Carlsbad, California—In early 2023, the Gemological Institute of America will take step one in going paperless with regards to its grading stories.

The lab introduced Monday that starting Jan. 2, its hottest report, the GIA Diamond File, will turn into digital-only. Printed variations of those stories will now not be produced, although all current printed Diamond Dossiers will nonetheless be legitimate.

As an alternative of a bodily grading report, these requesting a Diamond File will obtain a QR code they will scan to open the report within the new GIA app, which is offered for each iOS and Android gadgets.

Reviews additionally will probably be accessible through GIA’s on-line Report Test portal, and thru the lab’s software programming interface (API) that integrates report knowledge into purchasers’ enterprise materials.

The digital stories embrace a Report Entry Card with the report quantity, the QR code and 4 Cs info that may be embedded into receipts, invoices and e-commerce websites.

The Diamond File is the primary report GIA is migrating to a digital-only format, with the aim of phasing out all paper stories by 2025, as beforehand introduced. 

The lab has not but stated which report will probably be subsequent to go digital-only. 

“Switching to digital stories will cut back the environmental impression of our operations, which is a part of our technique to make sure GIA will proceed our mission to guard customers and promote their belief for many years to come back,” GIA President and CEO Susan Jacques stated. 

GIA stated it has an “intensive” transition program in place already to assist purchasers because it migrates from paper to digital, together with a devoted net web page, how-to movies, quick “Information Periods” (webinars), and an e-mail outreach marketing campaign.

The Information Periods, which will probably be quarter-hour every with real-time dwell chat, are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 20, at 10 a.m. Jap; Friday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. Jap; Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. Jap; and Thursday, Oct. 27, at 1 p.m. Jap.

These can register to attend on the GIA web site.

Anybody with questions on the digital Diamond File can even contact their shopper service consultant at [email protected]. 

GIA stated the Diamond File is its most ceaselessly requested report, with greater than 33 million issued for the reason that report’s launch in 1998. 

It’s out there for D to Z diamonds which are 0.15 to 1.99 carats in dimension and haven’t been handled for shade. 

The report features a 4 Cs evaluation, proportions diagram and laser inscription of the GIA report quantity on the diamond.