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Chow Tai Fook to Launch 100% Recycled Gold Jewelry Collections in 2025 as Part of Sustainability Commitment
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, based in Hong Kong, is set to unveil its first collection of 100% recycled gold jewellery in 2025, aligning with its ambitious Sustainability 2049 strategy. The initiative is part of the company’s broader commitment to reducing its environmental footprint, with goals to achieve net-zero emissions by 2049 and reduce overall emissions by 50% by 2030.
The Sustainability 2049 blueprint focuses on three main pillars: environment, people, and industry. A key component of the strategy is the increased use of recycled metals in its product offerings. This move positions Chow Tai Fook as the first Chinese jewellery brand to introduce products made entirely from recycled gold, aiming to set new industry standards.
In addition to reducing its reliance on newly mined precious metals, the company will work closely with international and local industry bodies to establish new standards for recycled gold jewellery. Furthermore, Chow Tai Fook is committed to achieving 100% traceability for its T·MARK diamonds by 2029, with an eventual goal of tracing them back to the mine of origin.
Chow Tai Fook’s dedication to sustainability is further demonstrated by its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index and the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook (China Edition) for two consecutive years.
Botswana depends too much on money from diamonds. This creates “bottlenecks” that stop businesses from growing and the country from trying new things, says the IMF (International Monetary Fund).
In a new report called Addressing Growth Bottlenecks in Botswana, the IMF says the country is at an important turning point.
The problems include:
- Hard to get loans (25% of companies say this).
- Issues with land ownership rules.
- Bad governance.
- Poor infrastructure, like unreliable electricity.
- Strict job rules that make hiring hard.
The diamond business is changing fast. Lab-grown diamonds, sanctions on Russia, and less demand from China (especially a normal business cycle drop) are hurting it.
The IMF says Botswana must fix these big problems to grow and not rely only on diamonds.
In 2024, the economy shrank by 3% because diamond production stopped and demand fell. This hurt government savings, raised youth joblessness, and showed too much focus on one industry.Last month, the IMF warned Botswana not to buy more shares in De Beers . It could increase debt and tie the country more to a risky business.
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