Gem-A launches CSR course for jewellery professionals

The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced its new ‘CSR for the Jewellery Professionals’ course is now open for enrolment. 

The six-lesson course, developed in conjunction with Branded Trust and the World Jewellery Confederation Education Foundation (WJCEF), is now accepting applicants from across the trade for those who are “serious about making ethical changes” to their business.

Gem-A says the course will provide the industry with an essential foundation for corporate social responsibility, which can be incorporated into a business of any size.

The course will comprise six online lessons, incorporating video lectures, online course notes, module tests and a final written essay component.

Vivien Johnston, Gem-A’s ethics manager, said: “The CSR course is the first of a suite of ethical solutions for the jewellery industry. Gem-A is changing the landscape, making this subject accessible and moving from the conceptual debate to the real-world application of ‘best practice’. These are thoughtful and inclusive programmes which are relevant within a business context.”