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Tenth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at how data analysis is changing jewellery’s trajectory

Prepared by the CIBJO Technology Committee, headed by Stéphane Fischler, the report reviews a momentous period in the introduction of new technologies into the jewellery industry, noting that artificial intelligence (AI) may soon be driving the most efficient ways of using data to optimize the various processes in our industry.

By |2024-11-05T11:39:20+01:00October 23rd, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Tenth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at how data analysis is changing jewellery’s trajectory

Ninth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at the science of the sustainability of precious coral

Prepared by the CIBJO Coral Commission, headed by Vincenzo Liverino, the report look at how the industry has relied on science both to ensure the sustainability of its own precious coral resources, as well as to help save non-precious reef corals that are under threat from global warming and ocean acidification.

By |2024-11-05T11:39:33+01:00October 16th, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Ninth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at the science of the sustainability of precious coral

Eighth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, tackles problem of ‘greenwashing’ in jewellery marketing

Prepared by the CIBJO Ethics Commission, headed by Sara Yood, the report focuses entirely on the use of “green” terminology when marketing and advertising jewellery, and the risks and dangers incurred when it is inappropriately applied.

By |2024-10-09T09:25:59+02:00October 9th, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Eighth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, tackles problem of ‘greenwashing’ in jewellery marketing

Seventh pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, proposes universal best practices for gem labs worldwide

Prepared by the CIBJO Gemmological Commission, headed by Hanco Zwaan, the report suggests that CIBJO’s more than 300-pages-long Gemmological Laboratories Blue Book come to be used as a best-practices guideline for gem labs worldwide, possibly leading to an international listing of laboratories that comply with those standards.

By |2024-11-05T11:40:09+01:00October 2nd, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Seventh pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, proposes universal best practices for gem labs worldwide

CIBJO President addresses the United Nations General Assembly, expresses jewellery industry’s commitment to the SDGs

The CIBJO President was among a handful of NGO leaders selected to address the 79th sitting of the UNGA, with only one NGO delegate being provided the opportunity to speak each half-day session to the gathering of world leaders.

By |2024-09-26T12:50:43+02:00September 26th, 2024|CIBJO News, News & Media|Comments Off on CIBJO President addresses the United Nations General Assembly, expresses jewellery industry’s commitment to the SDGs

Sixth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at impact of scientific research on pearl industry

Prepared by the CIBJO Pearl Commission, headed by Kenneth Scarratt, the report looks at environmental and biochemical research being carried out on pearls and in the waters in which the pearl oysters live, and the likely impact that the knowledge gained will have on pearl farming, marketing and the quality of the product itself.

By |2024-11-05T11:42:42+01:00September 25th, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Sixth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at impact of scientific research on pearl industry

Fifth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, considers challenges of ethical coloured stone supply chains

Prepared by the CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission, headed by Charles Abouchar, the report examines the challenges faced by members of the coloured gemstone sector in ensuring ethical provenance in their supply chains, where materials are most often artisanally mined and handled by multiple traders.

By |2024-11-05T11:43:05+01:00September 18th, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Fifth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, considers challenges of ethical coloured stone supply chains

Fourth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at impact of geopolitics on the diamond industry

Prepared by the CIBJO Diamond Commission, headed by Udi Sheintal, the report examines the consequences of geopolitical pressures on the diamond industry, the introduction of a new ISO standard for the evaluation of the quality of batches of smaller polished diamonds, truth in advertising, and the terminology used to describe responsible supply chains.

By |2024-09-11T13:17:14+02:00September 11th, 2024|CIBJO News, Congress 2024 News, News & Media|Comments Off on Fourth pre-CIBJO Congress 2024 Special Report released, looks at impact of geopolitics on the diamond industry

The growing separation of the natural and laboratory-grown diamond markets

The seminar looked at the degree to which natural and laboratory-grown diamonds are now on separate tracks, particularly in light of the growing price differential between the two products, as the cost of man-made product continues to fall.

By |2024-09-26T15:32:34+02:00September 8th, 2024|Jewellery Industry Voices, News & Media|Comments Off on The growing separation of the natural and laboratory-grown diamond markets

Why nature matters to your business strategy

Organized in cooperation with the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, the seminar looked at sustainability and environmental responsibility in the jewellery industry, specifically in terms of meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of protecting biodiversity in the natural world.

By |2024-09-26T15:26:23+02:00September 8th, 2024|Jewellery Industry Voices, News & Media|Comments Off on Why nature matters to your business strategy
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