Environmental concerns take centre stage at Marketing and Education Commission meeting
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 CIBJO's green initiative, which was launched in 2014, across the whole jewellery pipeline aims to protect the world for future generations. "The world is changing so quickly. We are poisoning ourselves. I would like to encourage more organisations associated with CIBJO to sign up.”
Laboratory-Grown Diamond Working Group presents blueprint for set of working principles for new industry sector
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 There was intense interest in the first meeting of the Laboratory-Grown Diamond Working Group headed by Wesley Hunt of the De Beers Group. He said the new body was “about us working together with differentiated products that consumers can understand.
Laboratory-Grown Diamond Working Group becomes primary focus of Diamond Commission
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 Diamond Commission President Udi Sheintal asked the audience how they believed the body should cooperate with the new laboratory-grown diamond working group.
Sustainability crucial but customisation also vital, Responsible Sourcing Commission is told
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 The Responsible Sourcing Commission held it first official session on the opening day of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Bahrain on November 19, after the body was formally established at the conclusion of the CIBJO Congress in Colombia in 2018.
Legacy of Bahrain’s historic pearl industry highlighted during 2019 CIBJO Congress opening
NOVEMBER 19, 2019 The 2019 CIBJO Congress kicked off at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18 under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa who is the country's Prime Minister. The three-day conference opened to a packed hall and heard about Bahrain's historic pearl industry.
CIBJO Congress 2019 opens in Bahrain with focus on climate change and environmental sustainability
NOVEMBER 18, 2019 The 2019 CIBJO Congress has opened in Bahrain, with a call on the jewellery industry by CIBJO President Gaetano to take action on climate change, which he said was not an issue specific to the sector, but it is the “most important story of our time.”
CIBJO Congress 2019 set to kick off in Bahrain on November 18, agendas and related documentation now online
NOVEMBER 15, 2019 The agendas and related documentation for the various sessions and meetings that will take place during the 2019 CIBJO Congress are now available online. Contained in a Digital Binder, they can be downloaded from the dedicated congress website.
CIBJO releases Coral Special Report, focuses on global warming effects and conservationism
NOVEMBER 6, 2019 The report is dominated by environmental topics, and in particular the efforts by the industry to address the impact of global warming. It also reports on the worldwide effort to protect biodiversity and the various coral species.