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Created on Friday, 21 October 2011 09:38

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Written by Naida Ally

For the second year running, De Beers has been declared the Overall Winner in the ACCA South Africa Sustainability Reporting Awards for its Report to Society 2010.

Announcing the award, the ACCA noted that De Beers "remains unmatched" in explaining its approach to sustainability management and reporting. Rating De Beers as "head and shoulders above anyone else," judge Professor Neil Eccles cited the "overwhelming impression" that reporting is taken extremely seriously by the company, and the technical strengths of the report, as the basis of the panel's decision.

ACCA has been a driving force in promoting transparency and accountability in reporting on sustainability issues for two decades. The Sustainability Reporting Awards aim to identify excellence and reward innovative attempts to communicate environmental and social corporate performance.

Director of public affairs for De Beers Dr James Suzman said: "Winning these awards for the second year is a great endorsement of our commitment to meet the expectations of our many different stakeholders in achieving our commercial goals. It's particularly pleasing to be recognised for our leadership in this area, not only in the mining sector, but across all industries."