First pre-CIBJO Special Report released
Initiatives details Marketing & Education report With fewer than 10 weeks to go to the opening of the 2025 CIBJO Congress in Paris, France, on October 27, 2025, the first of the pre-congress Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Marketing and Education Commission, headed by Jonathan Kendall, it provides details about two large-scale educational initiatives currently being undertaken on behalf of the greater jewellery industry. The first is the CIBJO Academy, which was established in 2023 as the central pillar of a programme to educate both the jewellery industry and its consuming public about the standards, operating principles and terminology that has been developed over the years by CIBJO’s commissions and expert committees. Led by CIBJO Vice President Kenneth Scarratt, who serves as its dean, it is charged with the preparation and delivery of educational programmes and materials for both jewellery professionals and the cons...