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Fifteen years ago, I went on a trade mission to Sierra Leone organized by Martin Rapaport. It was right before the movie Blood Diamond, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, came out, and people in the country were worried the film would hurt its already fragile economy—in particular its diamond industry, which employs an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 people.
The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has expanded its Assure verification program to include diamond-set jewelry.
The Responsible Jewellery Council has tapped Brad Brooks-Rubin, the former special advisor for conflict diamonds at the U.S. State Department, to be its lead in Washington, D.C.
Alrosa has launched a preliminary study to see if the kimberlite ore that is used for diamond mining can be used to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Press release – In an article published in the August edition of Rapaport Magazine, entitled “Atrocities Haunt Zimbabwe’s Diamond Fields,” Farai Maguwu, a courageous civil society leader, writes of the plight of artisanal miners in the country’s Marange region.
In August, the Times of India reported that a businessman in Surat, India, had been charged with selling diamonds that had fake GIA inscriptions.
A new consumer campaign by the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is emphasizing the positive impact of mined stones.
The push for a traceable and transparent supply chain is as much about profits as it is about principles.
The role of business is expanding. While the need to provide good products at competitive prices remains the same, the definition of “good products” is rapidly evolving. Social responsibility can be seen as a quality attribute that increases the “good” of a product. As in all quality improvements, the higher the quality, the greater the […]
De Beers inaugurated its GemFair pilot programme in Sierra Leone’s Kono District with 14-member mine sites in 2018 to create a secure route to market for ethically sourced artisanal and small-scale diamonds.
Iris Van der Veken, executive director of the Responsible Jewellery Council, discusses how the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals can help companies boost consumer confidence.
The Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (CSC) recently said that it is planning to approach the United Nations (UN) over the impasse on the redefinition of conflict diamonds and the principles of responsible sourcing.
