With fewer than seven weeks to go to the opening of the 2014 CIBJO Congress in Moscow on May 19, 2014, the second of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission, headed by Michael Allchin, the report looks at CIBJO’s lobbying efforts in Europe in respect to pending legislation concerning imports of gold from areas of conflict and a redraft of the EU’s nickel release standard.

In the report, Mr. Allchin details trips taken to Brussels, where CIBJO officials explained to the EU Commission why any legally binding legislation in relation to sourcing gold from conflict areas might actually have devastating unintended consequences in those conflict areas, while adding red tape and economic harm to the industry in the European Union.

Mr. Allchin also recounts discussions in Brussels about changing what he describes as “the damaging redraft of the Nickel Release Standard EN 1811,” where slight changes to the method of for measuring nickel release, along with a fundamental change to the way the results of the tests were interpreted, meant that in real terms the amount of nickel release allowed in jewellery was substantially lowered, while a “no decision” category simply created unnecessary confusion.

Such activities, Mr. Allchin stated, shows CIBJO at its best.

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The 2014 CIBJO Congress will take place in Moscow, Russia, May 19-21, 2014, with pre-congress meetings on May 17 and May 18. The congress will be hosted by the Russian Jewellers’ Guild, whose headquarters will also serve as the main congress venue. 

The official hotel is the five-star Hotel Nikol’skaya Kempinski, one of Moscow’s most prestigious establishments, which is offering especially low rates for attendees of the CIBJO congress. Located in an historic building that was constructed in 1870, it is located in the heart of historic Moscow, within short walking distance from the Kremlin, Red Square and the Bolshoi theatre.

With fewer than eight weeks to go to the opening of the 2014 CIBJO Congress in Moscow on May 19, 2014, the first of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Marketing & Education Commission, headed by Jonathan Kendall, the report announces the start of a project aimed at measuring the jewellery industry’s impact on the environment .

From a market perspective the jewellery sector cannot afford to ignore research showing that consumers under 35 are concerned by the impact industries have on the environment, writes Mr. Kendall in the report. “As an industry it is time to act, as we are already behind the curve, and in five years’ time it will be too late to play catch-up,” he notes.

Looking at the market, Mr. Kendall writes that 2014 has started well. “The market in India has improved quite significantly, and China had a successful ‘New Year’ period. Valentine’s Day reminded us romance is not dead and that jewellery is an ideal gift for expressing one’s feelings to loved ones,” he states

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The 2014 CIBJO Congress will take place in Moscow, Russia, May 19-21, 2014, with pre-congress meetings on May 17 and May 18. The congress will be hosted by the Russian Jewellers’ Guild, whose headquarters will also serve as the main congress venue. 

The official hotel is the five-star Hotel Nikol’skaya Kempinski, one of Moscow’s most prestigious establishments, which is offering especially low rates for attendees of the CIBJO congress. Located in an historic building that was constructed in 1870, it is located in the heart of historic Moscow, within short walking distance from the Kremlin, Red Square and the Bolshoi theatre.

CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has met with Jacques Wagner, the Governor of the Brazilian State of Bahia, to discuss the confederation’s plans to hold its annual congress in Salvador in 2015.

Dr. Cavalieri was accompanied by Hécliton Santini Henriques, President of Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM), which will host the congress, and Karina Sena, the President of Associação Bahiana dos Produtores e Comerciantes de Gemas e Metais Preciosos. Joining the meeting was Rafael Valverde, the Superintendent of Industry and Mining in Bahia.

Dr. Cavalieri outlined to Governor Wagner the structure and mission of CIBJO in the gemstone and jewellery sector, emphasising its role in the creation of harmonised international standards of grading and nomenclature. He also described CIBJO’s programme to promote ethical business practices in the jewellery industry, noting the potential of the industry to provide sustainable economic opportunities in regions where gemstones and precious metals are mined, and jewellery is designed and manufactured.

Governor Wagner expressed his delight that CIBJO had accepted the invitation of IBGM to  hold its 2015 congress in Bahia, noting the role of the state as a producer of precious metals and gemstones, as well as jewellery.

Dr. Cavalieri invited Governor Wagner and representatives of his government to attend the 2104 CIBJO Congress in Moscow, where they will be able to formally present Brazil and Salvador, together with IBGM and the jewellery association from Bahia. The congress in Moscow will take place May 19 to 21, 2014.

Photo Caption 1: Governor Jaques Wagner (left), greeting CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri.

Photo Caption 2: Following the meeting at the Governor of Bahia’s headquarters (from left): Hécliton Santini Henriques, President of Instituto Brasileiro de Gemas e Metais Preciosos (IBGM); Governor Jaques Wagner; CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri;  Karina Sena, President of Associação Bahiana dos Produtores e Comerciantes de Gemas e Metais Preciosos; and Rafael Valverde, Superintendent of Industry and Mining in Bahia.