Gemstone jewellers, miners launch information centre to promote traceability
Rough emerald crystals from the Panjshir Valley in Afghanistan.
(Reference image by Paweł Maliszczak, Wikimedia Commons).
Jewellery makers Chopard, Kering, LVMH, Richemont, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co. and coloured gemstone mining companies Gemfields and Muzo announced the launching of the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform.
The free platform is aimed at all companies who are part of the gemstone and jewellery industry, from mining through to cutting and polishing, trading and retailing. It provides resources that can be used to learn more about 40+ sustainability topics relevant for the coloured gemstone sector, from responsible sourcing and due diligence to human rights and labour rights, and environmental protection.
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New Delhi– World-leading jewellery makers Chopard, Kering, LVMH, Richemont, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co. (now part of the LVMH Group) and coloured gemstone mining companies Gemfields and Muzo (together, the Coloured Gemstones Working Group or CGWG) announce the launch of the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform, uniting gemstone and jewellery brands through shared commitments for people and planet.
The Platform, developed by sustainability consulting firm TDI Sustainability together with and thanks to funding from the CGWG, is an open and available resource centre for the entire gemstone and jewellery industry, a unique capability building initiative to catalyse positive change for the sector, from within.
News Top gemstone and jewellery brands launch a free sustainability resource platform to catalyse positive change across the coloured gemstone industry World-leading jewellery makers Chopard, Kering, LVMH, Richemont, Swarovski and Tiffany & Co. (now part of the LVMH Group) and coloured gemstone mining companies Gemfields and Muzo (together, the Coloured Gemstones Working Group or CGWG) announce the launch of the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform, uniting gemstone and jewellery brands through shared commitments for people and planet By: Diamond World News Service
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After 5 years of collaboration, the Coloured Gemstones Working Group (CGWG) announced today the launch of the Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform. The Platform, developed by sustaina
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