GCAL to sponsor WDC reception
New York—The Gem Certification and Assurance Lab (GCAL) has announced its sponsorship of the World Diamond Council's (WDC) fifth annual meeting, taking place from May 9-10 at the David Citadel...
Annual WDC meeting to focus on KP commitment
New York—The World Diamond Council's (WDC) fifth annual meeting will bring together industry leaders to confirm commitment to the Kimberley Process (KP) and to build on the momentum of last...
Conflict diamonds on agenda when WDC meets in Israel
New York—The World Diamond Council (WDC) has announced that its fifth annual meeting will be held from May 9-10 at the David Citadel Hotel in Jerusalem, and that the conflict-diamond issue will...
U.S. retailers get poor grade from NGOs
New York—A new survey from non-governmental organizations Global Witness and Amnesty International USA indicates that the American retail-jewelry industry is failing to take adequate measures...
Survey: Jewelers tackled conflict-diamond issue
New York—Two-thirds of jewelry retailers polled in a post-holiday 2006 survey say they had customers ask them about conflict diamonds, and 97 percent of those retailers were prepared to answer...
Industry reps tell retailers: Prepare for NGO conflict-diamond survey
New York—Jewelers of America (JA), the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) and the World Diamond Council (WDC) are urging retailers to be prepared for a conflict-diamond survey now being fielded...
WDC addresses global forum on terrorism
Moscow—The World Diamond Council (WDC) spoke about conflict diamonds this week at the "Global Forum for Partnerships between States and Business to Counter Terrorism," held here.
'Blood Diamond' star makes conflict-diamond PSA
Washington, D.C.—As they urge consumers to demand conflict-free diamonds this holiday season, Global Witness and Amnesty International will get another Blood Diamond publicity boost with public...
WDC stands by PAC KP concerns
New York—The World Diamond Council (WDC) said it's in agreement with a recent report from Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) that states that although the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme...
WDC supports U.N. proposal to improve diamond-trade security
New York—In the wake of this week's report from the United Nations (U.N.) on the possible threat to diamond control systems between the Ivory Coast and Ghana, the World Diamond Council (WDC)...
WDC, U.N., NGOs concerned over Ivory Coast rough-diamond smuggling
New York—The World Diamond Council (WDC), the United Nations and several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have stated concern over reports that rough diamonds from the Ivory Coast—w...
WDC: Despite successes, CDTA and KP need improvement
New York—In response to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that more must be done to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the United States, the World Diamond...
WDC: Industry's future rests on ethics, transparency
Jerusalem, Israel—After a challenging year for the diamond industry that culminated with the release of "Blood Diamond," industry leaders gathered here for the fifth annual World Diamond...
WDC meeting to be held in Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium—The World Diamond Council's (WDC) sixth annual meeting will be held in Antwerp from June 30-July 1, the organization has announced.
De Beers' Penny calls for new view on Africa
Antwerp, Belgium—Diamantaires need to get behind the concept of a more prosperous Africa—one in which its people are working to lift themselves out of poverty, De Beers Managing Director...
Parody of WDC site states 'real diamond facts'
New York—Realdiamondfacts.org, whose parent organization is Diamonds for Africa Fund, has launched a supposed parody of the World Diamond Council's (WDC) Web site, Diamondfacts.org.
WDC's Izhakoff receives first Rapaport Award
Las Vegas—In honor of his longtime commitment to social and corporate responsibility in the diamond industry, World Diamond Council (WDC) Chairman Eli Izhakoff was given the first "Rapaport...
Registration still open for WDC meeting
Antwerp, Belgium—Diamond industry leaders will gather in Antwerp, Belgium, at the end of June and take stock of the results of the Kimberley Certification Process, which was established five...
Oppenheimer to CIBJO Congress: Unite to sustain industry
Cape Town, South Africa—In a speech delivered today to representatives of the international jewelry and gemstone trade who are attending the 2007 CIBJO Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, De...
De Beers calls for tougher controls to eliminate conflict diamonds
Johannesburg, South Africa—Echoing the sentiments of Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) and the World Diamond Council (WDC), De Beers Group Chairman Nicky Oppenheimer called on governments to...