The Responsible Jewelry Council practice (Responsible Jewellery Council, RJC) held an annual general meeting at the JCK Show in Las Vegas, June 5, 2016, and elected its new chairman.
RJC held its first annual meeting in the United States. During the meeting the RJC members chose Dr. Wilfred Horner (Wilfried Hoerner) of Argor Heraeus SA new chairman of the board of directors of the organization.
Endryu Boun (Andrew Bone), executive director of the RJC, said: "On behalf of the management team, I would like to warmly congratulate on his appointment Wilfred We look forward to working with him and the board of directors to build on the success of the last ten years.".
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank the RJC members for his election as Chairman of the Board of Directors. I am aware of the responsibilities and tasks that I gave RJC members. While in front of us waiting for the test, I look forward to working with the management team to take advantage of many opportunities that will open up to us the activities of the RJC "in the next ten years - said Horner.
After the annual general meeting of RJC organized an open discussion with a number of experts the jewelry industry, representing the entire jewelry line - from mine to retail. In an interactive session, panelists focused on the added value provided by RJC certification, and its impact on the company performance in areas such as binding legislation, access to global markets and preparing for the next generation of buyers. The discussion was attended by representatives of De Beers, Metalor, Venus Jewel, Richline, Fair Trade Jewellery Company and DDI. Moderated the discussion representatives of Signet Jewelers Ltd.
The next day RJC released its annual report on development for 2016. RJC report reflects achievements in 2015 and demonstrates its continued efforts to increase the number of participants, certification benchmarks, standards development and the involvement of auditors.
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