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The 12th March event, hosted jointly by De Beers and Chatham House, served as a briefing session on the opening of the Diamond Trading Company Botswana in March 2008, and to explore further the following topics:
- Beneficiation and what it means
- The role of business in ensuring sustainable growth in Botswana
- Learnings for other African economies of the Botswana model
Sheila Khama, CEO of De Beers Botswana talks about the following:
- How De Beers have integrated beneficiation in a holistic way into the company’s business model
- The role of business in building Botswana’s shared national wealth through beneficiation and in partnership with the government
- The power of business and the private sector to “do good”
- The significance of the opening of Diamond Trading Company Botswana
- The importance of continuing international consumer confidence in diamonds and how that contributes to building economies
- Learnings that De Beers can share for other businesses operating in Africa