Key points
- Scope 1 and 2 emissions are down 14% since 2021, on track for a one-third cut by 2030 under Science Based Targets initiative-approved goals.
- 2025 was the safest year in De Beers’ history, with zero fatalities and a 19% drop in the recordable injury rate.
- Tracr has registered more than 5 million rough diamonds, and De Beers has pledged $70 million to Botswana’s Diamonds for Development Fund.
De Beers Group has cut its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 14% since 2021 and recorded the safest year in its history, according to its 2025 Sustainability Report, which tracks progress under the miner’s “Building Forever” framework.
The report covers four pillars: livelihoods, nature, climate and diamond provenance. On climate, the group says the 14% reduction keeps it on course to shrink its carbon footprint by a third by 2030, a target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Renewable energy sits at the center of that effort. Through its partnership with energy trader Envusa Energy, De Beers built and energized 48 MW of contracted renewable capacity in South Africa last year.
As a result, its Venetia mine in Limpopo is set to begin drawing renewable electricity from this year.
Beyond the mine gate
The company is also testing “drop in” biofuels, advancing tire circularity work with Anglo American and Sasol, and backing Kelp Blue, a Namibian startup growing giant kelp at scale to sequester carbon and create coastal jobs.
Looking ahead, De Beers wants to expand renewable capacity further, electrify mining equipment and press suppliers on Scope 3 emissions.
Safety was a standout. The group reported zero work-related fatalities in 2025 and a 19% improvement in its total recordable injury frequency rate compared with 2024.
On livelihoods, De Beers says it supported 2.6 offsite jobs for every onsite role, working toward a target of four to one by 2030.
In Botswana, it has committed $70 million to the Diamonds for Development Fund to help the country diversify its economy.
Meanwhile, the EntreprenHER program with UN Women trained another 500 female entrepreneurs in 2025, bringing the total to 3,900 since 2016.
Nature and provenance
De Beers now manages 375,000 acres of conservation land across Southern Africa. In addition, through the Okavango Eternal partnership with National Geographic, it supported the designation of Angola’s first Ramsar wetland, protecting the source of 95% of the water flowing into the Okavango Delta.
By 2030, the group aims to secure three times more land for nature than it impacts and fund partnerships covering a further 13 million acres.
On provenance, the blockchain-backed Tracr platform has passed 5 million individually registered rough diamonds.
A new partnership with Sarine links source registration with advanced scanning data to build an end-to-end traceability solution, and the Okavango Diamond Company has joined as a supplier.
CEO Al Cook said the group sharpened its focus in 2025 on targets where it could make the greatest difference. “As the pace of change around us increases,” he said, “so must our commitment to progress grow.”
