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Standards and due diligence tools being developed to enable all industry participants source responsibly, CIBJO president says in India

All participants in the jewellery and gemstone value chain will need to come to terms with the fact that basic due diligence demonstrating that they are sourcing their supply responsibly is becoming is a regular requirement for doing business, said Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO, speaking last week in Mumbai. At the same time, he added, the systems being developed must be inclusive, meaning that they cannot discriminate against ethical players because of their size or financial capacity.

By |2022-09-07T14:33:13+02:00August 12th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on Standards and due diligence tools being developed to enable all industry participants source responsibly, CIBJO president says in India

CIBJO President advocates case for small business enterprises during UN’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

Speaking at a meeting of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), which took place during the United Nation’s 2019 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has advocated for the position of small and medium-sized enterprises. Sustainable economies rely on the contribution of SMEs, he said, but too often they find themselves operating at a severe disadvantage when compared to larger companies.

By |2022-09-07T16:33:43+02:00July 18th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on CIBJO President advocates case for small business enterprises during UN’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

CIBJO Ethics Commission President discusses sustainable jewellery options during small-island development dialogue at United Nations

Properly managed pearl farms offer real opportunities to individuals and communities living on small islands in the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, both from an economic perspective and in terms of protecting the marine environment, said Tiffany Stevens, President of CIBJO’s Ethics Commission during the 2019 Global Multi-Stakeholder SIDS Partnership Dialogue, which was held at the United Nations in New York on July 10.

By |2022-09-07T16:35:15+02:00July 15th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on CIBJO Ethics Commission President discusses sustainable jewellery options during small-island development dialogue at United Nations

Harmonised gemmological standards promote fair jewellery trade, CIBJO President tells European Gemmological Symposium in Idar-Oberstein ​

Addressing the opening ceremony of the 7th European Gemmological Symposium in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, on May 25, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri called on the world’s gemmological community to participate through CIBJO in the creation of harmonised sets of grading standards, practices and nomenclature, as part of an international effort to ensure the integrity of the jewellery market and to maintain consumer confidence.

By |2022-09-07T16:36:31+02:00May 27th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on Harmonised gemmological standards promote fair jewellery trade, CIBJO President tells European Gemmological Symposium in Idar-Oberstein ​

Registration for CIBJO Congress 2019 now open, dedicated congress website launched

CIBJO’s 2019 annual congress will take place in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, from November 18 to November 20, with pre-congress meetings beginning on November 16. It is being organised by DANAT, the Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones. The venue for the event is the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay.

By |2022-08-30T13:41:30+02:00May 22nd, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on Registration for CIBJO Congress 2019 now open, dedicated congress website launched

CIBJO and the Coloured Gemstone Working Group to create responsible sourcing tools for jewellery industry

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, and the Coloured Gemstone Working Group (CGWG) facilitated by the Dragonfly Initiative (TDI) have announced a new collaboration to strengthen and disseminate tools and resources for the responsible sourcing of coloured gemstones, to support a transparent, sustainable and vibrant coloured gemstone industry.

By |2022-08-30T13:42:28+02:00May 21st, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on CIBJO and the Coloured Gemstone Working Group to create responsible sourcing tools for jewellery industry

CIBJO President lays out comprehensive plan to promote responsible sourcing in jewellery industry to OECD forum in Paris

Speaking in Paris today to a plenary session of the 13th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has delineated a comprehensive plan for promoting responsible sourcing practices throughout the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals sectors, which includes the release this past January of CIBJO’s new Responsible Sourcing Blue Book, and an online platform that will provide a set of dedicated due diligence tools free of charge to the industry.

By |2022-08-30T13:43:20+02:00April 23rd, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on CIBJO President lays out comprehensive plan to promote responsible sourcing in jewellery industry to OECD forum in Paris

CIBJO President to present new Responsible Sourcing Blue Book at OECD’s Responsible Minerals Supply Chain Forum in Paris

CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri will present the World Jewellery Confederations’ recently approved Responsible Sourcing Blue Book next Tuesday, April 23, 2019, to the full plenary of the 2019 Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, organised by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) at its headquarters in Paris.

By |2022-08-30T13:44:37+02:00April 17th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on CIBJO President to present new Responsible Sourcing Blue Book at OECD’s Responsible Minerals Supply Chain Forum in Paris

Speaking to audience of Italian business leaders, CIBJO President outlines sustainability strategy for jewellery industry

Speaking yesterday to members of the Canova Club, an exclusive Italian association of opinion leaders and decision makers from the country’s economic, finance and business communities, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has described what he termed as an essential shift in thinking in the jewellery industry, where the attitude towards artisanal and small-scale mining is changing from it being considered a challenge, to being more of an opportunity.

By |2022-08-30T13:47:35+02:00April 10th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on Speaking to audience of Italian business leaders, CIBJO President outlines sustainability strategy for jewellery industry

2019 CIBJO Congress to take place in Bahrain, November 18-20

CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, will hold its 2019 annual congress in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, from November 18 to November 20. Pre-congress meetings will be held November 16 and 17, and the congress will follow the World Pearl Forum, which is due to take place on November 14 and 15.

By |2022-08-30T13:49:25+02:00April 9th, 2019|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on 2019 CIBJO Congress to take place in Bahrain, November 18-20
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