Tag: Kimberley Process

The WDC is calling out to industry members to seize the moment and be ready in time, to meet the deadline for rough diamond sales.

The transition period for the revised SoW ends in six months. The WDC is calling out to industry members to seize the moment and be ready in time.

The World Diamond Council (WDC) concluded the 2024 Kimberley Process (KP) Intersessional with a renewed commitment to ethical practices, transparency and industry reform.

With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Rory More O’Ferrall this morning .He played a crucial role in creating the World Diamond Council (WDC) and shaping the Kimberley Process to ensure ethical diamond sourcing.

Feriel Zerouki reminded delegates of the KP Intersessional meeting in Dubai that Participants can choose to apply best practice over and above the minimum requirements of the KP.

The transition period for the revised SoW ends in six months. The WDC is calling out to industry members to seize the moment and be ready in time.

The transition period for the revised SoW ends in six months. The WDC is calling out to industry members to seize the moment and be ready in time.

The World Diamond Council (WDC) acknowledges the G7 Leaders’ Statement released on December 6, 2023, and reiterates its commitment to supporting the G7 countries’ declared objectives relating to import restrictions on non-industrial diamonds that have been mined, processed or produced in Russia

World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki struck a cautiously optimistic note at the conclusion of the 2023 Kimberley Process Plenary on November 10, 2023, at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, after the Plenary agreed on 98 items.

Addressing the Opening Session of the 2023 KP Plenary at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe on November 6, World Diamond Council President Feriel Zerouki emphasized the WDC’s determination to drive forward the ambition of the KP, which serves to foster peace, security and benefit all diamond stakeholders sustainably.