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Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
12 october 2026
Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds
The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue launch pilot program to create safer workplaces
23 november 2022
Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue are launching an innovative pilot program aimed at helping to eliminate disrespectful behaviour in the resources industry including sexual harassment, bullying and racism. The launch comes after the three companies formed a partnership in October last year as part of their combined response to reports of unacceptable sexual harassment in the mining industry.
Brazil, Indonesia and DRC in talks to form ‘Opec of rainforests’
22 november 2022
The big three tropical rainforest nations – Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – are in talks to form a strategic alliance to coordinate on their conservation, nicknamed an “Opec for rainforests”, the Guardian understands. The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, has been followed by a flurry of activity to avoid the destruction of the Amazon, which scientists have warned is dangerously close to tipping point after years of deforestation under its far-right leader, Jair Bolsonaro. During his first speech as president-elect, Lula pledged to fight for zero deforestation in the Amazon, while Colombia has proposed creating an Amazon bloc at Cop27, and Norway’s environment minister is moving to reinstate a billion-dollar fund to protect the rainforest after it was halted under Bolsonaro.
Saudi Arabia establishes carbon-capture sequestration center
21 november 2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has established a carbon-capture sequestration center (CCC), as the state oil giant seeks to reach its goal of net-zero emissions by 2060, as per media reports.
Gap between process safety goals and reality has grown
18 november 2022
While there has been continued expansion of corporate ESG efforts, and most companies have embraced safety as part of their corporate culture, there are still shortcomings to address in improving process safety performance, Sphera’s new 2022 Safety Report reveals.
Scientists warn of a catastrophe in the Arctic
17 november 2022
The sixth report on the state of the Earth's ice cover was prepared for the international climate summit SOR27, held in Sharm el-Sheikh, by a group of well-known scientists in the field of glaciology and permafrost. The authors of the study, pointing to the rate of melting of polar ice sheets, mountain glaciers and permafrost, describe the catastrophic consequences to which this may lead in the near future. A separate chapter is devoted to the alarming situation in the Arctic, RIA Novosti writes.
The rate of warming in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation exceeds the global average by 3.7 times - Ministry of Natural Resources
16 november 2022
The rate of warming in Russia exceeds the global average by 2.5 times, and in the Russian Arctic zone - by 3.7 times, Deputy Head of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation Sergey Anoprienko said.
Nornickel has developed long-term scenarios for global economy and climate change
15 november 2022
MMC Norilsk Nickel, the largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, developed three scenarios for the global economy and climate change through 2050 and presented them during the 27th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt. The Company will use these scenarios for strategic planning, to assess risks and identify opportunities emerging from the global energy transition, and to adopt to climate change.
