RCS - Gem Diamonds Limited - Winner of Best Climate-Related Reporting

Gem DiamondsAnnouncement

07/09/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 5060Y  Gem Diamonds Limited  07 September 2022

7 September 2022

 

GEM DIAMONDS LIMITED

 

("Gem Diamonds" or "the Company")

 

Winner of Best Climate-Related Reporting (Small Cap) at ESG Investing Awards
2022

 

Gem Diamonds Limited (LSE: GEMD), is pleased to announce that is the winner of
the 'Best Climate-Related Reporting (Small Cap)' award for ESG Investing's,
ESG Investing Awards 2022.

 

The award has been given to Gem Diamonds for its 2021 Climate Change report
which focused on how climate change considerations are being incorporated into
financial planning and strategy at Gem Diamonds. To view the report please
see:
https://www.gemdiamonds.com/downloads/2022/annual-report/pdf/climate-change.pdf
(https://www.gemdiamonds.com/downloads/2022/annual-report/pdf/climate-change.pdf)

 

The Company also recently announced its half-year 2022 Climate Change Report
which can be viewed here:
https://www.gemdiamonds.com/downloads/2022/climate-change-2022.pdf
(https://www.gemdiamonds.com/downloads/2022/climate-change-2022.pdf)

 

ESG Investing is the leading global media platform publishing news and
features on ESG and sustainable investing for fund managers, institutional
investors, and listed companies.

 

Gem Diamonds' CEO, Clifford Elphick, commented:

 

"We are proud to have been recognised for our Climate Change reporting. We
believe that climate-related issues are intrinsically linked to creating value
for all stakeholders. For us, climate change is an operational and strategic
issue of increasing importance to business continuity and is included in our
operational and financial planning agenda. It requires collaboration across
the business to deliver a strategic and practical response that embraces
science, our operational circumstances, and our commitment to sustainability
and to protecting our assets, environment and all our stakeholders."

 

The Gem Diamonds Limited LEI number is 213800RC2PGGMZQG8L67.

 

For further information:

Gem Diamonds Limited

Susan Wallace, Company Secretarial department

Tel : +44 (0) 203 043 0280

ir@gemdiamonds.com (mailto:ir@gemdiamonds.com)

 

Celicourt Communications

Mark Antelme/Felicity Winkles

Tel: +44 (0) 208 434 2643

 

ABOUT GEM DIAMONDS:

 

Gem Diamonds is a leading global diamond producer of large high value
diamonds. The Company owns 70% of the Letšeng mine in Lesotho and is
currently in the process of selling its 100% share of the Ghaghoo mine in
Botswana. The Letšeng mine is famous for the production of large, exceptional
white diamonds, making it the highest dollar per carat kimberlite diamond mine
in the world.  www.gemdiamonds.com (http://www.gemdiamonds.com)

 

 

 

 

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