CIBJO releases Pearl Commission Special Report, focuses on industry’s commitment to marine sustainability
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018: There are few examples of man’s devastating impact on the earth's environment as glaring as that of the rubbish that is being poured daily into our oceans.
CIBJO releases Gemmological Commission Special Report, surveys gem labs about synthetic and treated diamond reports
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018: The report reveals the results of a survey of 23 gemmological laboratories from around the world, about whether and how they report on synthetic and treated diamonds.
CIBJO releases Ethics Commission Special Report, focuses on impact and implications of revised FTC Guides
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018: The report focuses exclusively on the newly revised Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries, released in July by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
CIBJO releases Coloured Stone Commission Special Report, looks at responsible-practices standards specific to sector
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018: The report looks at efforts being taken to promote responsible practices in the sector, while taking into consideration the very different conditions that exist in the coloured gemstone industry.
CIBJO releases Diamond Commission Special Report, focuses on terminology distinguishing synthetics from naturals
AUGUST 29, 2018: The report concentrates largely on the way in which man-made stones are being distinguished from diamonds that are natural in origin, particularly in light of the newly released guides by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
CIBJO releases Precious Metals Special Report, examines influence of political events on industry
AUGUST 22, 2018: The report examines the influence on the sector by outside forces, be they political, regulatory or the result of decisions by the International Standards Organisation.
CIBJO pays tribute to Kofi Annan, 1938-2018, father of Millennium Development Goals and the Global Compact
AUGUST 20, 2018: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri described him as “giant among men, whose legacy will be measured by the millions of people he helped save from abject poverty and hopelessness.”
CIBJO releases Marketing & Education Special Report, considers impact on jewellery market of Generation Z
AUGUST 15, 2018: With fewer than nine weeks to go to the opening of the 2018 CIBJO Congress, the first of the CIBJO commissions' Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the Marketing & Education Commission, it considers the potential impact on the jewellery market of Generation Z, which includes people born after 1996.