IMPACT, formerly known as Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) until October 2017,[3][4] is a non-governmental organization which attempts to control the sourcing of minerals in regions of conflict[5] and campaign against "blood diamonds".
[6] IMPACT claimed that around $2bn (£1.26bn) worth of diamonds was stolen by Zimbabwe's rulers, such as the military, police, and "ruling elite", saying that "The scale of illegality is mind-blowing".
[6] IMPACT also claimed that Robert Mugabe gained $2 billion from looting in the Marange diamond fields in 2012.
[9] Since that time, they have produced a number of reports on the state of the diamond industry, and efforts to control the flow of conflict minerals.
In 2003, Partnership Africa Canada was nominated jointly for the Nobel Peace Prize, with Global Witness for their role in establishing the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to limit the ability of armed groups to fund their operations through the sale of conflict diamonds[10] They were jointly nominated by the American Senator Patrick Leahy, and the American Representatives Ralph Hall and Frank Wolf.