The Centre for Business in Society will deliver a seminar on the topic of responsibility in fine jewellery consumption, as part of the upcoming ESRC Festival of Social Science 2015. The seminar will take place on Wednesday 11th November 2015, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm, at the Birmingham Assay Office (1, Moreton street, Birmingham, B3 1AX).
Corporate social responsibility and ethical consumption research is employed to inform and improve business practice in many industries. The jewellery sector has made slow progress in this area, mainly because it perceives business responsibility to be irrelevant to jewellery consumers. In this event we will showcase recently published research on jewellery consumption to explain whether and how consumers embed ethical and responsibility concerns in their jewellery shopping.
This event will help raise industry awareness about what matters to jewellery consumers with regards to the social, economic and environmental impacts of their purchases, and can help firms, trade associations and policy makers to embed responsibility in their practices, in ways that matter to consumers and society at large.
Organised by Professor Marylyn Carrigan and colleagues, the seminar will share research findings related to consumer behavior and ethical practices, and what can be done to nudge consumers to shop for jewellery in a responsible way. Judith Lockwood, Managing Director, Arctic Circle Diamonds and Michael Rawlinson, CEO National Association of Jewellers (NAJ) will also present an industry perspective on responsibility in jewellery, followed by an interactive discussion with the audience on issues of concern for the jewellery industry. The event has potential for networking and scoping areas for future research around the environmental, social and economic impacts of the global jewellery industry.
Places are limited, so registration is essential. To register for this event please email: cbisadmin.bes@coventry.ac.uk
Attendees should arrive promptly for 5.30. The seminar will be followed by a drinks reception at the Birmingham Assay Office.
Jewellery SMEs 