Today’s Solutions: April 03, 2025

While filming the movie “Blood Diamond,” Leo DiCaprio was horrified to learn the brutality mining funded in Africa. That’s why he invested in Diamond Foundry. The company was founded in San Francisco in 2012 with $100 million. Diamond Foundry has built a plasma reactor that creates a high-quality, conflict-free, environmentally sound diamond. As one happy customer says: “We’re asking questions about everything we buy now: I want to know that my makeup isn’t full of toxins, my clothing wasn’t made by children, and my food is free of pesticides. So of course, I wanted to know about the origins of my diamond.”

 

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