RJC Standards Committee

The RJC Standards Committee is a multi-stakeholder group of 28, bringing jewellery supply chain mine to retail, human rights, labour rights, artisanal mining, responsible sourcing, community development, biodiversity and product disclosure expertise.

Committee Responsibilities and Duties

The RJC Standards Committee reviews and make recommendations on:

the design, implementation and continuous improvement of RJC Certification;
proposed changes to RJC Certification;
proposed changes to the formal documentation for RJC Certification, including assessment tools and treatment of non-conformances;
RJC’s Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) program;
the expansion of RJC Certification to other jewellery products and forms of assurance.

The Standards Committee also provides policy advice on the consultation and engagement of stakeholders during standards development activities. The Committee’s full terms of reference are laid out in the RJC Governance Handbook.

Participants

The RJC Standards Committee is comprised of 28 Members: 14 industry representatives (two from each forum of the diamond, gold and platinum jewellery supply chain, and Members of the RJC) and 14 members representing various external stakeholders groups, of which 2 are permanent representatives from capacity building groups supporting artisanal and small scale mining and who the RJC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with – Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) and the Alliance of Responsible Mining (ARM). We are grateful for the time and valuable contributions of all Standards Committee participants. There is currently 1 vacant seat for the non-industry representatives.

Ainsley Butler, Responsible Sourcing Program Manager, UL
Alan Martin, Research Director – Directeur de Recherche, Partnership Africa Canada – Partenariat Afrique Canada (PAC)
Assheton Stewart Carter, Senior Vice President, Global Engagement, Equitable Origin
Cecilia Gardner, President, CEO and General Counsel, Jewelers Vigilance Committee
Charles Chaussepied, Director, Piaget
Claire Piroddi, Sustainability Manager W&J Kering, Boucheron
Claus Teilmann Petersen, Vice President, Group CSR, PANDORA Jewellery
Didier Backaert, Consultant, Bonas & Co
Eleonora Rizzuto, CSR Director & Environment Director LVMH Italian Brands, Bulgari
Estelle Levin-Nally, Director, Estelle Levin Ltd (Responsible Mining & Sourcing Social Enterprise)
Felix Hruschka, Standards Coordinator, Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)
Prof. Hany Besada, Program/Deputy Executive Director, Diamond Development Initiative International (DDI)
Hiren Vepari, Business Development, Venus Jewel
Inga Van Nuffle, Director Operations & Security, Dominion Diamond Corporation
Jennifer Hillard, President, Canadian Diamond Code of Conduct
Jennifer Horning, Gold Program Coordinator, Gold, Solidaridad
Jonathan Hobbs, International Director (Extractives Sector), WWF International
Dr Katrien De Corte, Chief Officer Education & Graduates Club, HRD Antwerp
Marco Quadri, Director, Argor-Heraeus SA
Marijke Achten, Legal & Compliance Manager, HRD Antwerp
Michaël Geelhand de Merxem, Public Affairs Officer, Antwerp World Diamond Centre
Michèle Brulhart Banyiyezako, Technical Director, EICC Coalition
Peter Nestor, Associate Director – Human Rights, BSR
Purvi Shah, Product Integrity Manager External and Corporate Affairs, De Beers Group of Companies
Stéphane Fischler, Treasurer, International Diamond Manufacturers Association
Tehmasp Printer, Managing Director, International Gemological Institute (IGI) India Pvt Ltd.
Tim Carter, Production & Inventory Manager , Metalor Technologies SA
Tuesday Reitano, Head of the Secretariat, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Download a PDF of Committee names and biographical information for the RJC Standards Committee Biographies

Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the RJC Standards Committee meetings are made publicly available, with those from the previous three years available to download from this webpage. For older meeting minutes, these can be provided on request. Please contact the RJC: consultation@responsiblejewellery.com