Would You Buy Your Partner a Lab-Grown Diamond Engagement Ring?

These conflict-free jewelry brands hope you'll say yes

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When her boyfriend proposed to her in 1999, Anna-Mieke Anderson became the proud owner of a diamond engagement ring. All was bliss until her father asked her where the diamond itself came from. Little did he know his question would alter the course of her life.

In researching an answer to her dad’s question, Anderson learned that diamond mines have a reputation for fostering corruption and exploiting workers, their families and the communities in which they exist, reports the Financial Times.

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This story first appeared in the June 17, 2019, issue of Brandweek.