The ACCA has been instrumental in promoting transparency and accountability in reporting on sustainability issues for two decades. The Sustainability Reporting Awards aim to identify excellence and reward innovative attempts to communicate environmental and social corporate performance.
De Beers made a third consecutive win in the awards, this year, with its 2009 and 2010 Reports to Society also bagging first prize in the Resources category, and as Overall Winners for Best Sustainability Report. The Judges’ Report noted a praise for De Beers’ Report to Society, by ACCA, which read as , “…there is still not a report in South Africa that can beat this.” The “…staggeringly good…’” risk-based approach taken in the report was also cited as a key reason for De Beers winning the top Award in each of the last three years.”
De Beers noted the factors of operating sustainably and responsibly to be the core of its business strategy, ensuring De Beers’ ‘continued licence to operate in our producer countries, and underpins consumers’ confidence in the integrity of our product.’
Commenting on the awards, Philippe Mellier, CEO, said, “It is gratifying that the ACCA judges have again recognised our efforts to report on our commitment to operating responsibly. De Beers has a unique responsibility to our producer partners, our customers and consumers to live up to the values and value of diamonds, and to report on our performance in a robust and transparent way.” Dr. Nicky Black, Head of Social Performance for De Beers, noted, “Winning these Awards for a third year is a great endorsement of De Beers’ on-going efforts to understand and address the ethical, environmental and social issues that matter most to our stakeholders across the diamond value chain and around the world.”
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