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Reported for September 2022 to September 2024   The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has formally reported to the UN Global Compact about activities and programmes that it undertook in support of the United Nations organization’s international mission over the two-year period that started in September 2022. Described as the world's largest corporate sustainability and social responsibility initiative, with more than 20,000 business participants and other stakeholders in more than 167 countries, the UN Global Compact is a forum dedicated to encouraging commercial bodies and trade associations worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially responsible policies, and to report on their implementation. CIBJO has been a member of the UN Global Compact since November 2006.    To maintain UN Global Compact membership, affiliated companies and organisations are required to issue formal reports every two years, called Communications on Engagement, describing actions undertake...

To build a positive lasting impact f or communities and the natural world!   DeBeers Draws a road map  by 2030   The 12 Building Forever goals focus on leading ethical practices across industry, partnering for thriving communities, protecting the natural world and accelerating equal opportunity   De Beers announced 12 ambitious sustainability goals for the coming decade, including achieving gender parity throughout its workforce, supporting 10,000 women entrepreneurs in its diamond producing partner countries and being carbon neutral within its own operations by 2030.   The 12 goals are part of De Beers’ Building Forever framework – a sustainability approach embedded in the business’s commercial strategy and focused on maximising the positive impact of diamonds on their journey from discovery to retail.  The goals were developed to galvanise De Beers’ employees, partners and consumers around the world – from its four producer countries to the more tha...

  WGC highlights commitment ahead of the UNGA   To coincide with the 75th session of the UN General Assembly and the SDG Business, the World Gold Council has published a report entitled Gold Mining’s Contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).   The report outlines how leading gold mining companies are making a significant contribution towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The report includes 39 case studies on how members of the World Gold Council are bringing about positive change across four thematic areas: global partnerships; social inclusion; economic development; and responsible operations, energy and the environment.   Examples of the commitments the gold mining industry has made towards sustainable strategies include, 1: Global partnership: World Gold Council members are committed to playing their part in multi-stakeholder partnerships. Case studies showcase a wide-ranging malaria programme as well as partnerships that provide...