CIBJO's Do's & Don'ts Guide' available!
CIBJO
allows download
free
of charge in multiple languages
CIBJO,
the World Jewellery Confederation, has released a simplified guide to ethical
and responsible practices in the handling and trading of diamonds, coloured
gemstones, pearls and coral, and has made it available for downloading in PDF
format from the CIBJO website, in multiple languages, free of charge.
The
document is intended to support jewellery business owners and professional
staff, but it is not intended to replace CIBJO's Blue Books, which are
comprehensive guides of standards, practices and nomenclature for diamonds,
coloured gemstones, pearls, coral, precious metals, gemmological laboratories
and responsible sourcing, nor in any way supersede national legislation or
regulations, or internationally approved protocols.
"The
Do's & Don'ts Guide is intended to serve as a quick and simple reference
for industry professionals, to ensure that responsible practices are being
applied," explained Roland Naftule, President of CIBJO's Sector A, which
covers all gem materials and was responsible, along with the help and support
of his vice presidents, for producing the document.
"We
encourage all members of the industry to become familiar with the various Blue
Books, but we appreciate that on the spur of the moment they can be
overwhelming in terms of size and complexity. For that reason we produced this
more concise and easily-read guide, with the goal being to promote consumer
confidence through ethical trade."
"Consumer
confidence is the bedrock of the jewellery business and to maintain and enhance
this it is critical that responsible practices be applied, by all participants
at every stage of the chain of distribution," said CIBJO President Gaetano
Cavalieri. "Our new Do's & Don'ts Guide is designed to support this
objective."
Click
to download the Guide: http://www.cibjo.org/dos-donts-guide/
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