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Rare Natural or Lab-grown Synthetic Diamonds?
As we ascend the iconic , the 300,000-year-old volcanic cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, Don Proebstel and I continue discussing the sustainability nexus of innovation in the renewable energy sector and diamond mining. As we work our way to the top of the structures added in 1908 as part of the island’s coastal defense system, we come back to this question: What will be the sustainability drivers of a diamond’s journey from mine - or lab - to finger?
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UN SDGs: Blue-washing or Sustainability Drivers?
I am always inspired when attending IFC’s Sustainability Exchanges. At the , I found myself gravitating to a session on Operationalizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (). I was curious to learn if the SDGs were being viewed as a repackaging exercise, an engagement and co-branding opportunity, or as drivers to move the needle towards more sustainable investing and development.
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Lucara re-engages Prizma to assist with 2017 Sustainability Reporting
Lucara Diamond Corp. (), a member of the , recently engaged Prizma LLC () to assist Lucara with its annual sustainability reporting for the 2017 period using the . Lucara is an established producer of large exceptional quality Type IIa diamonds from its 100% owned in Botswana. (shortlink: https://wp.me/p27qSt-RV) Read More
How my GRI reporting journey started in Venezuela’s jungles a decade ago
As I was updating sustainability reporting experience on (now clocking 28 assignments), I was reminded of how it all started about a decade ago while working on an ESIA in the jungles of Venezuela. Shortlink: http://wp.me/p27qSt-RA Read More
Lucara Diamond publishes 2016 Sustainability Report, adopts GRI Standards
is an established diamond producer with the (Karowe) in Botswana as its principal asset. For the past five years, has been assisted Lucara Diamond Corp. (Lucara) with its annual sustainability reporting efforts. Here are selected highlights. Read More
Lundin Gold Publishes Inaugural 2015-2016 Sustainability Report
Congratulations to , a pre-production gold mining company pursuing the high grade, underground Fruta del Norte (FDN) project in Ecuador, for publishing its first sustainability report: , and three reasons I enjoyed contributing to it. Read More
Attending IFC Sustainability Exchange 2017 in Cartagena
After attending IFC’s flagship annual , I was pleased to be invited once more to attend the upcoming which – for the first time – will not be held in IFC’s HQ in Washington DC. It will be interesting to see how this format change may engage a new set of stakeholders, create new angles and insights, and further leverage knowledge sharing. Read More
Seeing a reindeer in a bar makes you wonder…
Having recently returned from a with in balmy Belo Horizonte, Brazil, I decided to embrace the winter in Wisconsin, and celebrate 10 inches of fresh snow by taking my family skiing. - Consider my surprise when noticing a reindeer prancing through the bar while I was enjoying a drink at the chalet. Read More
Prizma re-engaged to assist Lucara Diamond with Sustainability Reporting
. (Lucara), a member of the , recently engaged , an independent sustainability advisory practice and member of the GRI Gold Community, to assist Lucara with its annual sustainability reporting effort. Read More
Contributing to Lundin Group’s Inaugural Sustainability Summit
Mehrdad Nazari was an invited contributor to the first Lundin Group Sustainability Summit. This event was organized and hosted by the in mid-September 2016 in Vancouver. Participating company members of the included , , , , , , and . http://wp.me/p27qSt-Qo Read More
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