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WDC Signs Agreement With Kimberley Process for Admin Support
Press Release: The World Diamond Council (WDC) met in a plenary session at the ninth annual WDC Annual Meeting In Tel Aviv, Israel. During the gathering, the WDC and the Kimberley Process signed a memorandum...
Technology May 06, 2013 WDC
Avi Paz
WDC Appoints Avi Paz as New President
The World Diamond Council (WDC) appointed Avi Paz its interim president to replace Eli Izhakoff until the next WDC elections. Izhakoff will officially step down from the role on June 30, 2013...
Polished Markets May 06, 2013 Avi Krawitz
WDC
Izhakoff Addresses the WDC Annual Meeting in Tel Aviv
Press Release: Just as the Kimberley Process led jewelry consumers to understand that the diamond industry will take active steps to protect the ethical integrity of the diamond pipeline, it also has reinforced a corresponding belief...
Polished Markets May 06, 2013 WDC
WDC
WDC Announces Speakers for General Assembly
Press Release: The ninth annual meeting of the World Diamond Council (WDC) is set to convene at the Dan Panorama Convention Center in Tel Aviv on May 5 and 6. The Plenary Session will take place on Monday, May...
Rough Markets May 02, 2013 WDC
World Diamond Council
Jose Fernandez to Address the WDC's Annual Meeting in Tel Aviv
Press Release: Jose W. Fernandez, the Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs at the U.S. Department of State and the most senior American official overseeing U.S. government policy related to the Kimberley Process,...
Polished Markets Apr 17, 2013 WDC
WDC
Nhlapo to Address WDC Plenary in Israel
Press Release: South African Ambassador Welile Nhlapo, the chair of the Kimberley Process in 2013, has confirmed that he will attend as a guest of honor the ninth annual meeting of the World Diamond Council (WDC), which...
Marketing Apr 03, 2013 WDC
Eli Izhakoff
Eli Izhakoff Addresses Dubai Diamond Conference
The following text is a transcript of Eli Izhakoff's speech to attendees at the Dubai Diamond Conference 2013. Ladies and gentlemen,Standing here in this remarkable city, I am reminded - of all things - of a movie about baseball. Some of you may have...
Marketing Mar 18, 2013 WDC
Panama Diamond Exchange
Panama Welcomes Acceptance Into the Kimberley Process
Press Release: Panama's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ricardo Quijano, has welcomed the recent unanimous decision by the Kimberley Process to accept the Republic of Panama as a full member of the organization."This was a critical step in our...
Rough Markets Dec 12, 2012 Panama Diamond Exchange
Eli Izhakoff
Izhakoff: Kimberley Process Success Relies Upon Full Commitment
Press Release: Over the past 10 years, the Kimberley Process has proven the effectiveness of international cooperation, said Eli Izhakoff, the president of the World Diamond Council, in his address today to the plenary meeting...
Rough Markets Nov 27, 2012 WDC
Izhakoff: Diamond Sector is Committed to Africa's Development
The following is the full text of a speech delivered by Eli Izhakoff, the president of the World Diamond Council (WDC), at the 2012 Zimbabwe Diamond Conference:H.E. Robert Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe; H.E Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa; H.E. Prof. Arthur Mutambara,...
Fair Trade Nov 12, 2012 WDC
WDC Reiterates Support for Expanded Definition of Conflict Diamonds
Press Release: The newly elected World Diamond Council (WDC) board of directors held its first meeting on July 24, and expressed the organization's strong support for the reform of the Kimberley Process and for the expanded definition for conflict diamonds, as was proposed at the...
Rough Markets Jul 30, 2012 WDC
Ethical pledge
Value-Added Ethics
Two major trends are currently engulfing the diamond market – branding and ethical ‎consumerism. Savvy diamond firms across the pipeline would do well to enmesh the ‎two. Ultimately, a company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR)...
Fair Trade Jun 22, 2012 Avi Krawitz
Kimberley Process
Izhakoff: Kimberley Process is a Means to Sustainable Development
The following is the full transcript of the speech delivered by Eli Izhakoff, President of the World Diamond Council, to the Intercessional Meeting of the Kimberley Process, which opened in Washington, D.C. on June 4.Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great...
Fair Trade Jun 05, 2012 Eli Izhakoff
IGI Lab
Diamond Disclosures
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...
Fair Trade May 25, 2012 Avi Krawitz
nicky oppenheimer
World Diamond Council Honors Oppenheimer
Press Release: The World Diamond Council (WDC) paid a special tribute to De Beers chairman, Nicky Oppenheimer, at the Gala Dinner which concluded the organization's eighth annual meeting in Vicenza, Italy this week. Presenting Oppenheimer...
Marketing May 15, 2012 WDC
WDC
WDC Plenary Agrees to a Wider Definition of 'Conflict Diamonds'
PRESS RELEASE: Members of the World Diamond Council (WDC), meeting today in a plenary session at the WDC's eight annual meeting, reaffirmed the diamond and jewelry industry's commitment to eliminating the trade in conflict diamonds, and...
Rough Markets May 14, 2012 WDC
kimberley process
Kimberley Process Chair Proposes New Conflict Diamond Definition
Kimberley Process chairperson Gillian Milovanovic has proposed a new definition of conflict diamonds to include acts of violence. Speaking at the World Diamond Council (WDC) meeting in Vicenza, Italy, Milovanovic stressed the need for the Kimberley...
Fair Trade May 14, 2012 Avi Krawitz
Antwerp ITCCO to Host CSR Seminar in Vicenza
Press Release: The Antwerp International Training Center for Corporate Opportunities (ITCCO) will conduct a high-level seminar in Vicenza, Italy, on May 15. The event will attract representatives of the United Nations, the European community, governments and the Kimberley Process, as well as leaders from the diamond...
Fair Trade Mar 27, 2012 WDC
Marange Fields
Anjin Wants Kimberley Process to Certify Stockpile
Anjin, a Chinese state company, is awaiting Kimberley Process certification to export its stockpile of rough diamonds mined at Zimbabwe's Marange fields, according to Zimbabwe's deputy mines minister Gift Chimanikire. Although the minister could not verify...
Fair Trade Mar 31, 2011 Deena Taylor
Izhakoff: KP Coalition Critical to Future of Global Diamond Industry
The following speech was delivered by World Diamond Council (WDC) president Eli Izhakoff at the seventh annual WDC meeting, which is being held in St. Petersburg. Colleagues and friends,The events of the past weeks and months have consumed the bulk of our time, as we have struggled in a search...
Marketing Jul 15, 2010 WDC
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