The value of global products and services that depend on commodities linked to deforestation has been calculated at $906bn. In a report the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) said this revenue was at risk because the commodities in question - timber, palm oil, soy and cattle - are not sustainable when they lead to deforestation.

In 2017 the luxury industry will be faced with a precarious balancing act on multiple fronts. Brands will be forced to find an equilibrium between an exponential growth in technology and their traditional emphasis on the human hand; between understanding their customers' behavior and surveilling it; between their global presence and their local consumer groups; and between the poles of a customer spectrum that stretches not just around the world, but over decades, from Generation Z to the silver dollar.

Along with the projected increase in holiday spending this season, especially e-commerce, major carriers are all expecting significant double-digit growth in parcel volume before the end of the year.

"Maybe we won't ever get married, and maybe we will ... but it will be wild, it will be kind, and it will be real." So says the voice-over for a short film created for the Diamond Producers Association's "Real Is Rare" marketing campaign.