CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices seminars at January VICENZAORO show to be live-streamed
The seven Jewellery Industry Voices seminar at the upcoming VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy, on January 18 and 19, 2025 will be broadcast live.
CIBJO honours the memory and legacy of Professor Henry A. Hänni
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) pays tribute to the memory of Professor Henry A. Hänni, who passed away on January 9, 2025, at home in Basel, Switzerland, at age 80.
CIBJO’s Jewellery Industry Voices kicks off sixth season with seven hybrid seminars at January VICENZAORO show
CIBJO’s long-running Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series will kick off its sixth season in typical fashion, at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy.
Industry infighting has hurt consumer confidence in jewellery, CIBJO President tells conference in Hainan, China
Both the natural diamond sector and the laboratory diamond sector need to disengage and go back to their drawing boards, Dr. Cavalieri said.
CIBJO partnering with Kering to launch design award promoting creativity and sustainability in universities and start-ups
Coordinated by Poli.Design from the Politecnico di Milano, the first edition of the ‘Kering Generation Award X Jewelry’ will encourage students and start-ups to create jewellery from waste materials. Finalists will present their work at the JCK Show in June 2025
UK consumer habits shift as hallmarking numbers fall, CIBJO’s Sector B is told
The Sector B President referred to a fall in occupied office space in major cities including London, a large number of closures of brick-and-mortar retail stores across the board, and a sharp drop in marriages in the United Kingdom in recent years
Coral Commission urges industry to inform consumers about any treatments to precious corals
Treatments may impact a coral’s value, and are often not permanent or may require special care.
CIBJO reiterates requirement to clearly differentiate between laboratory-grown and natural diamonds
Laboratory-grown diamonds will be a key part of future consumer choice, expanding in markets beyond the United States, Wesley Hunt, Chair of the Laboratory-Grown Diamonds Committee, told the CIBJO Congress plenary.
Planned EU silver classification to state possible reproductive health risk linked to silver
No new restrictions will be required, but companies using silver in their processes are expected to incur additional costs for administrative matters, such as the obligation to draw up safety sheets. Labour protection must be adapted accordingly.
CIBJO considers acknowledging labs that comply with Gemmological Blue Book
Under the proposal, the listing would be reviewed annually whereby any listed laboratories would be required to confirm their operational adherence to the CIBJO Gemmological Laboratories Blue Book.