Organized in collaboration with the World Gold Council, the seminar that took place on January 21, 2024, at the Italian Exhibition Group’s VICENZAORO January show, considered the application of sustainability practices in the jewellery industry, from the perspective of gold sector.

It was moderated by John Mulligan, President of the CIBJO Sustainable Development Commission, and Director of Market Relations and Climate Change Lead at the World Gold Council (WGC). Panellists included Sakhila Mona Mirza, Executive Director of the Board and General Counsel at LBMA; Melanie Grant, Executive Director of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC); Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director and Secretary General of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030; Briony Coleman, Head of Safety & Sustainability Global at Newmont, the world’ largest gold miner; and Philip Olden, an industry sustainability and responsible supply chain consultant, who is the former President of the CIBJO Responsible Sourcing Commission and a former Managing Director of the World Gold Council.