 |
CIBJO & UFBJOP announce strategic collaboration with the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 at VicenzaOro
09.09.2022: Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier, Co-Chair Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 meets key stakeholders to discuss collaboration
Joining hands after the announcement about CIBJO and UJBJOP joining the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 20
|
Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier, Co-Chair Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 meets key stakeholders to discuss collaboration
Joining hands after the announcement about CIBJO and UJBJOP joining the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (from left): Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030; Bernadette Pinet Cuoq, Executive President UFBJOP; Cyrille Vigneron, President and CEO of Cartier, and Co-Chair of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030; and Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation.
The Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, is pleased to announce that CIBJO and UFBJOP have joined as affiliate members.
CIBJO the World Jewellery Confederation, and UFBJOP (Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres et des Perles) are pleased to announce they have become affiliate members and entered into a strategic collaboration with the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 on supporting the mission and vision of the WJI 2030 to their members and are committed to actively participating in the governance structure that is in process of consultation.
With industry associations playing an increasingly critical role to accelerate the sustainability agenda for their members, this collaboration will support their members in the sustainability journey to accelerate meaningful positive impact.
Bernadette Pinet Cuoq, Executive President UFBJOP
“As the only professional organisation representing the jewellery industry in France, we are are proud to join the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 reinforcing our long-term commitment to taking responsible business action with all our members to create the world we all want, this is a shared responsibility and we need change agents to advance the 2030 agendas.”
Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO
“As the world’s gem and jewellery industry’s representative in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) a member of the Global Compact, since 2006, we are strongly committed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
This collaboration will allow us learn and share to drive far more impact for our members in the 3 pillars of building climate resilience, preserving resources, and fostering inclusiveness.”
Cyrille Vigneron/Marie Claire Daveu, Co-Chairs Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030
“We are excited about this collaboration. Partnerships across the industry stakeholder ecosystem are essential or establishing a strong foundation to shape the initiative. We look forward to the important contribution of CIBJO and UFBJOP.”
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director
“The time is now. We have a huge opportunity as an industry to step up and accelerate progress towards the 2030 agenda. Transformational partnerships are key to succeed. We are currently in a consultation phase to shape the governance structure and we look forward to building a strong foundation to make this multi-stakeholder action platform successful.”
The Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 is participating in a leadership panel at VicenzaOro and will lead the sustainability forum content in January 2023 in collaboration with CIBJO.
- Steven Benson - photo CIBJO
Permanent-URL:
|
Connecting a new generation of consumers with jewellery
23.08.2022
|
| ....to be focus of upcoming Jewellery Industry Voices webinarJUST 2 DAYS TO GO REGISTER NOWA long-established maxim in jewellery marketing is that one of most significant predictors that an individual will eventually purchase a high-v more >> |
Webinar - With pearls ticking all boxes as a sustainable jewellery option
20.04.2022
|
| ...webinar to examine viability of a generic marketing approachWhen it comes to marketing jewellery to socially and environmentally aware Millennial and Gen Z consumers, pearls should be a slam dunk. Cultivated rather than more >> |
Join us for the webinar “Power women, important diamonds"
08.04.2022
|
| by jewelry author Ruth Peltason
Organized by The World Diamond Museum, the fourth installment in the webinar series by the authors of "Diamonds Across Time," will be held on THURSDAY, April more >> |
iTraceiT rolls out comprehensive, block-chain based application for tracing diamonds, gemstones, and jewelry
06.04.2022
|
| iTraceiT, the Belgium-based innovative technology and service provider that developed a comprehensive, blockchain-based application for tracing diamonds, gemstones, and jewelry, has begun distribution after completing prolonged beta testing with some of the largest firms in the global diamond industry. more >> |
Webinar “Rhapsody in Blue: The art and science of blue diamonds" - registration
30.03.2022
|
| Only two days to go until John M. King's webinar“Rhapsody in Blue: The art and science of blue diamonds"Organized by The World Diamond Museum, the third webinarin the webinar series by the authors o more >> |
Scientists report breakthrough in precious coral traceability
15.02.2022
|
| ...using novel genetic-testing method on samples seized by customsA selection of precious coral samples (with centimetre scales) seized by Swiss customs and whose species were identified using the new forensically validated Coral-ID method. Photo: © SSEF more >> |
Jewellery Industry Voices to look at how trade is being transformed by online decision-making instruments
01.02.2022
|
| ...driven by big dataMoneyball was an Oscar-nominated film released in 2011 that told the story of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, whose general manager succeeded in putting together a winning season on a limited budget, by assembling a group o more >> |
UNI enhances supply-chain transparency for customers...
01.02.2022
|
| ...by introducing a new feature that verifies a diamond is compliant with responsible sourcing standards Every diamond listed in UNI’s inventory will now indicate whether the stone was supplied by companies that are compliant with the Responsible Jewellery Council’s Code of Practices (RJC COP) and/or De Beers’ Best Practice Principles more >> |
World Diamond Museum : Join us for the webinar “On the trail of some famous diamonds”
29.12.2021
|
| by the renowned jewellery historian Dr. Jack OgdenOrganized by The World Diamond Museum, this first webinar in the webinar series by the authors of "Diamonds Across Time," will be held on Friday, January 7, 2022, at 14:00 GMT more >> |
Rio Tinto now the sole owner of Diavik diamond mine
24.11.2021
|
| Dominion Rio Tinto now the sole owner of Diavik diamond mine sues partner in Diavik mineRio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) became on Thursday the sole owner of the iconic Diavik diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories after buying the 40% share held by Dominion Diamond Mines, despite previously saying it had no plans to take full control of the aging Ar more >> |
The Laboratory Grown Diamond Committee Open Session at the Virtual CIBJO Congress 2021 - last chance to register
03.11.2021
|
|
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERINGThe open sessions of the virtual CIBJO Congress 2021 are being held on the new Zoom Events platform, which provides participants access into a congress lobby, before and after each session, wher more >> |
CIBJO’s just-released Pearl Special Report provides global perspective of impacts of COVID and climate change
28.10.2021
|
| With less than one week to go to the opening of the 2021 CIBJO Congress on November 1, 2021, the seventh of this year’s CIBJO Special Reports has been released. Prepared by CIBJO’s Pearl Commission, headed by Kenneth Scarratt, the report provides more >> |
CIBJO releases Gemmological Special Report discusses determining criteria for gem variety names
20.10.2021
|
| With fewer than two weeks to go to the opening of the 2021 CIBJO Congress on November 1, 2021, the sixth of this year’s CIBJO Special Reports has been released. Prepared by CIBJO’s Gemmological Commission, headed by Han more >> |
CIBJO President extols jewellery industry’s role as a catalyst for sustainable development, at high-level summit in Italy
11.10.2021
|
| CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri (second from left), participating in the panel discussion on recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, during ASviS’s sustainable development summit in Rome on October 7, 2021. He is flanked (from left) by Marco Patuano, P more >> |
iTraceiT to help the diamond and jewelry industry become more transparent
22.09.2021
|
| ...with a new traceability solutioniTraceiT, a new and independent technology and service provider, will soon launch a robust and user-friendly traceability solution for the diamond and jewe more >> |
Season 2 finale of CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices to examine alternative industry strategies - register
19.07.2021
|
| ...for online business environmentREGISTER TODAY3 DAYS TO GOA recently released st more >> |
Tag Heuer teams up with pop culture icon Super Mario
13.07.2021
|
| To celebrate the beginning of a long-term collaboration between the two brands, TAG Heuer and Nintendo have created a limited-edition smartwatch featuring Nintendo’s most famous character: the energetic Mushroom Kingdom hero, Mario, who takes over the TAG Heuer Connected. more >> |
CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices webinar in June to examine how growing industry diversity impacts jewellery design
31.05.2021
|
| "Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do," Marco Bizzarri, CEO of Gucci, is famously quoted as saying. more >> |
DMIA’s Diamond Verification Instruments Showcase to kick off on June 1st in New York
27.05.2021
|
| The Showcase will run throughout June and July The Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America’s (DMIA) first annual Diamond Technology Showcase will kick off in a few days, on June 1st, at the DMIA premises at The World Diamond Tower, 580 5th Av more >> |
CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices webinar in June to examine how growing industry diversity impacts jewellery design
22.05.2021
|
| "Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do," Marco Bizzarri, CEO of Gucci, is famously quoted as saying. In jewellery, as in fashion, cultural diversity, gender diversity and socio-economic diversity broaden and enrich the product range, providing a greater number of touch points with which the contemporary consumer is able more >> |
Private collection of Jewels by German Royal Jeweller Hemmerle to be offered at auction in July
11.05.2021
|
| A spectacular private collection of the ever-popular jewels by Royal jewellers Hemmerle are to come to auction this summer. The collection will be one of the highlights of Dreweatts Fine Jewellery, Silver, Watches and Objects of Vertu sale on Wednesday July 7, 2021. more >> |
IDMA and WDC call upon global diamond industry to support Indian diamond workers stricken by COVID-19
07.05.2021
|
| The International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and the World Diamond Council (WDC) have issued a joint call to members of the diamond industry and trade, urging them to join in contributing to the Gem & Jewellery National Relief Fo more >> |
DMIA to showcase diamond verification equipment in New York
06.05.2021
|
| ...enabling industry members to make informed purchasing decisions “Reliable diamond screening technology must become standard equipment in the diamond buying and selling process. All diamantaires should have access to a screening device for onsite testin more >> |
9 Days to go - Register today for May's Jewellery Industry Voices webinar
27.04.2021
|
| ...to consider the increasing focus on origin in the gemstone tradeThe origin of a gemstone, namely the geographic location at which it was extracted from the earth, has for years posed more >> |
SSEF launches free online courses on major gems in English, French and simplified Chinese
14.04.2021
|
| The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has launched a series of free-of-charge, online courses, entitled “Understanding Gemstones.” With each covering a specific gem, the courses are comprehensive and self-paced by the student, who is able to start and complete them at any time via SSEF’s Internet-based learning platform. more >> |
1 Day to go for JIV's April webinar spotlights jewellery industry's new movers and shakers..
07.04.2021
|
| ....jewellers by choice who look to transform the businessA new generation of jewellery and gemstone professionals, more diverse geographically and culturally from the generations that prec more >> |
Limited Edition with tourbillon caliber – the latest yield from the Breitling and Bentley partnership
07.04.2021
|
| Limited to just 25 pieces, the new Breitling Premier B21 Chronograph Tourbillon 42 Bentley Limited Edition launches for April
Watch collectors and fans of the two brand more >> |
Jewellery's next generation: JIV's April webinar spotlights industry's new movers and shakers...
31.03.2021
|
| ...jewellers by choice who look to transform the businessA new generation of jewellery and gemstone professionals, more diverse geographically and culturally from the generations that precede more >> |
Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH confirmed as new CIBJO member
29.03.2021
|
| CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has announced that its Board of Directors has confirmed the membership of the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH. CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri welcomed the decision, stating that it underscores the c more >> |
Jewellery Industry Voices April webinar spotlights industry's new movers and shakers
26.03.2021
|
| ...jewellers by choice who look to transform the businessA new generation of jewellery and gemstone professionals, more diverse geographically and culturally from the generations that preceded it, is poised to transform the trade. This is in more >> |
World Jewelry Confederation promotes industry's role as initiator of sustainability and development
25.03.2021
|
| In 2001, shortly after becoming president of CIBJO, Gaetano Cavalieri joined other jewelry and gemstone sector leaders at a conference in New York.
There they were attacked by representatives of human rights groups, who essentially accused the industry of complicity in crimes being committed by rebel groups plundering diamond fields in a number of African countries. more >> |
CIBJO announces appointment of Jonathan Kendall as Executive Vice President
23.03.2021
|
| CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Kendall as the association’s Executive Vice President. His nomination was tabled by CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri and more >> |
Joint statement by World Diamond Council and Responsible Jewellery Council
16.03.2021
|
| WDC and RJC enter cross-membership partnership to increase knowledge-sharing and impact on lives and livelihoods throughout the jewellery supply chain
The World Diamond Council (WDC) and Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) h more >> |
Source over Size - How to save the Diamond Iceberg from melting down
14.03.2021
|
| In March 2019, during my stint as Editor in Chief of IDEX Magazine, I published a cover story entitled “The Iceberg of Diamonds and Climate Change.” * In the article, I compared the diamond industry and its production to an iceberg floating in the “luxury products ocean.” The bulk, roughly 90 percent of the annual 40+ more >> |
CIBJO launches new informational website that provides guidelines for describing natural and man-made diamonds
09.03.2021
|
| CIBJO has launched a new informational website, called “What is a Diamond?” Its purpose is to inform consumers and members of the jewellery and gemstone industry about the precise terminology that should be used to describe both natural diamonds and man-made diamonds. more >> |
JIV's March webinar to examine the still unrealized potential of brands and branding as a marketing strategy in the jewellery trade
28.02.2021
|
| It was the Greek philosopher Aristotle and not a branding guru who first coined the term "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts," but it could well have been the marketing guy. The more >> |
The NDP Quarterly Polished Diamond Price Report by UNI
24.02.2021
|
| UNI is proud to present the NDP Quarterly Price Report, covering the final three months of 2020.
It is compiled from an analysis of real-time transactions executed on the UNI platform by 120 leading diamond trading companies from around th more >> |
Introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera "Dato" Hodinkee Limited Edition
23.02.2021
|
| HODINKEE, the preeminent destination for all things watches, is pleased to announce the release of its secondcollaboration with the Swiss luxury timepiece manufacturer TAG Heuer, the TAG Heuer Carrera ‘Dato’ HODINKEE Limited Edition. Inspired by the second-generation Heuer 3147N ‘Dato 45’ chronograph, this limited edition is a modern interpretation of the mid-centu more >> |
JIV's March webinar to examine the still unrealized potential of brands and branding
21.02.2021
|
| ...as a marketing strategy in the jewellery tradeIt was the Greek philosopher Aristotle and not a branding guru who first coined the term "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts," but it could well have been the marketing gu more >> |
