NOVEMBER 5, 2021: “Our primary goal was to protect consumer confidence and to ensure consumers have full information about the products they are being offered," said Laboratory-Gown Diamond Chair Wesley Hunt, referring to the guidance document approved in June 201. "We agreed that Laboratory-Grown Diamond was the preferred term as it will help create consistency across the globe and for consumers to have an understanding of it."

NOVEMBER 4, 2021: At the heart of the discussion of the Gemmological Commission was the establishment within CIBJO of a new working group, to to create a single, clearly defined and universally accepted set of standards, practices and nomenclature of Fei Cui, which are gem materials composed solely or principally of the minerals jadeite, omphacite and kosmochlor, or any combination of the three.

NOVEMBER 4, 2021: Precious Metals Commission President Huw Daniel led a thorough exploration of the main issues affecting the worldwide precious metals trade, from developments in the ethical and legal arenas, to sustainable development, an update on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s guides as well as the FTC’s decision to reduce gold purity below 10 karats, the review process in Europe regarding silver toxicity, and gold hallmarking in India.

NOVEMBER 4, 2021: The CIBJO Retailer’s Reference Guide is a valuable in-store resource for sales staff in retail jewellery outlets. Comprehensively updated, the new version is now available in interactive PDF format, and can be downloaded free of charge from the website.

NOVEMBER 3, 2021: Following a forced delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic, CIBJO’s Diamond Commission met for the first time formally in almost two years on November 2. 2020 had been originally scheduled as a review year for CIBJO’s Diamond Blue Book, and, although 12 months late, amendments and changes were at the heart of the body’s session during the 2021 congress.

NOVEMBER 3, 2021: The Special Report looks at how the principles of responsible supply chain management can be implemented without disenfranchising artisanal and small-scale miners, and small and medium-sized enterprises.

NOVEMBER 2, 2021: For the first time in its 95-year history, CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has launched its annual congress online rather than in a physical location.

OCTOBER 27, 2021: “For while the molluscs remain blissfully unaware of the situation and continue their nacre production come what may, travel restrictions, both local and international, along with compliant social distancing, have resulted in many members of staff not being able to get to, or having been stuck on farms for long periods,” writes Pearl Commission President Kenneth Scarratt