Elias World Media (EWM)

Elias World Media (EWM) is an award-winning broadcast media and video production company, specializing in video content creation, video distribution, and live broadcasting.

EWM is an established industry partner, well-known for its experience and deep affinity for creative excellence. Using video storytelling techniques that can turn a simple story into a powerful marketing tool, EWM partners with clients to create impactful branded video content about their products, campaigns, and initiatives. The company offers a wide range of broadcast media and digital video distribution solutions, that enable clients to effectively reach consumers globally on television and online.

Some of the world’s leading companies, brands, and organizations have partnered with EWM to produce and broadcast their most important news, stories, and moments. Clients include DeBeers, Forevermark, Platinum Guild International, Hearts On Fire, Diamond Empowerment Fund, Jewelers Vigilance Committee, LVMH, Allergan, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, Coty, and Walgreens Boots Alliance.

EWM’s core offerings include content strategy and creation, full-service video production, satellite media tours, video distribution, branded video television integration, broadcast media placement, live and on-demand webcasts.

iTraceiT

iTraceiT is an independent diamond traceability solution that can be used to track and trace diamonds of any size. This robust and highly secure software combines QR and blockchain technology to follow all diamonds throughout their journey from mining company to retailer. iTraceiT connects all steps of the diamond pipeline to offer the retailer full transparency in both the origin and journey of their product.

Jewelers Board of Trade

The Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) provides the data, services, tools, and insights necessary to navigate the evolving jewelry industry successfully.

Since 1884, JBT has established itself as the premier thought-leader and data processor in the industry. Leveraging its network of more than 26,000 jewelry businesses in North America and its robust trade, credit, and business data, JBT provides reliable and actionable market insights and analysis that help jewelry professionals protect their business interests and adapt to evolving market trends thanks to its database of approximately 70,000 companies.

JBT is a membership organization welcoming any company affiliated with the jewelry industry, domestic and international, that wish to improve their business performance by making better informed credit decisions.

JBT works with organizations like JVC to enhance the information contained in our credit reports by identifying JVC members and AML compliance.

Jewelers Mutual® Group

Jewelers Mutual Group was founded in 1913 by a group of Wisconsin jewelers to meet their unique insurance needs. Today, the Group offers products and services nationwide and throughout Canada that enable jewelry businesses to run safe, secure, and successful operations. Consumers also put their trust in Jewelers Mutual to protect their personal jewelry and the special moments it represents. The Group insurers’ strong financial position is reflected in their 34 consecutive ratings of “A+ Superior” from A.M. Best Company. Insurance coverage is offered by either Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company, SI (a stock insurer) or JM Specialty Insurance Company. Policyholders of both insurers are members of Jewelers Mutual Holding Company.

Jewellery Appraisers of the World

Jewellery Appraisers of the World (JAW) is a luxurious and stylish online directory dedicated to independent jewelry appraisers throughout the US and fourteen other countries.

Unlike most other directories, JAW concentrates on potential clients’ needs and wishes by giving them the information they really want to know about the appraisers’ businesses, and without any annoying adverts or pop-ups. Consumers have come to trust JAW as only qualified and experienced independent appraisers are listed. All consumer’s reviews are verified as genuine, as are the credentials claimed by the appraisers.

JAW now also has a growing Consumer Resource section, with articles, definitions, trade association listings and much more.

Kenect

What is Kenect? Kenect provides business texting from your main number, text-to-pay, live video chat, online review generation, and text web leads.

• Generate online reviews: review requests via text are responded to 30x more than emails.
• Get more leads: capture more leads from your website with the Kenect web widget.
• Get paid: Stop sending out bills and waiting to get paid. Simply sent a text!
• Streamline communication: we streamline the process of communicating with all clients – current and prospective.
• Stay connected: no more phone tag means less frustration! Get quick and easy communication from your clients and answer FAQ’s on the go.

Ravara

Ravara is an industry partner of JVC, as a leader of digital management and security, and serves as a vital resource for JVC’s members.

On their cloud-based platform, Ravara hosts a complete ecosystem for jewelers to streamline their compliance, manage their risks, and meet best practices – including the Ravara Community, a validated network where jewelers can promote their business and find trusted vendors and buyers.

Ravara also leads in supply chain mapping and traceability, offering innovative solutions for jewelry provenance.

We are together promoting legal education and compliance across the jewelry industry. JVC encourages its members to join the Ravara Community and to take the necessary steps to ensure compliance and best practices in all areas and at all levels of their supply chain.

SCS Global Services

The Sustainability Rated Diamonds program is a third-party certification underpinned by the SCS-007-01 SCS Certification Standard for Sustainability Rated Diamond, the first comprehensive, multi-stakeholder sustainability standard developed for the diamond sector. This groundbreaking certification, done by SCS Global Services, applies to both natural and laboratory-grown diamonds, including any entity that handles the diamonds on their way to market. The standard establishes unprecedented benchmarks of performance and transparency, featuring stringent environmental, social and governance (ESG) achievement, net zero carbon footprint, sustainable production practices with net zero impact, comprehensive origin traceability for the highest possible source-to-market certainty, and sustainability investments that support vulnerable communities, reduce net impacts further, and contribute to a safer world.

SGL

SGL is an independent international laboratory that provides professional gemstone grading, detection and authentication services to the diamond and jewelry industry worldwide.

With 16 labs around the world, SGL recently opened its first United States laboratory in the International Gem Tower on 47th Street in New York City. Headquartered in London, SGL also operates labs in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and India. All SGL laboratories, as a part of their unified network, use the same system, process, technology and methodology to provide professional services to the gems and jewelry industry. In addition to its 16 full, standalone labs, SGL also operates 8 satellite labs, including 3 with the Saudi government (Saudi Customs Authority) at 3 airport locations.

SGL focuses on creating relationships with its customers, to collaboratively identify problems and find solutions. For example, SGL offers jewelers the option of lab certification services performed on-site at a jeweler’s place of business with its “Mobile Lab.” SGL also offers jewelers the option of using blockchain technology, so they can track stones online and easily access and print SGL reports and certifications immediately at the point-of-sale.

Laboratory-grown diamond testing (both loose and mounted in jewelry) is a specialty of SGL, offering Dia Screen™ diamond detection devices at their New York laboratory.

Our Diamond Supply Chain Protection Kit was made possible by the generous support of SGL.

The Smithee Group

The Smithee Group offers a full suite of Insights & Intelligence, Digital Marketing and Advertising solutions. Per TSG:

One of the major differences between TSG and other digital resources is our extensive and in-depth expertise in consumer research and analytics. TSG provides our clients with consumer-centric knowledge and insights rather than solely hypotheses based on assumptions derived from onedimensional “dashboard data” alone. TSG’s experience includes some of the largest and most well-known brands and companies around the world including Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Serena Williams, Comcast, Del Monte, EA Games, Disney, General Mills, Kroger, VF Corp, Salesforce, Cox Automotive, Signet, Rio Tinto, and many more.

Our FTC Jewelry Guidelines were made possible by the generous support of The Smithee Group.