CIBJO’s long-running Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series will continue its sixth season at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy, this weekend. The latest edition will features six hybrid seminars over two days – in person at the Fiera di Vicenza exposition centre, and simultaneously live streamed – on Saturday, September 6, 2025, and Sunday, September, 2025. 

The event is being hosted by the VICENZAORO organizer, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), and is part of a joint CSR and sustainability educational programme for the jewellery industry, presented by CIBJO and IEG, which has been recognized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.

The two day programme is as follows:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
14:00-15:00: Palladio Theatre
Sustainability in the gold & precious metals sectors

This session will explore the challenges of establishing robust and credible responsible sourcing practices in the gold and precious metals sectors, and embedding sustainability objectives—both social and environmental—into core business strategies. It will examine how organisations across the gold and precious metals supply chain can better demonstrate progress, and also will consider whether expanding the scope of the precious metals sector’s ambitions may require new forms of collaboration, partnerships, and behavioural change.

The seminar will be moderated by John Mulligan, Head of Sustainability Strategy, World Gold Council / President CIBJO Sustainable Development Commission. Panellists include Jonathan Jodry, Group Business Development Director, Metalor Technologies SA; Alice Vanni, CSR Director, Italpreziosi S.p.A.; Estelle Levin-Nally, CEO & Founder, Levin Sources; and Damiano Zito, CEO,  Progold S.p.A.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
15:15-16:15: Palladio Theatre
The Blue List Public Consultation

“The Blue List” was developed by the Jewellery Industry Supply Chain Nomenclature Committee, which is a multinational task force of experts working the CIBJO’s umbrella, with representatives from all key industry sectors. They were charged with creating a harmonised set of definitions of words and terms used to describe responsible supply chains, especially when marketing jewellery, ensuring that they are accurate, substantiated, and clearly and easily understood by all stakeholders and consumers. Once approved the document will serve as the universally accepted glossary of terminology for the jewellery, gemstone and precious metals industries related to responsible sourcing and sustainability. The seminar in Vicenza will the fourth and final presentation of the draft document in a four month-longs public consultation.

The seminar will be moderated by Steven Benson, CIBJO Communications Director. Panelists include Gaetano Cavalieri, President, CIBJO/Co-Chair, CIBJO Jewellery Industry Supply Chain Nomenclature Committee; Feriel Zerouki, Chief Trade and Industry Officer, De Beers Group/ Co-Chair, CIBJO Jewellery Industry Supply Chain Nomenclature Committee; Purvi Shah, Head of Ethical and Sustainable Value Chains, De Beers Group/Lead, CIBJO Jewellery Industry Supply Chain Nomenclature Committee; Raluca Anghel, Head of External Affairs and Industry Relations, Natural Diamond Council; Suzanne Brooks, General Manager, Standards, Responsible Jewellery Council; and Kenneth Scarratt, Vice President, CIBJO.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025
16:30-17:30: Palladio Theatre
Official Launch of International Fine Jewellery Academy

The International Fine Jewellery Academy will be a new educational institute based in Milan, Italy, catering to the requirements of jewellery industry and providing sources to students from around the world. It is being created as a partnership involving CIBJO, ConfCommercio, Italy’s largest trade association, which is active in 155 different sectors; Foundation Mani Inteligenti, a body based in Valenza whose mission is to train the next generation of goldsmiths, and CAPAC – Politecnico del Commercio e del Turismo. a non-profit foundation that has been operating in the professional training sector since 1961.As part of the venture, CAPAC will provide the International Fine Jewellery Academy physical facilities in the centre of Milan where courses will take place.

The seminar is being moderated by Steven Benson, CIBJO Communications Director. Panellists include Gaetano Cavalieri, CIBJO President; Marie-Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer, Kering; Alessia Crivelli, Chair, Foundation Mani Inteligenti; Umberto Bellini, President, Asseprim/Vice President, Confcommercio Milano; Simonpaolo Buongiardino, President, CAPAC; and Gabriele Cartasegna, Director, CAPAC.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
11:00-12:00: Palladio Theatre
Turning ESG Principles into Practice: Tools to Advance Jewellery Sustainability

The seminar will explore how the jewellery industry is moving from ESG ambition to implementation — highlighting practical tools and frameworks that support progress across different parts of the value chain. Panellists will reflect on developments over the past year—from geopolitical shifts to new regulations—and share how initiatives like the CIBJO ESG Wheel and the World Jewellery and Watch Initiaive 20230  are helping companies navigate materiality, improve performance, and align with evolving global expectations. With perspectives spanning gold, watches, diamonds and beyond, the session will offer insight and challenge to inspire more urgent action

The seminary will be moderated by Jon Key, Founder and Managing Director, Key & Co. and an ESG and sustainability advisor to CIBJO. Panellists include John Mulligan, Head of Sustainability Strategy, World Gold Council  and President of CIBJO’s  Sustainable Development Commission; Wesley Hunt, Director, Programme Management at De Beers Consumer & Brands and Chair of CIBJO’s Laboratory-Grown Diamonds Committee; Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director at the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030; and Helen Mitchell, and ESG and sustainability advisor to CIBJO.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
12:15-13:15: Palladio Theatre
The evolving perception of “precious” in the jewellery industry

Used to define objects of great value, the term “precious” has special significance where jewellery is concerned, because at least some of the materials of which such products are comprised typically are considered “precious” in and of themselves. But what constitutes a “precious” gemstone or a “precious” metal has evolved over time, and continues to do so  in the current market environment, where not only the product type and quality are factors, but also source and provenance? And how the does the manner in which the finished jewellery product is designed, crafted and marketed affect whether its perceived as “precious” or not?

The session will be moderated by Lisa Koenigsberg, President, Initiatives in Art and Culture, which is a co-organizer of the session. Panellists include Adriano Mol, Head, Center for Gemstone and Jewelry Design, University of Minas Gerais State / Brand & Product Development, Cruzeiro Mine, both in Brazil; Kenneth Scarratt, Vice President, CIBJO/President, CIBJO Sector A (gem materials); Raluca Anghel, Head of External Affairs and Industry Relations, Natural Diamond Council; Paola De Luca, Founder & Creative Director, The Futurist Ltd.; and Francesca Manfredi, Head of Sustainable Innovation Watches & Jewellery, Kering.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2025
14:30-15:30: Educational Hub
Leveraging technology to drive sustainability and traceability in jewellery retail operations

With the cooperation of Brandart, a global service company that helps lower the environmental impact of jewellery retail operations, and in particular those involving packaging and visual merchandising, the seminar will look at how technology can be used in the jewellery industry to enable sustainability, end-to-end supply‑chain traceability and transparency. From traceability, it will transition to circularity, looking at recovering manufacturing waste and lowering the carbon footprint through innovative recycled materials. A spotlight will be dedicated to advanced materials for premium packaging and visual merchandising. 

The seminar will be moderated by Francesca Bergamaschi, Global Corporate & Supplier Compliance, Sustainability & Excellence Manager, Brandart. Panellist include: Massimo Paloni, CEO, Brandart; Umberto De Marco, President, Coronet SpA; and Francesco Pieri, Managing Director, Temera.

All the times listed are Central European Time. To view the live stream of the seminars, access the VICENZAORO website at: https://www.vicenzaoro.com/en#.