CIBJO preparing to release CSR program

by eyetee | July 18, 2013 6:11 pm

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A corporate social responsibility (CSR) program for the jewellery sector CIBJO describes as “groundbreaking” is on the horizon.

Speaking at the High Level Segment of the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), CIBJO president Gaetano Cavalieri said the initiative would be offered worldwide and promotes the industry’s involvement in sustainable development

“It seeks to increase innovative productivity, encourages the use of cutting-edge mining and jewellery-processing technologies, and industrialization and downstream beneficiation in developing economies, leading to economic growth and the creation of decent jobs in the international jewellery industry,” Cavalieri said. “

“This will, in turn, contribute to eradicating poverty in regions in which we are particularly active, and specifically Africa.”

ECOSOC works to resolve the world’s economic, social, and environmental challenges, and oversees 70 per cent of the human and financial resources of the entire UN system.

Cavalieri praised Fiera di Vicenza, which helped develop the CSR program.

“Through Fiera di Vicenza’s extensive international network, we aim to educate members of the industry about CSR, and specifically the obligations of businesses to promote sustainable development,” he said, adding the initiative will be presented at U.N. headquarters in the fall.

 

 

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