It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones ...

You may be familiar with the term “blood diamond,” particularly if you watched the 2006 movie Blood Diamond. This popular film depicted the harsh truth surrounding diamonds extracted within ...

She was made aware of “conflict diamond” issues by a classmate in her MBA class at Stanford. He had a business plan that intrigued Gerstein. (Blood diamonds have funded devastating civil wars ...

US-led Western export controls on Russian diamonds have hit the worlds largest cutting and polishing hub which had already ...

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Both types are chemically and physically identical to mined diamonds. But conflict-free production is still a big concern for customers across different age groups, according to Bain. It's now ...

Called the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) Global Early Warning Tool, WPS combines climate data, socio-economic variables and local drivers such as governance and pre-existing conflict “to intervene ...

Despite mass protests, direct action, and conflict between protesters and the authorities, the village – and the Tryweryn valley surrounding it – was flooded in 1965. Not a drop of blood was ...

Conflict means different things to different people and there are various types of conflict. In basic terms conflict is a serious disagreement or argument. Conflict usually happens between people ...