Summit Archive

Tucson, Feb 2nd and 3rd 2019

Summit Topics

Many of the presentations made at the Tucson Summit can be downloaded here.

  • BlockChain for Sustainability
  • Sustainable Mining Development
  • Measuring impact of jewelry on economies
  • Women's Empowerment in mining communities
  • Silicosis Abatement
  • Mercury Free Mining
  • Impact investment in sustainable mines
  • Due diligence guidelines for sourcing

Presentations

TrustChain

Presentation by Mark Hanna, Tucson 2019

A presentation on the collaboration between Richline and IBM to create TrustChain, a new Blockchain platform for jewelry, how it works and why it is important for transparency and sustainability.

Jewelry Development Impact Index - Presentation Film

Film of presentation by Pat Syvrud, University of Delaware, at Tucson 2019 2.3 Gb Approx 5mins to download

Latest activity undertaken for the Jewelry Development Impact Index and its broad implications on identifying actions to improve sustainability in markets and sectors.

Jewelry Development Impact Index - Presentation Slides

Presentation by P Syvrud of University of Delaware and and E Orlando of US State Dept, Tucson 2019, 0.9Mb

Progress on the new index developed to measure the economic impact of jewelry on developing countries. 

Silicosis Abatement

Film of Doug Hucker, AGTA at Tucson 2019, 14min duration, 1.7Gb approx 3mins download time.

Doug Hucker covers details of how AGTA with the help of the University of Delaware is helping to mitigate a huge problem that affects gemstone cutters in developing markets.

Knowledge Transfer in Rural Madagascar, a GemHub Initiative

Presentation by P.Syvrud of University of Delaware and C.Lawson. Tucson 2019, 3Mb

Best practice example of the value of education of the women of a local community in Madagascar about Gemstones mined locally. 

Bahia Brazil Golden Initiative

Film of Brian Cook's presentation, Tucson 2019 2.3Gb Approx: 5mins Download

Brian takes us through his initiative to create a sustainable mine in Bahia.  A major positive impact on the ecological system and the local community provides it provides a template for sustainable artisanal mining.

The Colored Gemstone Working Group - Due Diligence Tools

Presentation by Julija Menise of The Dragonfly Initiative, Tucson 2019

The Dragonfly Initiative formed a working group including Cartier, Gemfields, Kering, LVMH, Muzo, Swarovski, Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels to help validate sustainable supplier practices and identify areas of improvement using due diligence tools. The presentation summarizes how the initiative will be rolled out.

Sustaining the Future of Mining Communities

Presentation by Dr. Assheton Carter, The Dragonfly Initiative, Tucson 2019, 20.8 Mb

Insight into an Impact Facility, an investment led, market driven community development solution from The Dragonfly Initiative that incentivizes sustainable development in small and medium scale mining communities by providing access to capital equipment, technical assistance and international markets.

Responsible Sourcing, The Search for Inclusive Solutions

Presentation by Steven Benson, CIBJO, Tucson 2019. 1.7 Mb

A look at CIBJO’s Blue Book which provides a framework and guidance for due diligence in the responsible sourcing of Gemstones and precious metals.