Livelihoods

Overview

Diamonds as an economic engine

We believe our diamonds can act as an engine for helping economic growth, by increasing livelihood opportunities, and supporting community resilience and economic diversification.

Our approach

Diamonds deliver direct economic benefits to the countries where we operate, through taxes and royalties, as well as employment directly and indirectly for many thousands of people in our host countries. We are focused on retaining as much of the value from diamonds in country as possible.

Yet while a diamond lasts forever, a diamond mine does not. So, we work with local stakeholders to help foster skills and businesses of the future to support economic diversification and livelihoods beyond diamonds.

We also focus on empowering women: increased economic participation of women in societies is proven to be a key enabler for socio-economic development.

Through GemFair we help formalise a route to market for artisanal miners.