GIA to expand Indian offerings, revise grading for lab-grown diamonds

GIA will stop using traditional clarity and colour scales for lab-grown diamonds and expand services in India to support rising consumer confidence in jewellery

Gemological Institute of America (GIA) will continue to add new services to the Indian market to ensure that consumer confidence in gems and jewellery remains intact. 

“We certainly understand the criticality of how India's retail market is growing, and as our mission is to ensure consumer confidence in gems and jewellery, we will continue to add new services as required to ensure that confidence remains,” Susan Jacques, president & global chief executive officer at GIA told Business Standard. 

Jacques, however, did not elaborate on what services are expected. 

“I can't give you definitive plans, but we certainly have continual conversations