De Beers is a member of the Anglo American group. Established in 1888, De Beers is the world’s leading diamond company with unrivaled expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds. Together with its joint venture partners, De Beers employs more than 20,000 people (directly and as contractors) across the diamond pipeline, and is the world’s largest diamond producer by value, with mining operations in Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.
As part of the company’s operating philosophy, the people of De Beers are committed to Living up to Diamonds by making a lasting contribution to the communities in which they live and work and transforming natural resources into shared national wealth.
De Beers has been operating in Canada since it carried out its first exploration program in 1961. The De Beers Victor kimberlite cluster discovery in 1987 by De Beers Exploration was the first economic diamond discovery in Canada, four years before the discoveries in the Northwest Territories. De Beers currently operates the Victor Mine in northern Ontario and the Gahcho Kué Mine in the Northwest Territories. The Snap Lake Mine, Canada’s first fully underground diamond mine, is currently in extended care and maintenance.
For more information, please visit www.debeersgroup.com
| Facility | Crisis management and communications preparedness | Review | Training |
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| De Beers Canada Inc. – Corporate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Gahcho Kue Mine | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Victor Mine | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Community of Interest (COI) identification | Effective COI engagement and dialogue | COI response mechanism | Reporting | |
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| Gahcho Kue Mine | ||||
| Victor Mine |
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| Commitments and accountability | Planning and implementation | Training, behaviour and culture | Monitoring and reporting | Performance | |
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| Gahcho Kue Mine | |||||
| Victor Mine |
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| Tailings management policy and commitment | Tailings management system | Assigned accountability and responsibility | Annual tailings management review | Operation, maintenance and surveillance (OMS) manual | |
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| Gahcho Kue Mine | |||||
| Victor Mine |
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| Commitment, accountability and communications | Conservation planning and implementation | Reporting | |
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| Gahcho Kue Mine | |||
| Victor Mine |
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| Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions management | Energy use and greenhouse gas emissions reporting systems | Energy and greenhouse gas emissions performance targets | |
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| Gahcho Kue Mine | |||
| Victor Mine |
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AA
A
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C
| Facility | Total Direct Emissions (Tonnes CO2e) | Total Indirect Emissions (Tonnes CO2e) | Total Emissions | Total Energy Use (GJ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gahcho Kue Mine | 94337 | 0 | 94337 | 1370189 |
| Victor Mine | 28724 | 20855 | 49579 | 857660 |
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| Industry Sustainability Initiatives | ICMM Sustainable Development Framework |
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WGC Conflict Free Gold Standard |
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ISO 14001 - EMS Standard |
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| Management System Standards | OHSAS 18001 |
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UN Global Compact |
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| International Voluntary Initiatives | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
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Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights |
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OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises |
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AA 1000 |
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| Reporting, Disclosure and Transparency Standards | Global Reporting Initiative |
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CDP |
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Water Disclosure Project |
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Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition |
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IFC Social and Environmental Performance Standards |
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| Financing Standards | Dow Jones Sustainability Index |
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| Listed on Socially Responsible Investing Indices | Jantzi Social Index |
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Responsible Jewellery |
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| Industry Sustainability Initiatives | International Cyanide Code |
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Kimberley Process |
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De Beers Canada Inc. | 2023 | TSM Letter of Assurance
De Beers Canada Inc. | 2019 | TSM Letter of Assurance
De Beers Canada Inc. | 2016 | TSM Letter of Assurance
De Beers Canada Inc. | 2013 | TSM Letter of Assurance
De Beers Canada Inc. | 2010 | TSM Letter of Assurance
De Beers Canada Inc. | Gahcho Kue Mine | 2023 | Verification Summary Report
TSM Results 2016 (Externally Verified)
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