BWP1 million has been pledged by
#Debswana
for a new roadside marketplace to provide shelter for around 50 traders, including vulnerable women from local communities who sell goods to support their families.
#BuildingForever
@BWGovernment
We’ve commissioned tailors in Botswana to make 250,000 facemasks through Debswana, our 50:50 joint venture. The $400,000 investment provides frontline workers with vital PPE & a source of income for artisans around our operations. See more
#Pullingtogether
Translocation is cutting-edge conservation and involves lifting elephants into specially designed trucks for transportation. We’re working in partnership with
@Peace_Parks
to translocate 200 elephants to a new home. Read more .
#buildingforever
🐘🍃
Today we announced our contribution of $2,500,000 across Botswana and Namibia to aid the response to the COVID-19 crisis, supporting community leaders, healthcare professionals, and governments in countries and communities in which we live and work.
#strongertogether
This group of performers from Naledi Village,
#Botswana
, have travelled the world sharing their traditional dance and music. Kabo, leaning against the wall, explains: “Botswana believes in diamonds. Diamonds have helped us to develop our country.”
#buildingforever
💎
Our diamonds are always 100% conflict-free and we are committed to increasing transparency across the diamond industry. Find out more about our ongoing work here
#buildingforever
💎💙
“It is only thanks to the enduring desire for
#diamonds
& the revenues
#Botswana
has subsequently been able to use for development that I am standing here today" - First Lady Masisi
#JCKLasVegas
Diamonds are a miracle of nature; billions of years old, and even older than some stars in the sky. By working in partnership with the people of
#Botswana
, we help to ensure that diamonds recovered there have a positive and lasting impact on the country.
#buildingforever
💎
Elephants are under threat across Africa. However, our Venetia Limpopo Nature Reserve has a unique problem: too many elephants.
In our new series, we explore how we're translocating 200 elephants 1,700km in a bid to save two ecosystems. Full episode:
Each diamond discovered has the potential to do good. Debswana (our joint venture with
@BWGovernment
) operates two hospitals near our Orapa and Jwaneng mines, supporting around 150,000 visits each year. Find out more .
#buildingforever
💎💙
It’s here!
#WorldElephantDay
has arrived. Join us live on Facebook at 1pm (BST) for an exclusive conversation with Kester Vickery as he explains how translocating 200 elephants is helping to save two African ecosystems
#MovingGiants
#BuildingForever
This is the view you see as you fly into Gaborone,
#Botswana
. Intrigued by the significant role that diamonds have played in the country's history,
@YoungAdventures
had always dreamt of visiting for herself. Read more here
#buildingforever
@BWGovernment
💎
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Throughout her seventy years of service her unwavering strength, resilience, and love have been an inspiration. We thank her for her service and offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family.
Sometimes - on a diamond’s journey to the earth’s surface - radiation, pressure, temperature or foreign elements can permanently change the way it interacts with light… giving it an exceptionally rare colour.
Learn more:
#DeBeers
#coloureddiamonds
We’re pleased to announce an improved financial performance for the first six months of the year, supported by a strong recovery in market conditions driven by consumer demand and the resilience of the category. Our interim financial results for 2021:
Gaone and Tshiamo play a game of Morabaraba at Jwaneng Mine, Botswana. We strive to provide good working conditions and wages for our employees, and hold ourselves to a strict set of standards called the Best Practice Principles. Read more
#buildingforever
Good morning from
#Jwaneng
mine in
#Botswana
, where the temperature is expected to hit 31°C today.
#DidYouKnow
, in Botswana, Jwaneng is known as the ‘prince of mines’?
“I am a product of the diamond industry. Everybody that you meet in Botswana is a product of it because it’s in our heart and soul.” Pat Dambe speaks to
@LiviaFirth
during the filming of
#DiamondsOfBotswana
. Watch the full documentary by
@ecoage
now 💎💙
In partnership with
@_WomEng
, we’re investing in local communities around our operations in Botswana, Namibia & South Africa to enable girls to explore opportunities in technical subjects like engineering. Read more
#Buildingforever
#womeninscience
👩🔬
Speaking at
#JCKLasVegas
last month, the First Lady of the Republic of Botswana,
@njmasisi
, offered her thoughts on how
#diamonds
have shaped her own personal journey. Stay tuned for highlights this week
@BWGovernment
Lebogang has a major passion for beauty and big plans for her salon business, LBeauty. “I want to have a big factory, employing youth like me!” She’s being supported by our
#AWOME
programme, in partnership with
@UN_Women
. Read more
#buildingforever
For every hectare of land impacted by our recovery of diamonds, we set aside six hectares for conservation. Our ambition is to ensure the preservation of land for many species, such as this female kudu in
#Botswana
. Read more .
#buildingforever
💎🌱
We’re donating $2.5m to help curb COVID-19 in South Africa, bringing our total contribution in Africa to $5m to date. This will provide 1,000 households with food parcels for 3 months, mattresses for shelters and equipment, sanitisers and food for hospitals.
#Strongertogether
#Botswana
production up 6% to 6.3m carats in response to stronger trading conditions, an increase in tonnes mined at
#Jwaneng
& ramp-up of additional processing capacity at
#Orapa
#DBGResults
We have successfully tracked 100 high-value
#diamonds
along the value chain using our industry
#blockchain
platform - marking the first time a diamond’s journey has been
#digitally
tracked from mine to retail
“Diamonds have, do & will represent all that is good in my life, just as they do for millions of people around the world, & I will always be thankful for that" - First Lady Masisi
#JCKLasVegas
As part of our efforts to support healthcare workers, we’ve converted 3D printers at De Beers Group Institute of Diamonds to make parts for face shields. Here the first 80 head bands are being sorted, ready to go to SYS to assemble and send to medical teams.
#pullingtogether
Billions of years ago, deep within the earth’s mantle, carbon atoms crystalised in some of nature’s rarest treasures.
Now, we go straight to the source to find them and reveal their breathtaking beauty.
Learn more about their journey:
#DeBeers
Today, we are proud to launch our 2021 Sustainability Report, looking back at the first full year since announcing our 2030 goals.
Read about our progress:
#DeBeers
#BuildingForever
We’ll be live soon from the inspiring
#Botswana
National Museum for today's
#WSummit
, focusing on engaging with
#Women
in
#Business
leadership on
#sustainable
strategies for women in developing countries to tap into opportunities for economic growth
Using the
@WHO
's 90-90-90 'Know your Status' campaign, we strive for:
– 90% of our employees to be aware of their status
– 90% of HIV-positive individuals to be on a treatment plan
– 90% of those on a plan to be achieving viral suppression
#WorldAIDSDay
Never have we owed so much to healthcare professionals. To support those working long shifts or isolating to protect family, we’re offering our corporate apartments in London to doctors, nurses & administrators from St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
#strongertogether
#worldhealthday
"I choose to challenge any notion that gender equality is not worth striving for." Our CEO, Bruce Cleaver, has committed to continue in his role as a
@HeForShe
Champion, heading up our partnership with the
#HeForSheAlliance
& advocating for change.
A vibrant wetland that supports a strong conservation-based tourism economy, the Okavango Delta is protected, but its source waters are not.
With
#OkavangoEternal
, we join
@NatGeo
to help support its communities and wildlife.
#DeBeers
#buildingforever