Organized in cooperation with the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, the seminar looked at sustainability and environmental responsibility in the jewellery industry, specifically in terms of meeting the Sustainable Development Goal of protecting biodiversity in the natural world.

It was moderated by Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030. Panellists included Francesca Manfredi, Head of Innovation Watches & Jewellery at the Kering Group; Alice Vanni, CSR Director at Italpreziosi SPA; John Mulligan, Director of Market Relations & Climate Change Lead at the World Gold Council and President of CIBJO’s Sustainable Development Commission; and Davide Tonon, Managing Director Italy of Quantis

The event was hosted on September 8, 2024, by the VICENZAORO show organizer, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), and is part of a joint CSR and sustainability educational programme for the jewellery industry, presented by by CIBJO and IEG, which has been recognized by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.