TIFFANY DIAMOND ESG'S ONLY TIP OF THE ICEBERG

 

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Subject: TIFFANY DIAMOND ESG'S ONLY TIP OF THE ICEBERG

The Loudhailer, a South African based  innovation engagement agency and leading aggregator of the African innovation ecosystem and  Amma Group, with a proven track record of fund formation in a unique asset class, namely fancy coloured diamonds, have partnered to create The Global Innovation Group. Its first initiative is to support the expansion of the Global Startup Awards across Africa where they aim to find, support and connect the top 1% of the start-up ecosystem to solve some of the world’s critical problems.

 

Over the past four years,  Africa's tech sector has been one of the major highlights of the continent’s economic narrative1 and presents an unparalleled opportunity to build sustainable business with positive impact, leveraging innovation and inclusion2. Our mission is to help African start-ups get noticed, supported, and funded to scale faster, enabling world changing technologies.

 

Established in the Nordics in 2012, the Global Startup Awards is the largest independent start-up ecosystem competition. New to the 2020 awards will be the entire African continent comprising 54 countries. Categories will include, but are not limited to BlockChain, AgTech, Social Impact, Supply Chain and Women in Tech.

Global Startup Awards

During the formation of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG’s) goals, Amma Group was introduced to The Loudhailer, the regional partner for the Global Startup Awards.  The African continent makes up around 40% of all diamond production. The term conflict diamonds is well known and for a long time now, mines have signed up to the Kimberley process, ensuring diamonds are conflict free. However less well known are the ESG concerns surrounding the industry.  In a desire to ensure traceability of its diamonds, Amma Group has partnered with The Loudhailer to support and connect digital futureshapers whose innovations might address these concerns.

 Amma Group

“In looking for a partnership, it was important to Amma Group that we worked with an organisation that promoted innovation, self-sufficiency and growth, but also looked to ‘challenge the norms’ - all principles that have helped to shape our organisation”, said Mahyar Makhzani, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Amma Group

 

“With an intention to work with partners to improve social, economic and environmental factors within the diamond and precious stone industry, Amma Group through is partnership with The Loudhailer is developing a fund structure to further support winners of the African based Global Startup Awards, also providing the business tools needed to succeed. Inevitably these digital disruptors will pave the way in addressing climate change, sustainability metrics and energy”, said Philip Baldwin, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Amma Group.

 

“Africa, earmarked as the tech continent of the future is home to ‘frugal innovation’ – a continent innovating out of necessity, not profit – in a way unparalleled to developed economies. This ability to pioneer affordable and sustainable solutions in a way that is cheaper, more flexible and more inclusive is exactly what all the world needs right now to tackle huge problems of energy, health and climate change”, said Caitlin Nash, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of The Loudhailer.

 

“Through these initiatives we will raise visibility of African start-ups on the global stage to stimulate the socio-economic prosperity of Africa. By helping start-ups get seen, funded and scale globally we will be creating jobs, and developing necessary skills to stimulate positive and environmental change” commented Jo Griffiths, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of The Loudhailer.

 

Nominations for 2020 will open in November and will be judged by an independent panel of experts. Finalists will be announced in May 2021.

 

For further information on the Global Startup Awards or how to get involved contact kirsten@theglobalstartupawards.com

 

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Sources of Information & Quotes

 

In 2017 [rough diamond production] jumped to 152 million carats and then fell 3% to 147 million carats the following year. Bain & Company Global Diamond Report 2019

 

Out of a total of $230 billion sales within the premium and luxury jewelry segments, diamond jewelry represents $80 billion. Bain & Company Global Diamond Report 2019

 

1/. Africa's tech sector has been one of the major highlights  of the continent’s economic narrative. World Economic Forum

 

2/. Africa presents an unparalleled opportunity to build sustainable business with positive impact, leveraging innovation and inclusion.  Refinitiv 2020 Playbook on Sustainable Finance and ESG

 

“We believe that the sky is indeed the limit in Africa’s digitization. Entrepreneurs, businesspeople, and investors are seizing the opportunity to build something new and change peoples lives.” Ache Leke, Chair of McKinsey & Co’s Africa Practice

 

Digital technologies allow forward-looking businesses to recast Africa’s challenges as an opportunity to innovate and address massive unmet demand. Africa’s consumers are woefully underserved: there are 60,000 per formal retail out in Africa, compared to 400 per store in USA. Harvard Business Review

 

Impact investing can offer capital to tackle some of the greatest challenges across various sectors including micro-finance, affordable healthcare and housing, sustainable agriculture and energy with a significant number of investors adopting the UN’s sustainable development goals and the AU Agenda 2063 objectives as reference point to gauge the impact. Africa Impact Report 2019

 

Technology and responsible investing will “inevitably be the top two megatrends” of the 2020s, Nigel Green deVere Group’s Chief Executive and founder

 

Contacts

The Loudhailer  –  www.theloudhailer.com

Jo Griffiths –  jo@theloudhailer.org

 

Amma Group  – www.amma-group.com

Sally-Ann Farrington –  s.farrington@amma-group.com

 

Global Startup Awards  –  www.globalstartupawards.com

Kirsten Roos - Kirsten@theglobalstartupawards.com

 

The Global Innovation Group  –  www.theglobalinnovationgroup.com

 

The Loudhailer Boiler Plate

 

The Loudhailer is an award winning, globally recognized African innovation firm that facilitates ease of cross-territory collaboration, knowledge sharing, mentorship and solution-based engagements.

 

Our value-driven team is at the epicenter of the innovation ecosystem with expert knowledge and experience with start-ups, investors, corporates, academia and government. Our extensive networked relationships enable identification and access to key market opportunities, unlock barriers to build sustainable solutions, and actively aggregate and forge global market connections.

 

Amma Group Boiler Plate

 

Amma Group specialise in meeting the needs of ultra-high net worth individuals and institutions through a multi-faceted approach, namely

 

• Amma Asset Management - focusing on fancy coloured diamonds and precious stones with a proven track record of uncorrelated returns
• Amma Advisory - providing analysis and advice on creating solutions that have a positive, long lasting impact on gross margin, revenues and growth
• Amma Priv é- creating exceptional bespoke high jewellery for private clients.

 

With a strong reputation globally, Amma Group has a wealth of industry knowledge and is able to offer advice across the luxury goods sector.

Kevin David: Top 10 Life Lessons and Our New Website is LIVE

 

Email address: kevin@officialkevindavid.com

Subject: Top 10 Life Lessons + Our New Website Is LIVE

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Hey My Friend,

First, thank you for all birthday wishes I received over the past couple of days; I am truly grateful!

My amazing team decided to give me the gift of a completely redesigned website!

It looks amazing, and I love it!

But the part I am the most excited about is all new world-class content we have planned for you, including:

• New free trainings
• Blogs
• Podcasts
• Videos
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You can click here (or on the picture below) to check it out! I would love to hear your feedback on it.

It looks like many of you enjoyed the latest FB birthday post (I do one each year) where I outlined the top life-changing mindset shifts I experienced during the last year. Below is the shortened version of this post for easy application! Every year on my birthday, I like to carve out time to reflect on the past year to see what I’ve learned... And I love to acknowledge valuable insights from my victories or struggles that I could also pass on to other people. So I’ve created a TOP 10 list of the major breakthroughs and lessons I learned over the past 12 months… Everyone experiences fear, demotivation, hopelessness, and feeling overwhelmed or lost. It’s okay because that shows we are outside of our comfort zones and it’s the only way we can grow! Every day you have the choice to choose whether to be kind and spread love or to be negative and spread anger. You attract the energy you put out. So choose happiness and live for yourself. Don’t worry about impressing others because ultimately no one cares. Learn to forgive yourself and others. Holding the grudge and reliving negative emotions is always more destructive than the event itself. Learn to let go - it’s the most liberating feeling. What you see on the surface is rarely the truth. Stop comparing yourself to other people. What’s more important is your own happiness. Some of the most successful people I know are actually unhappy inside. That’s why I’m so grateful I get to do what I love and make good money doing it! The grass seems always greener on the other side but what matters is how you take care of your own grass! A “rich” person sees a “broke” man playing outside in a small yard with his kids and feels jealous because he is on his way to another 16 hour workday and can’t spend time with children. A “broke” person sees the “rich” person driving a new exotic car and feels jealousy. It’s a lose-lose situation and the only thing you should do is take care of your own grass. Use every interaction you can to form relationships and be kind. You’ll never know whose connection you’ll need in the future and it’ll come back to you tenfold. Treat everyone you meet like a close friend you haven’t seen in years. Confidence is king. You have to believe you deserve everything you want in life because no one else won’t. You have to be able to see your success BEFORE it exists. It’s the only way to make it come true. Find a “higher purpose”. Working towards your purpose is the only thing that can give you the energy to keep going and help you push through the hardest obstacles. What’s your mission on this earth? You can’t do multiple things well at an extremely high level. Find your vision and FOCUS on it entirely. As an entrepreneur, it’s so easy to get dragged into multiple different projects, and not even realize how much that mental fatigue is affecting you. Respectfully say “no” and focus on the right things that are in tune with your vision. The best way to live life is to be genuinely and consistently happy. Here’s how I’ve achieved happiness. Remove the things and activities that make you unhappy. Always be honest with yourself and honest about what you really enjoy. Build your life around that. Progress is what makes you feel good. Relationships are what fulfill you. And finally, gratitude is what brings you peace. Be grateful for life! Full post can be found here. These are the most important lessons I learned over the past year. I hope they have been valuable for you and I encourage you to start applying them into your own life. If this list seems overwhelming at first, then start by applying just 1 lesson every day. This way you can truly analyze and implement each point individually for maximum effect. It’s where you'll find everything you need to become the entrepreneur you always dreamed of becoming. Until next time, Kevin David P.S. As already mentioned, I would love to hear your feedback on new website, as well as to hear your ideas on content you would like us to include in the future.