CIBJO Press Release (CSR seminar at VICENZAORO) 27-1-2016

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Corporate Social Responsibility strategies for jewellery industry
come under spotlight at seminar at VICENZAORO January show
Members of the speakers’ panel during the CSR seminar in Vicenza (from left): Paolo Cesari, President
of Assogemme; Dr Donald Feaver, Chief Technical Officer of Branded Trust Assurance Systems; Ian
Harebottle, CEO of GemFields PLC; Eduardo Escobedo, Executive Director of the Responsible
Ecosystems Sourcing Platform (RESP); and Dr Gaetano Cavalieri, President of CIBJO.
MILAN,ITALY:JANUARY26,2016—CorporateSocialResponsibilitystrategyinthegemstoneand
jewellerysectorscameunderfocusatawell-attendedseminarconductedduringtheVICENZAORO
Januarytradeshow,inVicenza,Italy,onJanuary24.TheseminarwaspartofCIBJO’sandFieradi
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Vicenza’sjointprogrammetopromoteCSReducationinthejewellerysector,andalsowas
supportedbyGemfieldsPLC,theworld’slargestcolouredgemstoneminingcompany.
Thebasicpremiseoftheseminaristhat,inthecurrentbusinessenvironment,CSRnolongeris
practicethatonechoosestofollowornot.Ithasbecomearequiredcomponentofeverycompany
andorganizationintheindustry,whichindividuallymustbeabletodescribeitsapproach,andif
possiblequantifyit.Therewasaspecialfocusonthecolouredgemstonesector,withthreeofthe
speakersassociatedwiththatindustry.
Thepanelofspeakersattheseminarincluded:
• DrGaetanoCavalieri,PresidentofCIBJO,whospokeofCSRasanessentialbusiness
strategyinthejewellerysector.
• CorradoFacco,ManagingDirectorofFieradiVicenzaandPresidentofCIBJO’sInternational
TradeFairCommission,whoprovidedaconciseintroductionofCorporateSocial
Responsibilityinthejewellerysector.
• EduardoEscobedo,ExecutiveDirectoroftheResponsibleEcosystemsSourcingPlatform
(RESP),whodiscussedsustainabilityandresponsibleenvironmentalstrategiesinthe
colouredgemstonesector.
• IanHarebottle,CEOofGemFieldsPLC,whopresentedhiscompanyasacasestudyfor
implementingCSRprinciplesinthecolouredgemstonesector.
• DrDonaldFeaver,ChiefTechnicalOfficerofBrandedTrustAssuranceSystems,who
outlinedsupplychainandCSRcompliancestrategies.
• PaoloCesari,PresidentofAssogemme,theItalianAssociationPreciousGemstonesand
RelatedMaterial,whodescribedhisorganisation’sprogrammetocreateandintroducea
supplychaincompliancesystemfortheItaliancolouredgemstonesector.
ThemoderatoroftheseminarwasStevenBenson,CIBJO’sDirectorofCommunications.
“Topresentyourcompanyasafirmwithasocialconsciencenotpresentsitinapositivelight,but
alsocommunicatestoconsumersthat,whentheybuyjewellery,theyaremakingapositive
contributiontosociety,”saidMr.Facco,duringhisintroduction.“Inthemodernbusiness
environmentitisnotenoughtojustbehavecorrectly,youhavetobeseentobebehaving
correctly.”
“ThroughCorporateSocialResponsibilitywecansafeguardthelong-termhealthofourindustry””
Dr.Cavalierisaidinhisaddress.“Byshowingourcommitmenttoourstakeholders,demonstrating
thattheytoowillbeprovidedwithfairandequitableopportunitiestobenefitfromthejewellery
enterprise,theywillbeincentivisedtoinvestandreinvestintheirfutureandthatoftheentire
industry.
DownloadthepresentationsdeliveredattheCSRseminar:
• DrGaetanoCavalieri(CIBJO):CSRasanessentialbusinessstrategyinthejewellerysector.
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• CorradoFacco(FieradiVicenza):IntroductiontoCorporateSocialResponsibilityinthe
jewellerysector.
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EduardoEscobedo(RESP):Sustainabilityandresponsibleenvironmentalstrategiesinthe
colouredgemstonesector.
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IanHarebottle(Gemfields):GemfieldsasacasestudyforimplementingCSRprinciplesin
thecolouredgemstonesector.
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DrDonaldFeaver(BrandedTrust):SupplychainandCSRcompliancestrategies.
[PRESENTATION]
PaoloCesari(Assogemme):Theprogrammetocreateandintroduceasupplychain
compliancesystemfortheItaliancolouredgemstonesector.
[PRESENTATION]*InItalian
StevenBenson(Moderator):Introductiontoseminarandspeakers
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