CIBJO President lays out comprehensive plan to promote responsible sourcing in jewellery industry to OECD forum in Paris
APRIL 23, 2019: Speaking in Paris today to a plenary session of the 13th Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has delineated a comprehensive plan for promoting responsible sourcing practices throughout the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals sectors.
CIBJO President to present new Responsible Sourcing Blue Book at OECD’s Responsible Minerals Supply Chain Forum in Paris
APRIL 17, 2019: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri will present the World Jewellery Confederations’ recently approved Responsible Sourcing Blue Book next Tuesday, April 23, 2019, to the full plenary of the 2019 Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains
Speaking to audience of Italian business leaders, CIBJO President outlines sustainability strategy for jewellery industry
APRIL 10, 2019: Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri has described what he termed as an essential shift in thinking in the jewellery industry, where the attitude towards artisanal and small-scale mining is changing from it being considered a challenge, to being more of an opportunity.
2019 CIBJO Congress to take place in Bahrain, November 18-20
APRIL 9 2019: Pre-congress meetings will be held November 16 and 17, and the congress will follow the World Pearl Forum, which is due to take place on November 14 and 15. It is being organised by DANAT, the Bahrain Institute for Pearls and Gemstones.
Uniform gemmological principles create common language for jewellery trade, CIBJO President tells symposium in Copenhagen
MARCH 27, 2019: Transparency in business is enabled when all terminology and metrics are accepted and understood by all participants, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has told a gemmological conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
CIBJO releases simplified guide to responsible practices in diamond, coloured stones, pearl and coral trades
MARCH 12, 2019: ‘CIBJO’s Do’s & Don’ts Guide’ can be downloaded free of charge in multiple languages from the CIBJO website.
Harmonisation of standards, terminology and testing methods critical for Chinese trade’s development, CIBJO President tells Hong Kong seminars
MARCH 5, 2019:Strict adherence to agreed-to grading standards, nomenclature and methods of testing are prerequisites for the development of the gemstone and jewellery industries in China, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri told audiences in Hong Kong.
Vice President Eli Avidar to leave position at CIBJO, to run for political office in Israeli parliamentary election in April
FEBRUARY 7, 2019: In addition to his position at CIBJO, until 2018 Mr. Avidar and served as Executive Director of the Israel Diamond Exchange and Managing Director of the Israel Diamond Institute.