Informa Markets Jewellery announced today the judging panel for the Sustainability Awards 2024 by JWA (Jewellery World Awards), a global initiative that recognises and honours outstanding sustainability efforts undertaken in the past three years by businesses of all sizes in the fine jewellery, gemstone and related industries.

The judging panel consists of experts who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields, both from within and beyond the jewellery world. They are John Mulligan, Director of Market  Relations & Climate Change Lead at the World Gold Council (WGC); gem and jewellery industry expert Nirupa Bhatt, Business Leadership Coach & 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.

“We express our deepest appreciation to these exceptional individuals who have generously agreed to serve as judges for the Sustainability Awards. Their dedication, deep knowledge and passion for sustainability will ensure a rigorous evaluation process and play a pivotal role in recognising enterprises that are leading the charge for a sustainable world,” said David Bondi, Senior Vice President of Informa Markets in Asia.

The Awards programme has five categories, namely Environmental Stewardship, Social Empowerment, Manufacturing Innovation, Community Engagement and Sustainability Leadership. The submission period for entries commenced on 5 February and will close on 30 April (6pm HKT). Interested parties are encouraged to submit their entries by completing the online nomination forms.

The judges will evaluate and rank the entries according to the Award categories’ predefined criteria and evaluation parameters. The first round of judging is scheduled for May 2024 and the final round of deliberations will take place in July, with the Awardees being publicly announced in the same month.