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Antwerp-ITCCO and UNITAR are organizing a new E-learning course on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This course is designed to introduce participants to the concept of CSR, operationalizing the term and ensuring a cohesive definition of CSR and its applications for corporate sustainability.
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We kindly invite you to four exclusive networking events, organized by the AWDC in the framework of the Belgian Princely Mission to Malaysia & Singapore from 22 until 28 November, in the presence of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, organized by Flanders Investment & Trade.
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“There is still room to find a solution, to keep the financing levels of the Antwerp diamond sector at market conform levels.” This is AWDC’s reaction to the news that KBC will proceed with an ‘orderly wind-down’ of the Antwerp Diamond Bank.
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On Wednesday, 150 diplomats descended upon Antwerp. In the context of the Diplomatic Day, organized by the City of Antwerp, they visited the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. Diamond Office, the beating heart of AWDC, attracted a lot of interest.
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Grib Diamonds, a subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL, will auction goods from the diamond mine named after V. Grib in the region of Arkhangelsk, via an online auction on 23 September. Viewings will be held in Antwerp from 15 September.
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Fusion Alternatives & Hennig will be holding two tenders in Antwerp. A tender of goods from central and southern Africa will be followed by a tender of goods from the KAO mine in Lesotho.
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As there have been too few companies who have expressed their interest to participate, Roularta has decided to CANCEL the job fair it had planned for 30 September.
AWDC will inform you when a new job fair is planned.
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Responding to demand from the Antwerp diamond industry, the Board of Directors is pleased to announce new measures to increase the dissemination of information to the trade.
That is why, starting this week, AWDC’s activities calendar will be displayed on television screens and posters in the diamond district.