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Diamonds Do Good, Responsible Jewellery Council Collaborate To Support UN Sustainable Development Goals March 08, 2021 (0 comments)
New York, NY--Diamonds Do Good and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) have announced they will be working working together to advance industry action in support of the United Nations' 17 Goals to promote prosperity while protecting the planet.
Diamonds Do Good on Monday launched a new sustainability section to its platform DiamondsDoGood.org highlighting the 17 Goals. Under each goal will be curated stories of how industry members address each goal. In celebration of International Women's Day, the first goal featured with the March 8 launch will be Goal 5, Gender Equality.
The RJC provides the roadmap for the industry on how operationally to support these goals. “We encourage sustainability at the heart of our members’ operations through the implementation of the Code of Practices," says Iris Van der Veken, RJC’s executive director. “The U.N.’s call to action provides impetus for this continuous journey.”
“Goal 17 encourages Partnerships,” ecchoes Rebecca Foerster, Diamonds Do Good’s president and president of Alrosa USA. “Collaborating with the RJC to promote sustainability in the industry is one of many partnerships we encourage moving forward.”