Good Company: MiaDonna's Ethical, Sustainable Diamonds

THE PRICE Lab-created diamonds cost up to 40% less than mined diamonds Lab-grown diamonds range from an additional few hundred dollars to more than $20,000 for a two-carat round-cut diamond.

About 95% of mined diamonds are Type Ia, according to the Gemological Institute of America, but MiaDonna's lab-created diamonds are all IIa "Type IIa diamonds have a more pure form of carbon, which makes them harder and brighter than average Type Ia diamonds," she says "Now, the lab-grown diamonds at MiaDonna are superior in quality to anything you can get from the earth, and in 2016 we grew a stunning colorless 628 carat diamond" Even outside conflict zones, where mined diamonds might force children into labor or fund wars, mined diamonds displace large amounts of soil, disrupt ecosystems, and can lead to deforestation.

Lab-created diamonds come without such drawbacks, but in addition, MiaDonna donates part of its proceeds to a philanthropic organization called The Greener Diamond, a charity foundation set up by Anderson that works to improve the land and lives in mining communities. . Source