In an industry where women are conspicuously absent from managerial positions, diversity and inclusion bring competitive advantage. The Watch Forum on sustainability, organised by Watches and Culture, explored this theme.

Artisanal and small-scale gold mines have a poor track record in terms of social and environmental practices, compounded by lack of transparency and traceability. Experts at the Watch Forum, organised by Watches and Culture, were unanimous as to the need to bring these mines into the supply chain.

The circular economy is often named as a lever for sustainable development. At the Watch Forum organised by Watches and Culture, the CEOs of Panerai and Ulysse Nardin spoke about their experience, after an informative introduction by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Human activity is as destructive for nature as it is for the climate... even if the latter, more quantifiable, dominates the conversation. Such was the message from experts speaking at the Watch Forum on sustainability, organised by Watches and Culture.

Organised by Watches and Culture, the cultural arm of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, the Watch Forum delivered a message of sustainability. Climate change was one of the topics under discussion.

The watch sector has its share of brands that are taking the lead on sustainable development. IWC and Oris are among them. Both were at the Watch Forum, organised by Watches and Culture, the cultural arm of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, where they spoke about their experience so far, alongside the Swiss Better Gold Association.

Launched by Cartier and Kering at end 2021, the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 believes that sustainability must be a collective journey. Its founders set out the Initiative’s main principles at the Watch Forum, organised by Watches and Culture.

Watches and Culture hosted the first Watch Forum on September 13. Themes of transparency, honesty and responsibility emerged from this immensely successful day of debate on sustainability in the watch industry.