Rosy Blue
Rosy Blue is a privately owned Indian-Belgian company
The company is one of the largest diamond and gemstone traders worldwide[7] and has 12 offices in seven countries around the world: Belgium, Israel, Hong Kong, Japan, United States, China, UAE (Dubai).[8][9] Russell Mehta is the current chairman and managing director.[10]
Rosy Blue[11] is a De Beers sightholder.
History
The company was founded in 1960 by Arunkumar Mehta and his cousin Bhanuchandra Bhansali. In the 70’s the company headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium and expanded its operations to several other diamond centers.[12][13]
In 2005 Rosy Blue became a founding and certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council.[14][15]
In 2008 Rosy Blue became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact.[16]
In 2017, Rosy Blue was named in both Panama Papers and Paradise Papers as an entity which transferred money to safe havens to avoid taxes in the country.[17]
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- ^ "Rosy Blue N.V - Responsible Jewellery Council". www.responsiblejewellery.com.
- ^ "First Children's Rights and Business Principles Forum in Belgium". 5 December 2012.
- ^ "Rosy Blue - UN Global Compact". www.unglobalcompact.org.
- ^ "Paradise Papers: On all black money lists, leading diamond firm Rosy Blue is back". 8 November 2017.