CIBJO is an international confederation of professional jewelry trade organizations from many countries worldwide whose purpose is to promote cooperation and to address issues that concern the global jewelry trade.
The organization, whose declared objective is to enhance consumer confidence in the jewelry industry, serves as an information center and decision-making forum for the promotion of the jewelry trade worldwide.
CIBJO is the most veteran organization of its kind in the jewelry industry. The original entity, which was called BIBOA, was established in 1926 in Paris and it assumed its present form in 1961. The confederation presently includes members from over 40 countries, including the United States of America, Australia, Japan, Canada, China, Israel and many European countries.
The presiding CIBJO president since 2001 is Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri. The organization is headed by a general assembly which meets annually, most often in conjunction with the BaselWorld International Jewelry Exhibition.
In 2006 the Confederation was granted the status of an official consultant to the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council. Since that time, CIBJO promoted the establishment of the WJCEF, an educational foundation whose goal is to promote corporate responsibility (CSR) and ethical procedures in the jewelry and precious stones industries, as well as to support business initiatives in the field of jewelry manufacturing, thereby boosting economic and social development in various countriess.
