KP Progresses in Expanding Conflict Definition

Dubai: World Diamond Council (WDC) has welcomed the meaningful progress made towards expanding the Kimberley Process (KP) definition of conflict diamonds, after a successful week of open and productive dialogue at the 2025 Intersessional in Dubai. The meeting, hosted by the UAE and current KP Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem, marked a significant breakthrough in seeking to expand the definition of conflict diamonds after years of discussion. The current definition, established over two decades ago, primarily addresses diamonds financing rebel movements

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KP Progresses in Expanding Conflict Definition

Dubai: World Diamond Council (WDC) has welcomed the meaningful progress made towards expanding the Kimberley Process (KP) definition of conflict diamonds, after a successful week of open and productive dialogue at the 2025 Intersessional in Dubai. The meeting, hosted by the UAE and current KP Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem, marked a significant breakthrough in seeking to expand the definition of conflict diamonds after years of discussion. The current definition, established over two decades ago, primarily addresses diamonds financing rebel movements

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Diavik Gets TSM Excellence Award

Perth: Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine has been awarded the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Environmental Excellence Award for its solar power plant, the largest off-grid solar installation in Canada’s territories. Activated in July last year, the 3.5-MW facility features 6 620 bi-facial panels and is designed to meet up to 25% of the site’s power needs during closure, which is

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Jewellery Industry Unites to Protect Consumer Confidence

Milan: In a landmark move for the jewellery sector, the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has launched a four-month public consultation for The Blue List: The Responsible Jewellery Supply Chain Lexicon. This initiative marks the culmination of a collaborative effort spanning more than three years to establish a globally harmonized glossary of responsible sourcing and sustainability terminology for the jewellery, gemstone

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Tariff War: U.S. Jewellery Industry at Risk 

New York: World Diamond Council (WDC), the U.S. based organization representing the international natural diamond value chain, acknowledges the U.S. Government’s emphasis on fair and reciprocal trade and advocates for policies that support strengthening American manufacturing to deliver tangible benefits to U.S. businesses, workers and consumers. In this spirit, the WDC respectfully urges the U.S. Administration to consider granting a

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Surging Gold ETFs Fuel Q1 Demand

Mumbai: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) Q1 2025 Gold Demand Trends report reveals total quarterly gold demand (including OTC ) was 1,206t, a 1% increase year-on-year, in a record high price environment, in which gold surpassed US$3,000/oz. The gold ETF revival fuelled a more-than doubling of total investment demand to 552t, a 170% year-on-year increase and the highest since Q1

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Diavik Gets TSM Excellence Award

Perth: Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine has been awarded the Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Environmental Excellence Award for its solar power plant, the largest off-grid solar installation in Canada’s territories. Activated in July last year, the 3.5-MW facility features 6 620 bi-facial panels and is designed to meet up to 25% of the site’s power needs during closure, which is

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Jewellery Industry Unites to Protect Consumer Confidence

Milan: In a landmark move for the jewellery sector, the World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has launched a four-month public consultation for The Blue List: The Responsible Jewellery Supply Chain Lexicon. This initiative marks the culmination of a collaborative effort spanning more than three years to establish a globally harmonized glossary of responsible sourcing and sustainability terminology for the jewellery, gemstone

Read More »

Tariff War: U.S. Jewellery Industry at Risk 

New York: World Diamond Council (WDC), the U.S. based organization representing the international natural diamond value chain, acknowledges the U.S. Government’s emphasis on fair and reciprocal trade and advocates for policies that support strengthening American manufacturing to deliver tangible benefits to U.S. businesses, workers and consumers. In this spirit, the WDC respectfully urges the U.S. Administration to consider granting a

Read More »

Surging Gold ETFs Fuel Q1 Demand

Mumbai: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) Q1 2025 Gold Demand Trends report reveals total quarterly gold demand (including OTC ) was 1,206t, a 1% increase year-on-year, in a record high price environment, in which gold surpassed US$3,000/oz. The gold ETF revival fuelled a more-than doubling of total investment demand to 552t, a 170% year-on-year increase and the highest since Q1

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