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Pandora to ditch mined diamonds as it announces push for growth in US, China Irish Times | May 4, 2021 at 2:23 PM Pandora A/S, which makes more pieces of jewellery than any other company in the world, will no longer use mined diamonds, dropping another raw material tainted by ethical concerns. Retailers and makers of lab-grown diamonds have proliferated in recent years, offering sustainable stones that are also more affordable than the mined kind. Global diamond sales fell 15 per cent in 2020 due to lockdowns, travel restrictions and economic uncertainty.
