De Beers Group's commitment to Society

Supporting the long-term development of the countries and communities where we operate has always been important for our business.

And through strong partnerships, we are able to generate profits for our shareholders while working to ensure our host countries and communities derive the greatest possible socio-economic benefits from their diamond wealth.

We create these benefits by focusing on local procurement, enterprise and infrastructure development, and beneficiation – selling a proportion of our rough diamond production in-country so the value-adding stages in the diamond pipeline stay in our host countries.

We also work hard to understand the needs and concerns of our host communities, consistently engaging and co-operating with them, guided by our Social Way, a framework for managing the impact of our operations on communities.

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Education

De Beers Helps Fund a New Book to Tell Tłı̨chǫ Stories From Long Ago
Tłı̨chǫ Whaèhdǫǫ̀ Godıı̀ (Tłı̨chǫ Storıes from Long Ago) and an accompanying Teachers’ Guide were launched at an event held in Behchokǫ̀.

Tammy Steinwand-Deschambeault, Culture and Language Coordinator for the Tłı̨cho Community Services Association (TCSA), said: “These are our stories from long ago that have been passed down to us. When young people are out on the land, the evidence is out there for them to see. Our history helps them know who they are as Tłı̨cho people.”

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

De Beers Bus Deal Is Just the Ticket for Venetia
The mine, working with VM Diamond Transport, wants to bring in businesses owned by historically disadvantaged South Africans to become 40 per cent shareholders in two bus companies soon to be established in Musina and Blouberg in the Limpopo Province.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

De Beers Employees Ride in to Help Street Children
Fortune Kutumela and Louis Mashinye saw the children while the pair were out on their motorbikes and were deeply touched by the conditions they were living in.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Golfers Tee Off in De Beers Group Tournament
Twenty-four professional and 14 amateur golfers from Namibia, South Africa and Zambia battled for the top honours at the Namdeb Sperrgebiet Open. It was played over 54 holes on three days (9-11 June) in Oranjemund.

Sustainable Development Goals

De Beers Group's New Scheme Incubates Wannabe Entrepreneurs
Thirty-six people from the areas around Voorspoed mine have been identified for the programme, run by TrioPlus Development, a specialist mentoring and training company that focuses on small, micro and medium enterprises.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

LISHED De Beers Group's Venetia Mine's Sticker Sales Bring Fundraising Award
The award from the charity Casual Day was for being the best performing company in the Limpopo Province by raising the most money in sticker donations during 2016.

Innovation & Technology

De Beers' World-leading Diamond Ship Is Ready for Action
De Beers Group’s N$2.3 billion (US$157 million) vessel, which has completed five months of sea trials, will soon start exploring for diamonds on the Atlantic seabed.

Events, Media & Communications

De Beers Group Part-sponsors Diamond Empowerment Fund Gala to Honour Top Actor and First Lady
The glittering awards gala, on 4 June, on the eve of the major JCK Las Vegas jewellery trade show (5-8 June), was set to raise more than US$1 million to help empower diamond mining communities around the world.

Education

Debswana Funds Flagship School Project
New classrooms are being built for Seaseole Primary School in Letlhakane, close to Debswana’s Letlhakane Mine, where a new tailings plant project is nearing completion, extending the life of the mine by 25 years.

Sustainable Development Goals

De Beers Group Gathers Business Leaders to Discuss a Legacy Boost for Community
Ways of bringing about positive changes to the host community of De Beers’ Venetia mine were on the agenda at a business breakfast.

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