Establishment and Purpose of the World Diamond Council
- Represents the entire diamond value chain
- Includes representatives from mining, manufacturing, trading, and retail
- Established in July 2000
- Aims to keep the diamond supply chain free from conflict diamonds
- Played a key role in the creation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS)
- Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2000
- Created through negotiations between governments, diamond industry, and civil society organizations
- Sets out requirements for controlling rough diamond production and trade
- Entered into force in 2003
- Credited with reducing conflict diamonds to less than 1% of global diamond production
Influence of the World Diamond Council
- Has representation on all Kimberley Process working groups
- Influential in determining implementation and future reform of the Kimberley Process
- Headquartered in the United States
- Led by President Edward Asscher from Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Charter members include the World Federation of Diamond Bourses, International Diamond Manufacturers Association, and International Confederation of Jewellers
Additional Information
- See also: Diamond (gemstone)
- References: Conflict Diamonds: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, October 10, 2001; Malone, D.; Malone, R.D.M. (2004). The UN Security Council: From the Cold War to the 21st Century; Bieri, F. (2016). From Blood Diamonds to the Kimberley Process: How NGOs Cleaned Up the Global Diamond Industry; Hall, M.; Wyatt, T.; South, N.; Nurse, A.; Potter, G.; Maher, J. (2016). Greening Criminology in the 21st Century: Contemporary debates and future directions in the study of environmental harm; Grynberg, R.; Mbayi, L. (2015). The Global Diamond Industry: Economics and Development Volume II
External Links
- Official website: worlddiamondcouncil.org
- Additional information: diamondfacts.org
- Fifth annual meeting of the World Diamond Council: wfdb.com (PDF)
- Retrieved from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Diamond_Council&oldid=1122265995
World Diamond Council Data Sources
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Glossary | https://harryandcojewellery.com.au/blogs/glossary/world-diamond-council |
| Wikipedia | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Diamond_Council |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8035647 |
| Knowledge Graph | https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/m/03mb5h |