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Ban Requests Intervention Brigade for the DRC
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United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called upon the Security Council to authorize the deployment of a special force within the current peacekeeping operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to address imminent threats...
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Fair Trade
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Mar 05, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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RJC to Review Diamond Chain of Custody Standards
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A standards committee for the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) suspended finalizing its draft chain of custody guides for diamonds in order to seek additional input from the diamond industry. The move does not, however,...
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Fair Trade
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Dec 02, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Rapaport Group Calls on Diamond Trade to Avoid Marange Diamonds
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PRESS RELEASE, November 22, 2011, New York: The Rapaport Group strongly opposes the recent decision of the Kimberley Process (KP) to allow for the immediate exports from the mining operations Mbada Diamonds and Marange Resources in the Marange region of Zimbabwe.We hereby publicly warn...
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Fair Trade
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Nov 22, 2011
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Rapaport
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Kimberley Process Lets Zimbabwe Off The Hook, Again
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The civil society stakeholders of the Kimberley Process, who all staged a boycott of this week's plenary meeting in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, issued a statement saying that the certification scheme had "effectively...
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Fair Trade
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Nov 02, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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GJEPC Welcomes Resolution on Marange Rough Exports
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The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) expressed relief over the prospect of a Kimberley Process resolution yesterday on the dispute of rough diamond exports from mining operations in the Marange region of Zimbabwe."This will...
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Fair Trade
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Nov 02, 2011
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Dilipp S Nag
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WDC Confirms Agreement on Marange Rough Exports
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The World Diamond Council (WDC) welcomed an agreement ratified today by the members of the Kimberley Process at its plenary meeting in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during which rough diamond exports from...
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Fair Trade
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Nov 01, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Rough Markets
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Oct 28, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Signet Details Chain-of-Custody Efforts, Obstacles to SEC
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The following oral statement from Signet Jewelers was given to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) panel on conflict minerals yesterday. SEC Roundtable on Conflict MineralsSEC File Number S7-40-10October 18, 2011Good afternoon. My name...
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Financial-Legal
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Oct 19, 2011
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Signet Jewelers
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Rapaport Addresses Direct Marketing of Artisanal Diamonds
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Remarks by Martin Rapaport, Chairman of the Rapaport Group. October 12, 2011 - U.S. State Department“The Feasibility of Direct Marketing of Artisanal Diamonds”Let us begin by recognizing the role and needs of over one million artisanal diggers. They are an important part of the diamond and jewelry industry and they...
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Rough Markets
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Oct 19, 2011
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Rapaport
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Civil Society Members of the Kimberley Process Consider Their Options
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The Kimberley Process's civil society members issued a joint position statement as the first of ''a rolling set of salvos'' that will be directed at the organization in coming weeks. In a letter to Kimberley Process chairman Mathieu Yamba, the civil society coalition confirmed that it had met at the end of August...
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Fair Trade
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Sep 27, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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GIA Symposium Debate Focuses on Sustainability, Fair Trade Issues
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Leading diamond industry players are stranded on a desert island....and the only way they can leave is to resolve one of the most vexing debates of our time: How to reconcile fair trade standards with the realities of politics and the marketplace. That is the theme for the upcoming...
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Research
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May 17, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Marketing
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Apr 06, 2011
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Jeff Miller
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Diamond News Broadcast
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Download MP3.The Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in India added its voice to what the World Diamond Council, Jewelers of America, and the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association already stated this...
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Rough Markets
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Mar 23, 2011
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Rapaport News
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PAC Outlines Conflict Mineral Certification Scheme
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Press Release: A new report that outlines how to develop a regional certification mechanism for tracking high value and conflict prone minerals in Africa's Great Lakes region was launched today by Partnership Africa Canada (PAC)....
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Fair Trade
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Mar 23, 2011
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Partnership Africa Canada
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