanding and proven domain expertise with SAP’s cutting-edge technology will swiftly unlock new opportunities to create sustained outcomes for Dimexon.”
“Moving to the cloud and adopting innovative digital solutions are key to building successful, future-ready businesses,” adds Rajeev Singh, vice-president and head of midmarket at SAP Indian Subcontinent. “We’re incredibly proud of our long-standing relationship with a company that has pioneered responsible luxury in the Indian jewellery industry. As Dimexon prepares for business transformation on the cloud, SAP looks forward to supporting them on their next phase of growth and into the future.”
]]>Earlier this year, Christopher Bull, head of Dimexon’s European division, was invited to take part in a talk at the UK Jewellery Festival. It was titled The Changing Face of Diamonds - From the question of provenance to the rise of laboratory-grown: What retailers really need to know. Christopher spoke alongside Maiko Eaton, UK sales manager for GreenRocks, and Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77Diamonds. The session was moderated by jewellery journalist Rachael Taylor.
The group discussed and debated what new challenges, such as Russian sanctions and the growth of the lab-grown diamond sector, might mean for the jewellery industry.
One of the most pressing problems for the diamond industry is the conflict in Ukraine, and the resulting sanctions and moral outcry. Before the war, Russian rough diamonds accounted for about 30% of global supply. “After discussions internally and with our client base, we decided to stop all inputs of Russian diamonds,” said Christopher, sharing Dimexon’s reaction to the conflict. “Post-sanctions, we have bought no Russian diamonds, and any Russian polish that was in the system was slowly worked out [over] the last few months. And we now run a totally non-Russian supply chain.”
This issue has once again brought into focus the need for transparency in the business, something that Christopher argued at the talk, is much easier than consumers are led to believe. “It's not difficult to track diamonds. I think people exaggerate the fact that origins are not possible in the diamond industry,” Christopher commented. “If consumers ask retailers and retailers ask their suppliers, the whole process moves forward faster.”
Transparency was perhaps the most prevalent subject of the talk, with it also being cited as one of the most important parts of sustainability strategy. At Dimexon, we have been working hard behind the scenes for decades to improve our own sustainability and ethical credentials. This year, we released our first ESG report, Diamonds with Purpose. With a view to building on the transparent and open relationships we have with our clients, this report is free for all to read and we hope it inspires others in the industry on their own journies to sustainable luxury.
There was also discussion around lab-grown diamonds versus natural diamonds at the talk, and whether there is space for the two to coexist. The panel discussed how, although both have pros and cons in terms of value and investment, natural diamonds will forever be the luxury industry’s choice. Whilst there is a lot of conversation around the ethics of lab-grown diamonds, not all lab-grown diamonds have matching ethical credentials, making it important for businesses and consumers to research suppliers. At Dimexon, our natural diamonds are fully traceable and conflict-free.
As Christopher put it so eloquently at the UK Jewellery Festival panel: “We’re headed into a rough period now [and] storm clouds are gathering, but at the end of the day, we’ve got a beautiful product. As long as we can keep producing beautiful jewellery and doing it honestly, and we keep pushing transparency, there’s no going back.”
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We have taken many learnings from the pandemic, but, above all else, we learnt about the power of people. Across the world, people selflessly came together to help support others, and what they achieved was admirable. During the height of the pandemic, Dimexon wanted to do whatever we could to support those in need in our communities.
Uplifting those in need has always been a part of what we do, and although our regular operations may not have been running during the pandemic, our approach was no different. We put our heads together and listened to our communities to find out what we could do to help. After identifying two local communities in Coimbatore that desperately needed support, we opened the doors to our factory once more. Instead of cutting and polishing diamonds, this time 16 members of our team set to work making meals that were then delivered to local villages. With the support of our team members, the Department of Health, Revenue and the District Collector, we were able to begin the project in less than 24 hours and were delivering meals the next day.
During this time, our team members arrived at the factory at 7am each day, and within just four hours they prepared hot food ready to be sent out into the community. These life-saving meals were then hygienically packed into containers, collected by government-funded delivery vans, and delivered to those who needed it most in our local community. In just the first week, we delivered more than 6,000 meals, and continued to do so throughout the coming months when the pandemic was at its worst.
We also did all we could to source and distribute the correct, safe PPE to those who could not find a way to do so themselves. We wanted to show solidarity with Coimbatore, a city that has been Dimexon’s beating heart for more than half a century. We pledged to serve 30,000 meals to those in need, and by day 60 we had served more than 36,000 hot meals safely to local residents.
Although there is no doubt that the pandemic has been an incredibly difficult time in every corner of the globe, what humbled us was the collective reaction and the brilliant things that can happen when people come together. At Dimexon, our people are at the heart of what we do, and we continue to strive to maintain the highest standards of human rights, female empowerment and sustainable ethics at each and every one of our facilities, from India to Antwerp. We will continue supporting the communities we are a part of and have set ourselves bold targets to be accountable and take progressive action. You can read more about what those targets are in our first annual ESG report Diamonds With Purpose.
Dimexon is now a member of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, alongside founding members Cartier, Boucheron, Gucci Watches, Pomellato, Dodo, Qeelin, Chanel Horlogerie Joaillerie, Montblanc, Rosy Blue and Swarovski.
In its first year, the initiative has grown exponentially. At the same time Dimexon joined as a member, so too did luxury watchmakers A. Lange & Söhne, IWC Schaffhausen, Jaeger-Lecoultre, Panerai and Piaget, and jewellery businesses Mattioli, Pandora and Rubel & Ménasché.
“We are proud to now be a member of the Watch and Jewellery Initiative 2030 and to be joining other leaders in the luxury industry,” says Dimexon director Rajiv Mehta. “Our purpose of inspiring sustainable luxury is embedded into our business practices and our priorities, so it only felt natural for us to be part of this initiative. Being a responsible organisation allows Dimexon to connect with leading businesses in the diamond, watch and Jewellery industry in which we operate”
Together, members will commit to a common set of sustainability goals in three areas: building climate resilience, preserving resources, and fostering inclusiveness. The initiative is built around existing Science Based Targets and newer areas, including science-based climate
targets, biodiversity protection and materials and business model innovation. Through these concentrated efforts, the initiative will enable and encourage industry transformation.
Talking about the latest influx of members, Iris Van der Veken, executive director and secretary general of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, says: “It is inspiring to see the unanimous response from CEOs and key stakeholders to drive positive change and accelerate collective action. Welcoming this illustrious group of brands underscores the importance of collaborative initiatives in our industry. More than ever, ambitious partnerships and collective actions are fundamental to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as we progress towards 2030 and beyond.”
The Dimexon team in Coimbatore recently opened the doors of our diamond cutting and polishing facility to a film crew from the Natural Diamond Council. The result is a beautifully shot story of how Dimexon has been positively impacting the lives of local women; helping them to learn new skills, gain independence, forge their own career paths, and make friendships in a safe and supportive environment.
Recorded at our facility in Coimbatore, the short film showcases some of the impressive women who work at Dimexon, as well as an interview with our founder Pankaj Mehta, whose progressive vision created the women-centric ethos of the business and is continued by his sons, Rajiv and Vishal Mehta.
It tells the story of Revathi, one of Coimbatore’s assistant managers. Having joined Dimexon more than 34 years ago, Revathi worked her way through the ranks, becoming an assistant manager in our production team, and is now responsible for more than 1,500 people. Revathi has also brought in three generations of her family who work for Dimexon across the globe, with her brother working with us at our sorting office in Mumbai, her son in our Dubai sales office, and, most recently, her daughter joining her in Coimbatore.
Also showcased in the film is Anita, who has been with Dimexon for 23 years, and has found a strong sense of community with her colleagues at our facility. As she says in the film, even if she faces difficulties at home, she is able to have fun and feel relaxed when she comes to work, and her job with Dimexon has enabled her to provide for her family. As well as now owning her own car and home, Anita has been able to ensure a good education for her daughters. In her own words: “I came in as a rough diamond. That is true. And I have been polished in these past 23 years.”
It is truly an honour to have been chosen by the Natural Diamond Council as an example of positive action within the diamond industry, and to share our story of championing the women in our community. Watch the full video below.
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As a supplier of ethically crafted melee diamonds, we are known for our sustainability credentials and we love it when our clients share our values. One of those is Titan Company, the fifth largest integrated own-brand watch manufacturer in the world and a major jewellery producer based in India.
Titan has launched its 2022 Go Green initiative, which aims to create a greener future for our planet through reforestation. To fundraise for this venture, the manufacturer is running a series of plantation drives as well as a marathon relay run, with the intention of planting trees along the route from Pantnagar to Bengaluru.
Those who wish to support the cause are encouraged to sponsor the planting of a tree, or take part in the marathon. For every runner who manages to clock up 42.2km - the equivalent of a marathon - over the course of 40 days, Titan will plant a tree on their behalf.
Research from WWF estimates that we are losing the equivalent of 27 football fields of forest every minute. The Titan Go Green movement has set itself a target of planting 1,000,000 trees across India in 40 days, intending to make a truly colossal impact on the climate and environment in the country.
To support their efforts, Dimexon has donated 2,750 trees to the movement to help build an urban forest that will act as an oxygen lung to the city it inhabits. The trees are rooted using the hybrid Miyawaki method, whereby the sapling is imbued with biomass, organic manure and soil rejuvenation organisms to ensure soil enrichment, zero carbon impact and the healthy growing of the trees themselves. The forest will be made up of over 100 different species of trees, including evergreen and fruit-bearing, to create a rich and diverse forest full of biodiversity.
It gives us immense pride to support Titan and its admirable initiative. Working together as an industry towards a common purpose, we can not only improve the ethics and sustainability of diamonds, but we can strengthen and positively impact the communities in which we operate. As our latest ESG report, Diamonds with Purpose, shows, we have set bold targets to adopt more eco-friendly practices. We aim to be entirely carbon-neutral by 2030 and will eliminate all single-use plastic from our operations by 2023.
The Titan Go Green movement works to bring together businesses from all across India and have smaller pledges to commit to, meaning no matter the size or what you can manage to offer, we can all work together to create a lasting positive impact on our ecosystem. To donate a tree or log your runs, you can do so here.
We were honoured to be shortlisted for not one but two categories at this year’s Professional Jeweller Awards, being nominated for Digital Innovator of the Year and CSR Jewellery Supplier of the year.
The Professional Jeweller Awards are a celebration of the best of the British jewellery industry, organised by the business magazine of the same name.
The UK is a relatively new market for Dimexon, and it was wonderful to be recognised in the shortlist for Digital Innovator of the Year less than a year after launching Dimexon.com. Our new digital platform allows verified buyers to purchase our sustainable melee diamonds just as easily as any other purchase, with no minimum order required. Our stringent sourcing and tracking policies mean no matter what size the order, our customers can have peace of mind that the diamonds they’re buying are responsible and ethical.
Corporate and social responsibility is at the very core of how Dimexon operates, so it was fantastic to also be recognised for our work in this area through our second award nomination of the night for CSR Jewellery Supplier of the Year. Having been founded on progressive principles from the very beginning of our business, we strive to continue our legacy as one of the industry’s leading sustainable and ethical diamond suppliers. To find out more about our sustainability and ethics targets, you can read our latest ESG report, Diamonds with Purpose here.
Being shortlisted for these awards alongside such an illustrious set of retailers and brands has been a privilege, and we’re incredibly grateful to Professional Jeweller for recognising our hard work. Our deepest congratulations to the winners, The Diamond Store and Pollards & Talbots.
It was also a privilege to see Genevive Schwartz receive the award for Emerging Jewellery Brand of the Year at the Professional Jeweller Awards just one week after receiving Emerging Jewellery Designer of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards, of which we were the proud sponsor.
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Congratulations on your recent success. How did it feel to be named Emerging Jewellery Designer of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards?
“Well, really overwhelmed and overjoyed. I'd been fortunate enough to meet the other nominees at a networking event, and I was really blown away by all of their work. So I knew that the top competition was going to be really tough. Hearing my name called, I was so excited but also emotional. When you work on your own every day, and when you don't know if what you're doing is right or wrong, to get that reassurance from the industry that what I've been doing is good, and they're pleased with it, and they think it's going somewhere and that is a massive vote of confidence. I really want to thank Dimexon for sponsoring the award, the judges and Retail Jeweller. Even just being shortlisted really helps. To have got here and have this 18 months later is just completely beyond my wildest dreams.”
Aside from winning the award itself, what was your highlight of the UK Jewellery Awards?
“The event itself and the production was just amazing. The value of the event was brilliant; the practical things, the location and the food. But, more so it was the people I got to meet. At my table, I was really lucky to sit with the Pandora team, and they really took me under their wing. I think what was especially lucky for me after I won the award was people came up to congratulate me, so I got to meet a lot of people and chat about what they do through that. I'm starting to see a lot of the same people again, which is really nice. There are a couple of people that I'll see at every event, and we’ve made a bit of a joke about it, but it's really nice. It feels like the closest thing to colleagues that I have at the moment.”
And just one week later, you won Emerging Brand of the Year at the Professional Jeweller Awards. That must have been quite a big moment for you.
“To know that my brand was also noticed and recognised again, with the other names in the category, I was just really blown away. I still don't really believe it, if I'm honest. I can see the awards [trophies] from where I'm sitting now. It’s been very motivating and has got me really excited about the future.”
The shortlists for both awards were very impressive. There’s a lot of up-and-coming talent in the industry. Are there any designers or brands that you’re particularly excited about?
“I'm taking part in an exhibition at the Goldsmiths’ Centre called Shine, which is running until December 2022. They picked nine designers to showcase their newest collections until the end of December. Through the project, I’ve met so many designers, including EDXÚ, who was shortlisted for the [UK Jewellery Awards and Professional Jeweller] Awards with me. I love what he's doing. I got to meet all of the [Shine] designers at a preview event, and I got to see all their work in real life and how passionate they are about what they do. What each of us is doing is so so different, but we're all at a similar stage of our journeys. EDXÚ, Ruby Taglight, Poppy Norton, Cameron & Breen, Caitlin Murphy, MuseLi-Q, Caius Bearder and Deborah Beck are all taking part in Shine, and are designers that I'm really excited by.”
Where did your love of jewellery come from?
“I grew up in a very creative household; my mother is a painter, and I've always had artistic pursuits. When I was at university, I was obsessed with making beaded earrings for my friends and selling them here and there. When I finished my degree in Art History, I had no idea what I wanted to do. But, I knew that I'd always loved jewellery. With something like painting, you just go for it. And to me, that's overwhelming. Jewellery speaks to my demeanour. With jewellery, once you learn the techniques, there are frameworks to explore and expand on, but the fundamentals are always the same.
How did your hobby turn into a profession?
I had a one-day internship at Ingle & Rhode which specialises in ethically mined jewellery. They said, ‘if you want to get into this field, the best way to start is by learning how it's made because it will prepare you for designing’. Then I went to Holts Academy, now the British Academy of Jewellery. I was there for three years, and I did everything from manufacturing to CAD design, anything I could get my hands on. That was where it started and I haven't looked back. “
A lot of your designs and collections are quite gender neutral. How do you incorporate androgyny in your work?
“Lots of my friends were proposing to their male partners and couldn’t find an engagement ring, which gave me the lightbulb moment to create my collection of men's engagement rings. But, in general, the jewellery I see men wearing now - on the tube in particular, that's where I do most of my market research - is similar to what women are wearing. Boundaries are being blurred in a good way. People should just be able to wear what they’re appealed to, and there shouldn't be any limitations there. My work lends itself to being neither nor. I intend to continue that and make my brand to become more gender neutral as time goes on. On a more practical level, men’s jewellery is less saturated than women’s, and if you can appeal to both, you can reach a greater audience.”
Do you use melee diamonds in your work? How do you think they can complement a design?
“Adding melee diamonds to a design is never a bad thing. I often use them in my engagement rings, and they work really nicely. More recently, my three art-deco-inspired women's engagement rings, especially the Levels of Light Ring, use smaller melee diamonds, and that has been really popular. I think people really like this kind of aesthetic.”
How do you incorporate ethics and sustainability into your collections? And why is it important for the wider industry to adopt these practices?
“Like everyone, I really try my best when I can. It's great to see the steps the industry is taking as a whole to try and improve practices, working conditions and where we source our materials from. It's great to see that things are changing in that direction. I think it's great that Dimexon has been doing that for so long. When it comes to my brand, I'm still figuring out the best and most genuine way of doing that. I offer my customers Fairtrade, gold or silver, and have a great ethical gemstone supplier. I was a part of the Fair Luxury Pledge last year, which encourages more ethical practices in jewellery that are manageable for your business. If we all take a pledge every year to improve our practices, slowly but surely, it will become a better industry. I just want to make sure that I can back what I'm doing.”
As one of the UK’s longest-running and most prestigious trade awards events, we were thrilled to attend the UK Jewellery Awards this month, which was marking its 30th year. The awards celebrate the best and brightest in the British jewellery and watch industry, bringing together more than 600 professionals at the ceremony in London.
Donning black tie, the Dimexon team arrived at the Hilton London Metropole for the illustrious event on September 1st. The event recognises and celebrates all areas of the jewellery and watch industry and includes awards for Bespoke Retailer of the Year, Employer of the Year and Creative Jewellery Designer of the Year.
This year, we were honoured to sponsor the Emerging Jewellery Designer of the Year award as a part of our ongoing commitment to supporting and championing small businesses in the industry. We are big believers in celebrating and advocating for those at the early stages of their careers who are helping to shape the future of the industry, which is why we have recently launched a digital ordering platform for sustainable melee diamonds that has no minimum order.
The shortlist for Emerging Jewellery Designer of the Year was made up of some of the UK’s most exciting and creative up-and-coming jewellery designers. Although the competition was tough, our head of European operations Christopher Bull was delighted to take to the stage on the night to announce the winner and present designer Genevieve Schwartz with her trophy. Genevieve is certainly a worthy winner, with the judging panel being impressed with her vibrant and pioneering collections, including her recent innovative collection of men’s engagement rings, as well as her strong sense of brand. We can’t wait to see what’s next for Genevieve, and wish her all the best with her future endeavours.
We would like to take this moment to offer our congratulations to the rest of the shortlist, who were all winners in our eyes. Those designers are Edward Xu of EDXÚ, Georgia Wang, Trang Do of Kimjoux, Alexia Karides of YSSO and Louiza Leclercq of Louiza Jewellery.
Click here for the full list of this winners from the UK Jewellry Awards 2022 and watch a video from the night below.
]]>There is much rhetoric in marketing circles about not commoditising diamonds when speaking with customers. This is true: it is far better to celebrate the beauty of a stone than the Four Cs. When it comes to ordering melee diamonds, however, stats are everything.
At Dimexon’s new digital platform, verified trade buyers have the chance to purchase its sustainable melee diamonds online as easily as you would any other purchase. After registering online and being verified by the sales team, buyers will have full access to four categories of diamonds: loupe clean, fine VS, white SI and commercial SI. Sizes range from 0.90mm to 2.70mm (in 0.05 mm increments), and colour gradings run from D through to G.
Simply select the diamonds that you want to buy, add to basket and pay with a credit card. Your selection will be packed and shipped at our Antwerp office, and should arrive at your business address within three days.
Each parcel of diamonds has been expertly calibrated to ensure what you order is exactly what you get, and all the diamonds are tested at numerous points along the supply chain to ensure the stones are 100% natural. We are renowned for our stringent sourcing policy, and as a fully integrated diamond supplier all the gems you buy online with us are fully traceable and ethically crafted from rough by our own staff.
In a bid to ensure that businesses of all sizes are able to access our responsible diamonds, there is no minimum order at Dimexon.com. This allows companies to be agile when it comes to cash flow by only ordering what they need. No more parcels of diamonds left in the safe waiting for the next commission.
As the supplier of choice for the biggest jewellery and watch brands in the world, Dimexon is known for offering not just ethically sourced diamonds but melee of the best possible quality. To see the stones for yourself, do make sure to stop by our stand at the UK Jewellery Festival in London on September 1st.
With quality and ethics you can trust in, the rest is just painting by numbers – how many carats, which colours, what clarity? This is why ordering online makes so much sense. It can save time, protect your cash flow, and with Dimexon’s reliable supply, you can rest assured that what you order will be exactly what will arrive on your doorstep. Try it out. Your first order is only a few clicks away.
]]>Our client list reads like a ‘who’s who’ of jewellery and watch glitterati. Trusted for our consistent source of top-quality, fully traceable melee diamonds, we have become the go-to for serious luxury players over the past six decades. Now, we are opening up our vaults to businesses of all sizes through an innovative new digital platform.
The launch of Dimexon.com at the close of 2021 was a bold move. Jewellers who have tried to source melee diamonds with ethical credentials will know that this can be a difficult task. While traceability on larger stones has improved over the past few years, there is still little transparency when it comes to small diamonds.
Yet it is becoming ever more important. As De Beers 2021 sustainability report showed, roughly a third of consumers now value sustainability above price and design when choosing a natural diamond. This growing sentiment calls for jewellers to take ever greater care when sourcing diamonds – even the tiniest stones.
In an effort to make it easier for jewellery businesses of all sizes to make responsible choices when sourcing diamonds, we created a digital platform at which its stones can be ordered online. Once registered as a verified trade buyer, those signed up to Dimexon.com can use the site to place orders for perfectly calibrated, fully traceable stones that are ethically crafted at our own facility in India.
For business wishing to place large orders, the consistency of our supply and its guarantee that all of its diamonds are 100% natural, backed up by stringent testing processes, will be appealing. For those wishing to buy smaller parcels of ethically sourced stones, the lack of a minimum order will likely set Dimexon apart from other suppliers.
By empowering businesses of all sizes with easy access to melee diamonds with strong ethical credentials, we hope to champion a brighter future for the jewellery industry.
]]>Dimexon owes its ethical and purpose-led credentials to the vision of its founder, Pankaj Mehta. From the very beginning, the diamond visionary forged Dimexon based on values of integrity, transparency, attention to detail, and respect for the communities it works within.
Pankaj Mehta was born into the jewellery industry. His family ran a jewellery retail store called Kirtilal’s in Coimbatore, southern India, which was founded by Kirtilal Kalidas Mehta in 1939. The business still exists today and has 12 showrooms selling its award-winning jewellery, which is all made at its own workshops.
Wishing to strike out on his own, Pankaj moved to Mumbai aged just 16, with a vision to set up a diamond business. After picking up valuable experience, he saw a potential to set up a facility that would cut and polish small melee diamonds. His vision took him back home to Coimbatore in 1966, where he canvassed local communities to convince women to join his endeavour. It was rare for women to work in rural India, but as he saw it a female workforce was better suited to handle the small stones. This decision would spark an era of empowerment for the women of his community that continues to this day, with Dimexon retaining a workforce that is 85% female.
Over the years, Dimexon grew in provenance, and we now supply some of the best-known jewellery and watch brands in the world. In addition to our cutting and polishing facility in Coimbatore, which has been expanded to make it one of India’s largest manufacturers, Dimexon now has a sorting house in Mumbai and sales offices in key locations including Antwerp, Hong Kong, Dubai and London. We became a De Beers Sightholder in 1976, a Rio Tinto Select Diamantaire and we were one of the founding members of The Responsible Jewellery Council.
Pankaj remains chairman at Dimexon, but in 2003 he passed the day-to-day running of the business over to his sons, Vishal Mehta and Rajiv Mehta. When he did so, he challenged them to come up with a plan for the future. Keeping the vision of their father in mind, the brothers set out their own concept for a business that would be run ethically and sustainably, while delivering long-term growth and value.
Through their passion and drive, this new generation has instigated a corporate restructure with a focus on corporate governance. Dimexon is fully Anti-Money-Laundering compliant and has been a voluntary signatory to the IFRS since 2006. Under their guidance, we also launched our first ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) report, Diamonds with Purpose, in 2022.
Dimexon has also explored new opportunities under the leadership of Vishal and Rajiv. In 2013, Dimexon launched Joaillier Privé, a bespoke service for haute joaillerie, and last year the diamond supplier set up Dimexon.com to allow businesses of all sizes to order its ethical melee diamonds online, with no minimum order.
Vishal and Rajiv continue to hold their father’s values close to their hearts as they forge a future for Dimexon. As the business continues to grow and adapt to new challenges in the diamond market, every decision made is underpinned by the Mehta family’s shared strong sense of purpose and ethics.
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We are proud to share that we have released our first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report, Diamonds with Purpose: Our 2022 ESG report and roadmap to sustainable luxury.
The report is a major milestone for Dimexon. It celebrates our significant ESG achievements to date and lays out bold sustainability and ethical goals for the future, including key targets for 2023, 2025 and 2030. As a business with a longstanding commitment to pioneering new ESG practices within the diamond industry, we hope that the creation of this in-depth report will not only positively impact our own business but inspire others working in diamonds to join us on our journey to sustainable luxury.
The ESG report focuses on four pillars: environmental synergy, product integrity, social stewardship and responsible business conduct. The report provides an insight into the inner workings of our operations, identifying some of the impressive work that the we are already doing to create a long-lasting positive impact, including:
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At Dimexon, success is measured by constant improvement, which is why Diamonds with Purpose also includes forward-looking targets that will ensure we continues to put our people and the planet first. Some of these goals set out in the 2022 ESG report include:
While this is the first ESG report Dimexon has released publicly, environmental, social and governance practices have very much been at the core of our business since it was founded in 1966. Our work around sustainability, ethics and transparency has been widely praised by industry bodies and is valued by our clientele, which includes some of the world’s biggest watch and jewellery brands, as well as independent businesses. The 2022 report will be the first in what will become an annual reporting event that will track Dimexon’s journey to sustainable luxury.
“At Dimexon, our ESG-led approach allows us to maintain our position as a trusted and responsible supplier of natural diamonds to a growing network of global customers,” says our director Rajiv Mehta. “Being a responsible organisation allows Dimexon to connect with leading businesses in the diamond industry, foster a loyal customer base and drive profitability.”
Download the full Diamonds with Purpose report to learn more about Dimexon’s bold plans for the future.
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The UK Jewellery Festival will return to London in September this year for its second edition, and we will be joining the line up for the first time.
Our sales team will bring our sustainable melee diamonds to the trade event, allowing British retailers, designers and brands to meet with us and view our fully traceable diamonds. This will be our second UK showcase, following our participation at the National Association of Jewellers’ Summit in Birmingham in June.
Taking place at the Hilton London Metropole on London’s Edgware Road on September 1st, 2022, the UK Jewellery Festival, hosted by Retail Jeweller magazine, offers British jewellery professionals the opportunity to network, place orders for stock, and participate in talks and workshops.
In addition to exhibiting at the one-day trade event, our team will take part in the Festival’s seminar programme. Dimexon European director of sales Christopher Bull, who is based at our Antwerp office, will travel to the UK to participate in a panel discussion titled Changing Face of Diamonds - From the question of provenance to the rise of laboratory-grown: What retailers really need to know. Joining him on the panel, which will be moderated by jewellery editor Rachael Taylor, will be Green Rocks Diamonds sales manager Maiko Eaton, Nivoda co-founder and chief executive David Sutton and 77 Diamonds managing director Tobias Kormind. The talk will delve into the issue of provenance and answer the difficult questions surrounding mined diamonds today, with a focus on the impact of the crisis in Ukraine and the rise of laboratory-grown diamonds.
Christopher is well positioned to comment on the changing landscape, with a career in diamond distribution spanning 35 years that began at luxury jeweller and watchmaker Backes & Strauss and has included working in the fast-growing markets of South-East Asia. He joined Dimexon in 2010 to drive growth in the European market, and can speak to the key issues facing the diamond industry today as well as offering insight into our operations.
The UK Jewellery Festival will culminate with the UK Jewellery Awards, which will this year be celebrating its 30th anniversary. The illustrious ceremony, which recognises excellence across the industry from design to retail, will bring more than 700 of the industry’s most renowned figures and businesses together to celebrate the successes of the past year.
To tie in with the launch of our new digital platform, which allows business of all sizes to order sustainable melee diamonds online (with no minimum order), we will be sponsoring Emerging Designer of the Year at the UK Jewellery Awards 2022. The award celebrates up-and-coming designers who are directing the future of jewellery design.
The shortlist for Emerging Designer of the Year 2022 is:
Alexia Karides, YSSO
Edward Xu, EDXÚ
Genevieve Schwartz, Genevieve Schwartz Jewellery
Georgia Wang, Georgia Wang
Louiza Leclercq, Louiza Jewellery
Trang Do, Kimjoux
To book in an appointment to meet with the our sales team at the UK Jewellery Festival, or to request more information on our sustainable diamonds, get in touch here.
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It gives us enormous pleasure to share that we have been recertified by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) for another three years. Dimexon has been a certified member of RJC for more than a decade now.
The RJC Code of Practices (COP) is the global standard in the jewellery and watch industry, focusing on business ethics, human rights, environment and management practices. All members are required to receive third party accreditation to ensure compliance with the Code of Practices (COP).
We are proud to announce the launch of Diamonds with Purpose: Our 2022 ESG report and roadmap to sustainable luxury. The report celebrates our current ESG achievements and sets new sustainability and ethical goals for 2023, 2025 and 2030.
While this is our first ESG report, environmental, social and governance practices have very much been at the core of our business since it was founded in 1966. This is why we have a global reputation as leading the diamond industry with our initiatives on topics such as traceability, ethical sourcing and gender parity.
We see success as constant improvement. As such, we continually seek new ways to advance our operations; be that through tighter controls on our supply chain, further development in our people, or taking measures to lower our impact on the environment. Commissioning our first ESG report allows us to see where we are now, and to set ourselves some ambitious goals for the future.
Diamonds with Purpose highlights the progress made through our longstanding ESG commitments, with key highlights from the past year including:
The report also sets out some ambitious goals for our future. Our roadmap to sustainable luxury focuses on four pillars: environmental synergy, product integrity, social stewardship and responsible business conduct. Within each pillar there are key KPIs and forward-looking pledges that will underpin our continued efforts to create a brighter future for the diamond industry. Our goals include:
Join us on our journey to sustainable luxury by downloading the full report here
]]>It is hard to remember what life was like before the convenience of online shopping revolutionised how we organise our lives, taking over everything from our weekly grocery order to special luxury purchases. Digital ordering has also brought automation and speed to our business lives, which is why Dimexon has launched a new website that allows trade customers to purchase our sustainable melee diamonds with just a few clicks or taps.
So, how does buying diamonds online work? The setup is simple. First, you need to register as a trade buyer at Dimexon.com. As soon as our sales team has verified that you are a professional, an account will be created for you. Simply log in to browse our stock of diamonds and pricing information, add what you need to the cart, then make a payment using a credit card (prices are always in US dollars). The process is identical to any other type of purchase you might make online.
And delivery is fast. Once your order is received by our sales team in Antwerp, it will be processed within 24 hours and shipped directly to your business address. Your diamonds will usually arrive within three working days. For jewellers in the UK who might be concerned about the red tape caused by Brexit, let us reassure you that we work with a specialist logistics partner to ensure deliveries navigate all required legislation to arrive safely and swiftly.
All of our deliveries are fully insured. We work with specialist high-value carriers Malca Amit and Ferrari to ensure that deliveries are safe and secure. Shipping is free on orders totalling $500 or more. There is no minimum order at Dimexon.com, which makes our sustainable diamonds accessible to businesses of all sizes, but we do charge a $50 delivery fee on orders that fall below the $500 threshold.
While we aim to deliver melee diamonds to you at speed, we never compromise on the quality we are known for just to achieve expediency. All of our sustainable diamonds are fully traceable, guaranteed to be 100% natural and expertly calibrated so that you receive exactly what you order, every time. There are several quality checkpoints throughout our supply chain as the diamonds move from our cutting and polishing facility in Coimbatore, India, to our sorting house in Mumbai and on to our sales office in Antwerp. No step is ever skipped.
Buying natural melee diamonds online with Dimexon is fast, simple and convenient – do your ordering from anywhere, at any time that suits you. The quality of the stones is unsurpassed, and our industry-leading ethical credentials mean you can buy with confidence. Sign up for a free account today to see just how easy it really is.
]]>Crafting the perfect jewel takes time and planning. Artistry and romance might be the beginnings of a design, but the final execution comes down to precision and millimetres. This is why ensuring you have the right sizes of diamonds at your disposal during the production stage is essential.
Calibration is something that Dimexon takes very seriously. We know the value it can add to your business, and how having access to the correct sizes of diamonds can make or break a setter’s day. This is why when you order a parcel of melee diamonds from us, you will always get exactly what you’ve ordered. This consistency is what has won us the patronage of some of the world’s most famous watch and jewellery houses.
After our diamonds are cut and polished at our facility in Coimbatore, India, they are sent to our sorting house in Mumbai. Here, our experts divide the diamonds into carefully calibrated parcels, aided by their extensive gemmological training and experience. To ensure diamonds of the same size are grouped together, we use Belgian-made precision steel sieves that are crafted to the highest industry specifications.
While our people are our pride, and we employ some of the best sorters in the industry, we also believe in investing in technology for additional assurances. At our sorting house, we use Sortoscope technology to ensure that what we promise is what we deliver. A Sortoscope is a device similar to a microscope that allows our diamond experts to efficiently examine and sort even the smallest melee diamonds by purity, colour and cut. The results are much more precise and reliable than those obtained with a loupe.
When buying parcels of natural diamonds from us, you can choose from 36 options within four standards: loupe clean, fine, fair and commercial. Our diamond sizes start at 0.9mm through to 2.7mm, and we offer colours D through G. All our diamonds are screened using the latest technology to ensure our supply is 100% natural.
By confidently ordering exactly what you need, you can rest assured that as soon as your diamonds arrive – usually within three business days of placing an order on Dimexon.com – you can get to work. Our perfect calibration will also help your business to stay lean, as there will be less wastage; half parcels of diamonds that weren’t quite the right size left waiting in the safe for the next commission will be a problem of the past. We also offer no minimum order, so you need buy only what you require, and if for some reason, it is not quite right we offer a 14-day money-back guarantee so your cash flow is always protected.
]]>Sustainability is no longer simply a buzzword in diamonds to be linked to CSR initiatives or marketing spin; it now has real-world commercial implications, influencing the way consumers shop. As the market increasingly shifts towards emerging consumer groups with a whole new set of values, jewellers must align themselves accordingly by seeking out suppliers of ethically sourced diamonds.
Did you know that jewellery ranks third in a list of products most frequently purchased based on sustainability considerations? It is outranked only by food and clothing. This research was delivered as part of the latest De Beers Sustainability Report and highlights one of the report's main takeaways: the shift in global consumer trends towards conscious spending.
The report claims that roughly a third of consumers value sustainability over price and design when choosing a natural diamond. This mindset is particularly prevalent in younger consumers: 30% of Millennials and 21% of Gen Z shoppers have already bought jewellery backed up by sustainability credentials, compared to just 8% of Baby Boomers.
While sustainable diamonds might feel like a new era for some, at Dimexon we have been championing sustainability and human-first ethics since our beginnings in the 1960s. As such, we were one of the first midstream diamond companies to tackle ethics surrounding traceability. We started tracing the journey of our diamonds through the supply chain long before blockchain existed, and partnered with specialist technology provider SAP way back in 2006 to develop an award-winning, and constantly evolving, system to provide full traceability on all our diamonds.
We are constantly strengthening our efforts to offer ever greater transparency, and make it easier for our clients to share the story of our ethical supply chain with customers in store. It is notoriously difficult for jewellers to source melee diamonds with credible traceability credentials, but Dimexon offers a solution. We already provide source of origin reporting on all our diamonds, but by 2023 we plan to give our customers full traceability reports on all stones weighing 0.18ct and above. By 2025, we will extend this reporting to mixed parcels of melee diamonds of less than 0.18ct. This is the kind of traceability tomorrow’s diamond shoppers will expect as standard.
As well as being fully traceable, our diamonds are also produced ethically at our cutting and polishing facility in Coimbatore, India. As well as providing ethical employment for more than 1,600 people – 85% of who are women – the site also has strict environmental policies. We have many great initiatives already in place, and also some ambitious plans for the future. We intend to be carbon neutral by 2030, to remove all single-use plastics by 2023 and to achieve zero landfill waste by 2025.
It would be naïve to say that this ethical way of running our businesses doesn’t come at a price – it does. Our diamonds are not the cheapest on the market, but they are the best possible quality and they come with an ethical pedigree that could sway purchasing decisions. It is also important to note that consumers are willing to pay more for sustainable luxuries. As the De Beers Group report uncovered, 56% of consumers are willing to pay a higher price – as much as 20% more – for diamond brands that provide evidence of sustainability.
There have never been more reasons for the diamond industry to take action. Consumers have made it clear that they want to buy from brands aligned with their own morals and those working to make the planet a better place. This is a trend that will only develop in importance in the coming years, which is why when it comes to sustainably sourced and produced natural melee diamonds with full traceability, Dimexon is the answer.
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Surrounded by the vertiginous green mountains of the Western Ghats is Coimbatore, a city in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu that is famous for its jewellery exports. One of the companies leading that reputation is Dimexon.
In Coimbatore, we have established a cutting-edge diamond production facility. We buy all our rough stones direct from the mines of trusted and responsible partners, and then ship them to Coimbatore to be expertly cut and polished by our large team of skilled diamantaires.
Our cutters and polishers benefit from our investment in the latest technologies and lean manufacturing processes to produce the most beautiful and impeccably crafted melee diamonds in the world. By controlling the supply chain from rough diamond to polished stone, and beyond, we can ensure full transparency and authenticity.
All of our traceable diamonds are logged into our award-winning SAP ERP system in Coimbatore as uncut gems, and continue to be traced through the chain as they morph into brilliant melee diamonds at the hands of our skilled personnel. Before being sent to our sorting house in Mumbai, and on to our sales offices around the world, every diamond is screened by cutting-edge detection technology to ensure our supply consists of 100% natural diamonds.
Our Coimbatore campus provides employment for more than 1,600 workers, 85% of who are women. When our founder Pankaj Mehta first set up his diamond business in the area in 1966, he looked to the local community to seek out the talent he needed to achieve his vision of becoming the world’s leading supplier of melee diamonds. He found it in the women of the community.
Over the decades, we have continued to focus on the employment and upskilling of our female employees in an area of India where opportunities for women are limited. We provide industry-recognised development programmes for them to acquire new skills and progress within the company.
Our positive and empowered culture feeds into every element of production, and we strive to ensure that our Coimbatore campus is an inspiring and safe place to work. As well as encouraging the professional ambitions of our staff and operating our facility ethically, we also run many initiatives that care for the health and personal development of our team and support the local community.
We approach our environmental impact with a similar vigour. Our Coimbatore facility is a green space, with more than 350 plants and shrubs around the site. As well as creating a pleasant environment, these plants absorb 6.8 tCO2e of carbon each year and encourage biodiversity. More than half the water we use to power our facility is recycled, and we are certified as discharging zero water outside the facility, protecting the local eco system from any potential pollutants. We also intend to make our Coimbatore headquarters carbon neutral by 2030, to remove all single-use plastics by 2023 and to achieve zero landfill waste by 2025.
Coimbatore is the beating heart of Dimexon, and we will continue to cherish this incredible place and the people, practices and technology that make it world class. We are always looking for new ways to invest and improve to ensure we maintain the reputation for quality, excellence and ethics that has secured us the consistent patronage of the industry’s best-known jewellery and watch brands.
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In Antwerp there is a square mile at the heart of the Belgian city that is dedicated to the trading of diamonds. Known as Diamantkwartier, or the Square Mile, the diamond district started to establish itself as a global hub for diamond trading in the 15th century, thanks to the invention of a special tool.
The scaif was a diamond polishing tool invented by Flemish jeweller and diamond cutter Lodewyk van Berken that allowed craftspeople to create a diamond with multiple facets that emitted a brilliance far more powerful than that of earlier diamond cuts. This new invention attracted a glittering clientele to van Berken’s workshop in Antwerp, including Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgandy, who in the 1470s commissioned the cutting of a 137 carat light-yellow diamond that would become known as the Florentine Diamond.
Over the centuries more diamond businesses flocked to Antwerp and the city has maintained its status as a global diamond hub. In 2021, $37.23 billion of diamonds – 204.6 million carats – flowed through the Diamantkwartier, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). The AWDC estimates that 84% of the world’s rough diamonds and 50% of all polished diamonds pass through the city.
As the world's most trusted natural melee diamond supplier, it made sense that Dimexon should have a base to export diamonds from Antwerp. In the iconic Diamantkwartier diamond district is where you’ll find our European sales team, preparing our sustainable diamonds for shipment to our customers in the UK, Europe and the US.
All of our conflict-free diamonds start their Dimexon journey in India. The stones are cut and polished at our facility in Coimbatore before being graded and split into carefully calibrated parcels at our sorting house in Mumbai. At this point, the diamonds are sent to our office in Antwerp, where every stone receives a final quality check before being shipped direct to our clients, ready to be set into jewellery and watch designs.
We buy our rough diamonds from trusted mining partners, and from that point on the stones never leave Dimexon hands. As a fully integrated ethical diamond supplier, we cut, polish, sort and sell our stones direct to our trade clients. We never use middlemen. This allows us to guarantee the authenticity of our natural diamonds and offer full traceability on our stones, which are tracked from mine to store using our award-winning SAP technology.
When you place an order with Dimexon, our sales team in Antwerp will process it within 24 hours and your parcel of sustainably sourced diamonds will usually reach you, direct from the Diamantkwartier, within three business days. And for our customers in the UK, we would like to reassure you that we work with a specialist logistics partner to ensure deliveries from our European office navigate all required legislation to arrive safely and swiftly. After all, while the stringent quality control and carefully audited ethical supply chain that Dimexon offers is important to our clients, we also understand the value of speed in today’s fast-paced jewellery industry.
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