CSR Seminar Is Big Draw at Vicenza Show
January 19, 11(IDEX Online News) - Reflecting a heightened awareness in the global jewelry industry, more than 120 participants at the VicenzaOro First jewelry trade show attended a seminar on corporate social responsibility (CSR), conducted by the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF) on January 16.
The seminar, which was organized by the global gem and jewelry trade body CIBJO and show organizer Fiera di Vicenza, highlighted the cooperation that has developed between CIBJO and the United Nations.
The seminar traced the development of CSR in the jewelry industry from the start of the conflict diamond crisis at the end of the 1990s to the industry’s commitment to the United Nations to help fulfill the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
Speakers included CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri, Jocelyn Fenard, chief of partnerships and resource mobilization of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), Hanifa Mezoui and Francois Loriot. In addition, Irene Pivetti, former president of the Italian parliament and Pilar Coin, president of the Women’s Jewelry Association of Italy, spoke on the implementation of CSR principles in their respective fields.
Stating that events such as this are critical in communicating with the industry, Cavalieri hoped they would become permanent features of trade shows.