IAC’s Webinar Series

This webinar series explores challenges faced by the jewelry industry in the face of climate change and in meeting the UN’s SDGs. They are intended to move diverse stakeholders to a congruent and deeper understanding of the benefits of responsible practice and ethical sourcing and the means of achieving them. IAC’s approach to “sustainability” transcends a sole focus on responsible practice and extends to the future of the industry itself and how education and training of future practitioners are key to achieving it.

October 19, 2022

Why Climate Matters: What You Can and Should Do

Featured participants

Kirsten Hund, Head, Carbon Neutrality, De Beers Group
John Mulligan, Director and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council (WGC)
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture

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April 20, 2022

Climate and the Precious Metals Industry: Defining and Measuring Your Emissions Footprint

Featured participants

Tobias Schultz, Vice President, Research and Development, SCS Global Services
Vikas Ahuja, Managing Director, SCS Global Services
John Mulligan, Director and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council (WGC)
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture

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March 8, 2022

Digging Deep: Women’s Roles in the Gold Mining Sector and the Quest for Equity

Featured participants

Adiki Ofeibea Ayiteviem, Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations, Newmont Africa
Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo, Founder and Executive Director, Georgette Barnes Ltd, Founder/President, Women in Mining – Ghana (WIM – Gh)
Daniela Colaiacovo, Co-founder and CEO, Makal
Anny Jaramillo, Mining Engineer and Planning Director, “Chede” Mining Organization
Terry Heymann, Chief Financial Officer, World Gold Council (WGC)
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture

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February 23, 2022

The Jewelry Industry: Perspectives on the Journey to Net Zero

Featured participants

Matthew Kilgarriff, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Richemont
Kirsten Hund, Head, Carbon Neutrality, De Beers Group
François-Xavier Morvan, Sustainability Performance Senior Manager, Kering
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture

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December 13, 2021

Decade of Action: Climate and the Precious Metals Industry

Featured participants

Grant Angwin, Angwin Precious Metals Services LLC
Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
John Mulligan, Director and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council (WGC)
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture

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December 8, 2021

The Jewelry Consumer, Sustainability, and Responsible Practice: Crafting Solutions to Meet Increasing Expectations (Part 2)

Featured participants

Jonathan González, Market Development Specialist, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Annabel Davidson, freelance jewelry writer
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Stephen Lussier, Forevermark Chairman and Executive Vice President, Consumer and Brands, De Beers Group

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November 17, 2021

The Jewelry Consumer, Sustainability, and Responsible Practice: Crafting Solutions to Meet Increasing Expectations (Part 1)

Featured participants

Jonathan González, Market Development Specialist, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Annabel Davidson, freelance jewelry writer
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Stephen Lussier, Forevermark Chairman and Executive Vice President, Consumer and Brands, De Beers Group

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October 13, 2021

Better Together: Creating Common Ground in Large- and Small- Scale Mining

Featured participants

Dorian Stiven Sosa, Manager, ASM Company, “Mineros La Maria S.A.S,” Colombia
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Aimée Boulanger, Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA)
Nawal Aït-Hocine, Strategic Advisor, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Marcin Piersiak, Director, Alliance for Responsible Mining, Europe (ARM)

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September 17, 2021

Words Matter: Trust

Featured participants

Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Suki Cooper, Executive Director, Precious Metals Research, Standard Chartered Bank
Tiffany Stevens, CEO/President, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Rob Bates, News Director, JCK

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May 26, 2021

Understanding Recycled Gold

Featured participants

Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Aimée Boulanger, Executive Director, Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA)
Grant Angwin, Angwin Precious Metals Services LLC
Alan Martin, Responsible Sourcing Manager, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)
Christina T. Miller, Co-founder, Ethical Metalsmiths and owner, Christina T. Miller Sustainable Jewelry Consulting
Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor for Conflict & Critical Minerals, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB/TFS/TFC), US Department of State

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April 28, 2021

Words Matter: Transparency

Featured participants

Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Lisa Bridge, President/CEO, Ben Bridge Jeweler, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Sara E. Yood, Esq,  Deputy General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Ronnie VanderLinden, President, Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America, the USJC, and the International Diamonds Manufacturers Association; former President, Diamex Inc.

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March 24, 2021

Using Responsibly Sourced Gold – Strategies, Benefits, and Case Studies

Featured participants

Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Nawal Aït-Hocine, Strategic Advisor, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Conny Havel, Head, Supply Chains and Markets, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Phaedon Stamatopoulos, Director, Sourcing and Refining, Argor–Heraeus
Giorgio Bodei, Director, Production and Planning, Pomellato (Kering Group)

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February 24, 2021

Jewelry as Art and Impulse

Jewelers Robert and Lee Morris John Moore, and Author Melanie Grant in Conversation With IAC Founder Lisa Koenigsberg

Featured participants

Robert Lee Morris, jewelry designer and sculpture
John Moore, jeweler and artist
Melanie Grant, author, Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry
Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture

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September 23, 2020

The Power of Words and Their Impact

Featured participants

Lisa Koenigsberg, President and Founder, Initiatives in Art and Culture
Mark Hanna, Chief Marketing Officer, Richline Group Inc., A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Sara E. Yood, Esq,  Deputy General Counsel, Jeweler Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Reenah L. Kim, Staff Attorney, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission
Stephen Lussier, Forevermark Chairman and Executive Vice President, Consumer and Brands, De Beers Group
Ronnie VanderLinden, President, Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America, the USJC, and the International Diamonds Manufacturers Association; former President, Diamex Inc.

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August 19, 2020

The Worth of Gold and Diamonds

Featured participants

Mickey Alam Khan, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Luxury Daily
Jeffrey M. Christian, Managing Director, CPM
Kyle Roderick, author, Bejeweled: The World of Ethical Jewelry and Founder, @bijouxreview
Pat Dambe, Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Government Relations, De Beers Group (DBGSS)

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July 29, 2020

Responsible Sourcing of Gold and Diamonds in a Post–COVID-19 World

Featured participants

Tiffany Stevens, CEO/President, Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC)
Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)
Lester Friedlander, President/CEO, Clover II Corporation
Edward Asscher, President, World Diamond Council (WDC)
Norman Mukwakwami, consultant on extractives governance, Pact Global, Levin Sources, and the World Bank, Zimbabwe
Pamela Fierst-Walsh, Senior Advisor for Conflict & Critical Minerals, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (EB/TFS/TFC), U.S. Department of State

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