CIBJO-Turning ESG Principles into Practice: Tools to Advance Jewellery Sustainability

This session will explore how the jewellery industry is moving from ESG ambition to implementation— highlighting practical tools and frameworks that support progress across diZerent parts of the value chain. Panellists will reflect on developments over the past year—from geopolitical shifts to new regulations—and share how initiatives like the CIBJO ESG Wheel and WJI2030 are helping companies navigate materiality, improve performance, and align with evolving global expectations. With perspectives spanning gold, watches, diamonds and beyond, the session will oZer insight and challenge to inspire more urgent action 

Moderator:
Jon Key, Founder and Managing Director, Key & Co./ ESG and sustainability advisor, CIBJO

Panellists:
John Mulligan, Head of Sustainability Strategy, World Gold Council / President CIBJO Sustainable Development Commission 
Wesley Hunt, Director, Programme Management at De Beers Consumer & Brands/Chair, CIBJO Laboratory-Grown Diamonds Committee
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director at Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 
Helen Mitchell (virtual), ESG and sustainability advisor, CIBJO

Live event streaming on The Jewellery Connect