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.
There is a growing demand, both from some of the leading brands and also from international bodies like the European Union, to be able to trace the provenance of all jewellery components as they move through the supply chain.
Organized in cooperation with the World Gold Council, the seminar considered the increasingly scrutinized topic of recycled gold, which is gaining in prominence because of increasing consumer and regulatory demand for greater transparency in terms of provenance and origin.
Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission, headed by Vaishali Banerjee, the report provides a detailed overview of the gold, platinum, palladium and silver markets.
CIBJO’s popular Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series will continue at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy, with four hybrid seminars – in person at the Palladio Theatre at the Fiera di Vicenza exposition centre, and simultaneously live streamed. They will take place on Sunday, September 8, 2024.
Prepared by the CIBJO Sustainable Development Commission, headed by John Mulligan, it examines ways in which jewellery companies can meet the growing demand to become compliant with responsible environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles.
Prepared by the CIBJO Marketing and Education Commission, headed by Jonathan Kendall, it considers what must be done to ensure that jewellery remains the ultimate expression of love, friendship and peace.
A three day course tailored for jewellery industry professionals, earlier scheduled for August, will now take place from October 8 to October, 2024, at GIT in Bangkok, Thailand, will present ethical and sustainable best practices in the various sectors of the jewellery industry, as they are delineated in CIBJO’s Blue Books.
Decribed as the world's largest corporate sustainability and social responsibility initiative, with more than 20,000 business participants and other stakeholders in more than 167 countries, the UN Global Compact is a forum dedicated to encouraging commercial bodies and trade associations worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies.
CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri reaffirmed the commitment of the international jewellery industry to support meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and implementing its Agenda 2030.
