{"id":15857,"date":"2019-05-27T09:27:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T09:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cibjo.org\/?p=15857"},"modified":"2021-10-15T09:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:15:04","slug":"harmonised-gemmological-standards-promote-fair-jewellery-trade-cibjo-president-tells-european-gemmological-symposium-in-idar-oberstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/harmonised-gemmological-standards-promote-fair-jewellery-trade-cibjo-president-tells-european-gemmological-symposium-in-idar-oberstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Harmonised gemmological standards promote fair jewellery trade, CIBJO President tells European Gemmological Symposium in Idar-Oberstein"},"content":{"rendered":"

ABOVE:\u00a0German Gemmological Association President Thomas Lind and CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri flanked by speakers and guests at the 7th European Gemmological Symposium in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. \u00a0Seen in the photograph (from left) are: Hans-J\u00fcrgen Henn, Dr. Robert Chodelka, Prof. Dr. Andy H. Shen, Frank Fr\u00fchauf, Dr. Claudio Milisenda, Branko Deljanin, Dr. Thomas Lind, Prof. Dr. Henry H\u00e4nni, Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, Kenneth Scarratt, Dr. James Shigley, Dr. Ahmadjan Abduriyim, Dr. Michael Krzemnicki, Tom Stephan, Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Fritsch, Dr. Federico Pezzotta, J\u00f6rg Schlo\u00dfmacher, Dr. Ulrich Henn and Dr. Tobias H\u00e4ger.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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MAY 27, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Addressing the opening ceremony of the 7th European Gemmological Symposium in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, on May 25, CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri called on the world\u2019s gemmological community to participate through CIBJO in the creation of harmonised sets of grading standards, practices and nomenclature, as part of an international effort to ensure the integrity of the jewellery market and to maintain consumer confidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not a commercial organisation, but our mission is to promote a business environment in which commercial organisations can optimise their effectiveness and revenues,\u201d he stated. \u201cAnd to do that over the long term, we believe it is essential that our working environment is responsible, fair and ethical. If this is not the case, in a luxury product industry like ours the viability of our business will be threatened and we will run the risk of losing consumer confidence, which in this type of business is unthinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Cavalieri paid special tribute to the conference organisers, the German Gemmological Association and the German Foundation for Gemstone Research, the DSEF German Gem Lab, as well as to Dr. Thomas Lind, the association\u2019s President and Chaiman of the Board of Directors of DSEF, and Dr. Claudio Milisenda, DSEF\u2019s Director. The conference in Idar-Oberstein provided an opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary since the founding of DSEF. Interestingly, when the first European Gemmological Symposium took place in 2007, it also was in Idar-Oberstein and the German Gemmological Association was celebrating the 75th anniversary of its establishment.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerally, when I am invited to address occasions like this, I take time to point out that the important work done by CIBJO is entirely dependent on it its members, and their readiness to contribute knowledge and expertise for the benefit our international community. I usually point out that if you want to make a difference, then you need to take part in the process. No such call is necessary today, because individuals like Thomas and Claudio, and many other German friends have made very significant contributions, not only to CIBJO but other industry bodies, in gemmology, gemstones, diamonds, precious metals, and the development of responsible business standards, he stated.<\/p>\n

Dr. Lind currently serves as Vice President of CIBJO\u2019s Sector A, which is the division of the organisation that oversees all activities related to gems materials, and Dr. Milisenda serves as Vice President of CIBJO\u2019s Gemmological Commission.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo create a proper work environment, we need to need to be fully transparent in the way we operate our businesses and about what we sell, and, when that environment is international, we need to be sure that our counterparts always understand what we are saying,\u201d Dr. Cavalieri noted. This makes the harmonisation of standards and nomenclature a critical necessity. When a common business language is in place, and its rules and terms are publicly available, then we have the necessary elements to work together, to trust one another and to properly serve our consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

To download a copy of Dr. Cavalieri\u2019s full speech to the 7th European Gemmological Symposium, PLEASE CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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MAY 27, 2019:<\/B> ‘To create a proper work environment, we need to need to be fully transparent in the way we operate our businesses and about what we sell, and, when that environment is international, we need to be sure that our counterparts always understand what we are saying,’ Dr. Cavalieri noted. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38,82],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15857"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cibjo.org\/rstoolkit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}