The World Diamond Council (WDC) has announced the appointment of Elodie Daguzan as its new executive director, effective February 1. She takes over from Marie-Chantal Kaninda, who stepped down last year for a new opportunity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Daguzan has worked in the diamond industry for the past 19 years. For the […]

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Oulin was the President of the Diamond Chamber of Russia and former member of the WFDB Executive Committee (ExCo) World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) mourns the passing away of Sergey Oulin on December 31, 2019 at the age of 69 years. President Ernie Blom has, on behalf of the entire organisation, expressed sadness at […]

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Attempts to strengthen the scope of the Kimberley Process (KP) failed at the recent KP plenary after government representatives failed to reach a consensus. Despite the lack of progress, the World Diamond Council (WDC) said it continued to be committed to advocating for change. WDC president Stephen Fischler called the failure to achieve consensus, “a […]

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The 2019 Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process got underway today in New Delhi with an impressive inaugural ceremony that saw the participation of dignitaries from India and across the world. Those present on the dais at the inaugural session included Mr. B.B Swain, KP Chair; Mr. Alexander Alexeevich Pshenichnikov, KP Vice-Chair; Dr Anup Wadhawan, […]

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At the Russia-Africa Economic Forum being held over October 23 and 24, 2019 in Sochi, Russia, in conjunction with the Russia-Africa Summit, ALROSA co-organised a session on ‘Russian-African Collaboration in the Diamond Industry’. “Russia and African countries together account for about 75% of the global rough diamond production and are truly interested in the sustainable […]

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The World Diamond Council (WDC) has announced the launch of a newly designed website, upgrading the level of support provided both to its own members and the diamond and jewelry industries in general. It also reports on the organization’s ongoing work within the Kimberley Process (KP), and its mission to protect the integrity of the […]

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The World Diamond Council (WDC) has called upon stakeholders encouraging them to review the System of Warranties (SoW) before its public review period — which began on June 5, 2018 — ends on October 1, 2018. “This review period is intended to help industry participants better implement and demonstrate commitment to responsible sourcing when buying […]

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A delegation from the Kimberley Process (KP) conducted a review visit to Russia on August 25-30, 2018 visiting facilities related to the system of mining, accounting, implementation and control of operations with rough diamonds, and to assess their compliance with the minimum requirements of the KP Certification Scheme, ALROSA said in a statement. The delegation […]

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The National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) together with eight of the leading diamond industry organisations (AWDC, CIBJO, DPA, GJEPC, IDI, IDMA, WDC and WFDB) has launched a diamond terminology guideline to help encourage full, fair and effective use of a clear and accessible definition for diamonds, synthetics diamonds and imitations of diamonds by all sector […]

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Nine of the leading diamond and jewellery industry organisations (AWDC, CIBJO, DPA, GJEPC, IDI, IDMA, USJC, WDC and WFDB) have released a jointly developed Diamond Terminology Guideline to encourage full, fair and effective use of a clear and accessible terminology for diamonds and synthetics diamonds by all sector bodies, organisations, traders and retailers. The guide […]

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