Article: Ditching dirty diamonds.(Brief Article)

Article: Why the body count is worrying De Beers.
Sunday Business (London, England);  June 4, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... the bloody fur trade. For De Beers, the diamond industry giant ... a backlash has galvanised De Beers. First, it complied with a United Nations resolution in June 1998 to ... government. In October, De Beers announced that it was suspending ...

Article: De Beers' Rory More O'Ferrall retires.(SHORT cuts)
Israel Diamonds;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... redefined its role. In the De Beers Group's reorganization ... development and implementation of De Beers' policy on conflict diamonds ... Process. He also served as De Beers' main point of contact with the United Nations, the U.S. State, Treasury ...

Article: De Beers go live with Venda powered eCommerce site.
M2 Presswire;  June 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... fully anticipate that the De Beers site will enable us to ... governments. In addition, The De Beers Group has been working with governments through the United Nations and other international ... in this way, and the De Beers Group was instrumental ...

Article: De Beers Defends 'Conflict-Free' Label.(Brief ...
Jewelers Circular Keystone;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... came from." The De Beers claim also has ... under fire from the United Nations. In a just-released ... writes that while "De Beers now guarantees ... bombshell in the United Nations report, the panel ... known clients of De Beers, are knowingly ...

Article: De Beers defends `conflict-free' label.(Brief ...
Israel Diamonds;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... came from." The De Beers claim also has ... under fire from the United Nations. In a recently ... writes that while "De Beers now guarantees ... bombshell in the United Nations report, the panel ... known clients of De Beers, are knowingly ...

Article: Controversy over Diamonds Made into Virtue by De ...
Africa News Service;  August 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... 1982 book about De Beers, "The Rise and ... by supporting United Nations embargoes on illicit ... effectively enlisted the United Nations as a policeman ... improve its image, De Beers is focused on turning ... ethical reasons, the De Beers stake in many ...

Article: De Beers offers experts to UN.(Brief Article)
Mining Journal;  January 5, 2001 ;     307 words ...De Beers has offered to allow its experts to help the United Nations (UN) in the organisation's fight against 'conflict diamonds'. Andy Lamont, a De Beers spokesman, says that the De Beers employees would help in the strengthening ...