With the cooperation of Brandart, a global service company that helps lower the environmental impact of jewellery retail operations, and in particular those involving packaging and visual merchandising, the seminar will look at how technology can be used in the jewellery industry to enable sustainability, end-to-end supply‑chain traceability and transparency. From traceability, it will transition to circularity, looking at recovering manufacturing waste and lowering the carbon footprint through innovative recycled materials. A spotlight will be dedicated to advanced materials for premium packaging and visual merchandising.

Used to define objects of great value, the term “precious” has special significance where jewellery is concerned, because at least some of the materials of which such products are comprised typically are considered “precious” in and of themselves. But what constitutes a “precious” gemstone or a “precious” metal has evolved over time, and continues to do so in the current market environment, where not only the product type and quality are factors, but also source and provenance? And how the does the manner in which the finished jewellery product is designed, crafted and marketed affect whether its perceived as “precious” or not?

Panellists reflected on developments over the past year—from geopolitical shifts to new regulations—and share how initiatives like the CIBJO ESG Wheel and the World Jewellery and Watch Initiaive 20230 are helping companies navigate materiality, improve performance, and align with evolving global expectations.

“The Blue List” was developed by the Jewellery Industry Supply Chain Nomenclature Committee, which is a multinational task force of experts working the CIBJO’s umbrella, with representatives from all key industry sectors. They were charged with creating a harmonised set of definitions of words and terms used to describe responsible supply chains, especially when marketing jewellery, ensuring that they are accurate, substantiated, and clearly and easily understood by all stakeholders and consumers. Once approved the document will serve as the universally accepted glossary of terminology for the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals industries related to responsible sourcing and sustainability. The seminar in Vicenza was the fourth and final presentation of the draft document in a four month-longs public consultation.

“The Blue List” was developed by the Jewellery Industry Supply Chain Nomenclature Committee, which is a multinational task force of experts working the CIBJO’s umbrella, with representatives from all key industry sectors. They were charged with creating a harmonised set of definitions of words and terms used to describe responsible supply chains, especially when marketing jewellery, ensuring that they are accurate, substantiated, and clearly and easily understood by all stakeholders and consumers. Once approved the document will serve as the universally accepted glossary of terminology for the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals industries related to responsible sourcing and sustainability. The seminar in Vicenza was the fourth and final presentation of the draft document in a four month-longs public consultation.

The seminar explored the challenges of establishing robust and credible responsible sourcing practices in the gold and precious metals sectors, and embedding sustainability objectives—both social and environmental—into core business strategies.