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Update On Greener Diamond Projects
The latest update on the Greener Diamond for May 2022. As a customer you've contributed to real positive change. Discover how.
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The latest update on the Greener Diamond for May 2022. As a customer you've contributed to real positive change. Discover how.
MiaDonna reflects on the role women play in third world countries and on how they've worked toward educating and empowering them.
February of 2021 has come, and it's Black History Month. So much has happened in the last few years, and it's important to know where businesses take a stance. This is our experience on the topic...
Child soldiers are an ongoing problem. Each year Red Hand Day brings this topic to the surface. Learn more about the issues surrounding this.
The continuing reality about blood diamonds in 2020. In 2009, diamond mogul DeBeers sold their Williamson diamond mine in Tanzania to Petra, another up and coming diamond tycoon...
Are blood diamonds still a problem in 2020? Here's what most jewelers don't want you to know.
Hollywood has not turned a blind eye to the despair and suffrage many African communities continue to experience for our love of diamonds and other precious resources.
Latest Updates from the Greener Diamond Foundation, farm in Liberia, new trainees, progress, COVID-19 updates and future plans.
“The shared bond of motherhood - it’s the reason I started MiaDonna 15 years ago.” ------ How would you feel if every morning you woke up not knowing if your child would survive the day? That your child could very...
In October 2019, MiaDonna became the first B Corp Certified Lab-Grown Diamond company. Certified B Corporations® (B Corps) are for-profit companies that use the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
While we pledge to donate at least 10% of our net profits to our foundation, The Greener Diamond, for the past few years, MiaDonna has been donating at least 20% of our net profits in order to accomplish our most impactful project yet.
Red Hand Day is meant to bring us together and collectively demand an end to enslaving children to fight as soldiers. Read that again slowly, “demand an end to enslaving children to fight as soldiers”.
Australia will always be special to MiaDonna. Our Founder and CEO, Anna-Mieke Anderson is Australian and her homeland needs our help more than ever as the brushfires overwhelm the country.
What a year 2019 has been! It’s been a breakthrough year with major firsts and accomplishments, not just for MiaDonna but also for the lab-grown diamond industry.I am so grateful for your continued support and I am truly inspired by the genuine excitement you have for our mission.
Russia's recent announcement of plans to assist the Central African Republic (CAR) in lifting the ban on the export of diamonds as it gears up to take over the rotating chair of the Kimberley Process next year feels like a blow to any progress that has been made, or could be made.
This week, the U.S. government admitted that gold from artisanal mines in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and rough diamonds mined from Marange Diamond Fields in Zimbabwe are “produced, in whole or in part, using forced labor.”
The MiaDonna story starts off a little differently than most lab-grown diamond companies. It all started with one little boy named Ponpon, a 7-year-old boy living in extreme poverty in war-torn Liberia, Africa who asked for help.
As the world’s leading retailer of conflict-free lab-grown diamonds, MiaDonna will continue striving towards ending the needless destruction of our beautiful planet and mining communities.
Our most recent project is one we’re pretty proud to be a part of! On April 25th, our team helped facilitate the donation of $130,000 worth of brand new Tuft & Needle mattresses to three local Portland-based non-profit organizations: With Love, Community Warehouse and Portland Rescue Mission.
When it comes to fine jewelry, we’re so glad that lab-grown diamonds are available as an earth-friendly, conflict-free option for consumers. There are many reasons to love lab-grown diamonds, but to celebrate Earth Day, we’re sharing a few of our favorites.
Aside from purchasing ethical and conflict-free lab-grown diamonds, we put together some essential tips to live more sustainably everyday!
Earlier this month, the MiaDonna team dedicated time supporting Friends of Trees, a local Portland organization led by community members who restore natural areas. This nonprofit has been up and running since 1989 and has planted upwards of 750,000 trees and native plants.
Human Right Watch shed light on the underlying issues of mining diamonds and gold. We applaud the companies that are taking the steps in order to support the human rights but more can be done and more should be done....
Have you ever thought about the price of an Earth mined diamond beyond its monetary value? Discover why conflict diamonds remain a problem.