Current Sponsors & Partners
DE BEERS GROUP
Sponsor
De Beers Group is the world’s leading diamond company, with expertise in diamond exploration, mining, grading, marketing and retail. Together with our joint venture partners, we employ more than 20,000 people across the global diamond pipeline, with many of these people in our source countries of Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa.
We believe it is our responsibility to help protect the natural world, and to ensure our diamonds give back to the communities where they are discovered, helping them to thrive. We are leaders in pioneering solutions to ensure our diamonds are responsibly and ethically sourced, and in doing so are driving positive change for the whole industry.
THE GOLDSMITHS’ COMPANY
Partner
Founded to regulate the craft or trade of the goldsmith, the Goldsmiths' Company has been responsible since 1300 for testing the quality of gold, silver, from 1975, platinum, and from 2010, Palladium.
The Company continues to play an important role in support of the craft and industry, funding apprenticeships and assisting with the technical training of aspiring craftsmen. It has also made a £17.5 million investment by creating The Goldsmiths’ Centre, a unique community in the heart of Clerkenwell, providing training and workspace to goldsmiths, silversmiths and allied crafts. This is the Goldsmiths' Company's largest ever direct investment in the craft and industry with a particular focus on the trade, education and industry development. The Goldsmiths’ Centre is the leading charity for goldsmithing, jewellery and allied trades.
Past Sponsors & Partners
NATURAL DIAMOND COUNCIL
Sponsor
The Natural Diamond Council support communities, and the livelihood of ten million people, across the world, and 80% of rough diamond revenue goes to local communities. In Britain, tens of thousands of people make their living out of jewellery and over 10 million globally. Natural diamonds are not only one of nature’s most wondrous creations, they are also precious for the people and the economies of the countries where they are found. When nurtured
in a fair way, diamonds are nature’s powerful gift to a country’s development. This is the ultimate goal of the NDC and its members.
FOREVERMARK
Sponsor
Forevermark is a diamond company and subsidiary of De Beers Group. Forevermark currently operates in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, and the United States. Forevermark is present in 32 markets in total across Europe, Asia, Australia, and the United States, and has over 2,400 outlets.
PRINCE’S TRUST
Partner
Youth charity the Prince’s Trust helps disadvantaged young people to get their lives on track. Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 1976, the charity has supported 11-30 year olds who are unemployed and those struggling at school and at risk of exclusion for over 40 years.
Many of the young people helped by The Prince’s Trust are in or leaving care, facing issues such as homelessness or mental health problems, or they have been in trouble with the law. The Trust’s programmes give vulnerable young people the practical and financial support needed to stabilise their lives, helping to develop self-esteem and skills for work.
VOGUE
Partner
The foundation of Vogue’s leadership and authority is the brand’s unique role as a cultural barometer for a global audience. Vogue places fashion in the context of culture and the world we live in — how we dress, live and socialize; what we eat, listen to and watch; who leads and inspires us. Vogue immerses itself in fashion, always leading readers to what will happen next. Thought-provoking, relevant and always influential, Vogue defines the culture of fashion.