SPOTLIGHT 市场聚焦 JNA July/August 2024 | 41 Informa Markets Jewellery has revealed the list of companies that will vie for recognition at the Sustainability Awards 2024 by JWA (Jewellery World Awards), a global initiative honouring outstanding sustainability efforts undertaken in the past three years by businesses in the fine jewellery, gemstone and related industries. The finalists were announced at a media gathering at Jewellery & Gem ASIA Hong Kong (JGA) on June 20 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Winners will be announced in July and celebrated during the fair reception of Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW) on September 18, also at the HKCEC. Celine Lau, director of Jewellery Fairs at Informa Markets Jewellery, said the awards attracted diverse entries encompassing major sectors of the trade. “We received applications from the diamond, coloured gemstone, pearl, retail, jewellery manufacturing, technology and lab-grown diamond industries,” noted Lau. “These are unsung heroes who relentlessly endeavour to safeguard the environment. At a time when the sustainability focus has yet to fully take flight, they are choosing to nurture and protect resources from nature and finding innovative ways to give back to the community.” A distinguished panel of judges, consisting of experts in their respective fields within and beyond the jewellery world, evaluated the entries according to predefined criteria. The judges include John Mulligan, director of Market Relations & Climate Change lead at the World Gold Council; gem and jewellery industry expert Nirupa Bhatt, business leadership coach and strategic adviser; Hayley A. Henning, coloured gemstone business strategist; Andrew Lau, director of ESG Advisory for Colliers Asia; and Jan Porter, head of Sustainability at Meiyume, a B2B provider of beauty packaging solutions. Henning commented, “With so many outstanding nominees, I found it extremely difficult to judge one against the other. I was impressed by the extreme efforts shown by each, from large corporations to the smaller organisations. Their endeavours were marked by innovation, creativity and a profound commitment to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while actively engaging stakeholders and staff.” For his part, Mulligan remarked, “The entries clearly indicated that so many jewellery participants, big and small, operating in different countries and parts of the value chain, are making very concerted efforts to contribute to progress on social and environmental challenges. The substantial nature of these challenges will require us to continue to come together to explore how we can identify and implement potential solutions.” Jewellery and gemstone companies who are at the forefront of sustainable initiatives in the trade have been named finalists of this highly relevant and eagerly anticipated global industry awards. 多家走在行业可持续发展前沿的 珠宝和宝石公司，入选决赛争夺国际珠宝及宝石业界中备受瞩目的JWA大奖。 Sustainability leaders in the jewellery trade Finalists for the Sustainability Awards 2024 by JWA unveiled 2024年JWA可持续发展大奖公布决赛入围名单 珠宝业可持续发展的领军人物
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