De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBCM) was awarded SA Wildlife Ranching SA for the "Maintenance of biodiversity and social responsibility", in recognition of the company's approach to environmental management.
The company received the award for its approach to environmental management of four private game reserves that it comprises, in Northern Cape and Limpopo, South Africa.
Representatives of the judging panel singled out "a disciplined approach" DBCM as "best in its class in the industry", referring to the success of the company's sustainable practices in relation to wildlife and tourism promotion in the wild.
De Beers Wildlife, which is part of DBCM, manages about 67,000 hectares of land in the Kimberley region in the Northern Cape.
In the early 1970s, the company began to introduce in the reserve different types of animals, including elephants, hippos and crocodiles, and was one of the first in South Africa buffalo breeders are not exposed to the disease.
The Company also protects more than 35 species of animals in their fields, which are classified as endangered, threatened or under the total protected, and a viable population of sable, roan antelope and topi antelopes.
Pete Osthoyzen (Piet Oosthuizen), senior environmental manager and DBCM Properties, said: "In our company, we have for many years engaged in the development of biodiversity on each hectare of land, which is influenced by mining activities De Beers Group, the company is committed to allocate five hectares for conservation. ".
De Beers Wildlife is also involved in various youth programs related to nature conservation, including the provision of post-secondary education in collaboration with the Northern Academy of the Northern Cape Province to support students who want to in the future breeding animals. Additional education is also supported by two specialized research centers.
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Indian Association of gold and jewelers (India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd, IBJA) December 1 successfully conducted the third in a row annual International Summit on gold (India International Bullion Summit, IIBS) in Mumbai, India. The summit was dedicated to raising awareness of the problems of the industry of gold and jewelry, as well as finding solutions to the problems of India jewelry segment to ensure its prosperity.
The summit was opened Shantikanta Das (Shantikanta Das), Secretary for Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance. The event was also attended by Cambodia Mohit (Mohit Kamboj) President IBJA; Pravinshankar Pandya (Praveenshankar Pandya), Chairman of Export Promotion of gems and jewelry Council (GJEPC); PR Somasundaram (PR Somasundaram), managing director of the Indian arm of the World Gold Council (World Gold Council, WGC); Mehul Choksi (Mehul Choksi), president of Gitanjali Gems; and others.
Mohit Cambodia welcomed the participants of the event. He noted that IBJA appreciates the government's efforts to develop the sector of jewelry and gemstones. "For the first time in many years, the government has a positive attitude to the industry of jewelry and precious stones Today, we hope to restore our sector.", - he said.
Gold monetization scheme and gold bonds were the main topics of the summit among other issues, which were discussed by the participants.
Shantikanta Das praised IBJA activities and said that the Association and the Government of India can work together to ensure the effectiveness of the monetization schemes. "The government is pleased to work with IBJA to the development of gold and gold monetization schemes of bonds", - he said.
At the summit, three seminars on current scenarios trade jewelry and precious metals bullion were organized.
The event participants from India and other countries of the world had the opportunity to establish business contacts and to discover new business prospects.
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