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War in Ukraine: Iris Van der Veken Quits as RJC Boss

March 31, 22 by John Jeffay

(IDEX Online) - Iris Van der Veken has quit as executive director of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) over its failure to take a tougher stance against Alrosa.

The Russian miner voluntarily relinquished its vice-chairmanship of the London-based group following the invasion of Ukraine, but remains a member.

Van der Veken (pictured), who has headed the RJC since 2019, is reportedly unhappy that the 1,500-member group was still certifying diamonds from Alrosa, which is a third owned by the Russian government.

News of her departure follows announcements by Pandora and Richemont that they were ending their RJC memberships, in frustration at its stand against Russia.

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