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Demand Driven Ethics
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The diamond industry should be encouraged by new initiatives to enhance the integrity of the global supply chain, not be threatened by them. Therefore, criticism of the April 30 meeting in Paris to discuss responsible supply chains for precious stones...
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Fair Trade
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May 10, 2013
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Avi Krawitz
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Rough Markets
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Feb 13, 2013
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Dilipp S Nag
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Rough Markets
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Oct 25, 2012
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Dilipp S Nag
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KP Chair Updates Vision Statement, Seeks Comment By Aug. 24
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Press Release: The U.S. chair of the Kimberley Process (KP), Gillian Milovanovic, released a vision statement calling for participants' cooperation on issues of reform. One of the major issues highlighted was updating the definition of a "conflict...
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Fair Trade
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Aug 10, 2012
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Kimberley Process
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Maguwu Urges Greater Ethical Awareness Among Jewelers
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Zimbabwean human rights activist Farai Maguwu has urged jewelers and consumers to be vigilant to verify the source of their diamond purchases. Maguwu endorsed the Rapaport Group’s ethical pledge that was launched this...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 06, 2012
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Avi Krawitz
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Diamond Disclosures
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If it looks like a diamond and shines like a diamond, it must be a diamond. That is, at least, from a consumer point of view. The respective discussions this past week regarding undisclosed synthetic stones filtering the market and...
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Fair Trade
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May 25, 2012
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Avi Krawitz
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Fair Trade
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May 14, 2012
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Avi Krawitz
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Charles Taylor’s Legacy
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The guilty verdict against former Liberian president Charles Taylor, handed down on April 26 in The Hague, should send a clear message to Africa’s rogue leaders. But the fact that Taylor was the first...
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Fair Trade
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May 04, 2012
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Avi Krawitz
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Rough Markets
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Feb 05, 2012
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U.S. State Department
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Competitive NGO’s
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The recent withdrawal of Global Witness from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) generated much press coverage and interest. The move was inevitable but timely. The group’s frustrations reached a tipping point...
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Fair Trade
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Dec 16, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Fair Trade
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Dec 12, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Partnership Africa Canada Commits to Kimberley Process
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Partnership Africa Canada (PAC), a founding member of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) civil society coalition, has pledged to stay in the scheme despite the withdrawal of its partner Global Witness last week. PAC...
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Fair Trade
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Dec 11, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Global Witness Withdraws From Kimberley Process
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Global Witness has withdrawn from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme charging that the organization has no interest to implement much needed reforms. ''Nearly nine years after the Kimberley Process was launched, the...
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Fair Trade
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Dec 05, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Paz Urges Rough Trade to Abide by KP's Core Principles
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Press Release: On the eve of the 2011 Plenary of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), the president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), Avi Paz, is making a strong appeal to the delegations of the 75 governments...
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Rough Markets
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Oct 25, 2011
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WFDB
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Kimberley Process Seeks Clarity on Marange Abuse Allegations
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The Kimberley Process chairman, Matthieu Yamba, said the organization is seeking clarification from the Zimbabwe government regarding allegations of ongoing torture carried out in the Marange fields. Yamba’s statement follows a recent report by the...
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Fair Trade
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Aug 31, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Zimbabwe: Rampant Abuses in Marange Diamond Fields
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Press Release: Zimbabwe police and private security guards employed by mining companies in the Marange diamond fields are shooting, beating and unleashing attack dogs on poor, local unlicensed miners. The evidence gathered by Human...
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Fair Trade
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Aug 30, 2011
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Human Rights Watch
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Kimberley Process' WGM Allows Marange Shipment
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The Kimberley Process Working Group for Monitoring (WGM) has agreed to release a shipment of Marange diamonds being held in Dubai. Sources involved in the discussions in Kinshasa in June told Rapaport News that the decision relates...
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Fair Trade
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Jul 05, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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WFDB Deplores Breakdown of KP Talks in Kinshasa,
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Press Release: Avi Paz, president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), said that the uncompromising positions taken by some Kimberley Process (KP) members and the ensuing lack of agreement regarding the future...
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Fair Trade
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Jun 28, 2011
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WFDB
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TRADE ALERT: Marange Diamonds
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Marange goods expected to be released shortly. Responsible buyers should require supplier guarantee that they are not selling diamonds from the Marange fields in Zimbabwe.Read more about Zimbabwe Diamonds
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Fair Trade
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Jun 27, 2011
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Rapaport News
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Fair Trade
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Jun 27, 2011
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World Diamond Council
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