CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri made a presentation entitled ‘Beyond the Facets’ - ethics, social responsibility and the business of gemmology," to urge the gemmological community to take a proactive role in pushing forward consumer confidence issues. The presentation was made a at the "11th Rendez Vous Gemmologiques de Paris" and at the "Fourth European Gemmological Symposium" that were jointly organized in Paris at Luxembourg Palace, the seat of the French Senate, on September 6. %% "You all take part in some stage of the pipeline ... none of you is an observer or bystander, and therefore, what happens in the industry is also your responsibility," Cavalieri said. "You have access to information, are observing the industry and making a living from it. You are part - willingly or unwillingly - of the team of the industry's defenders," he added. %% The event hosted various speakers from the UK, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland and France, delivering lectures and presentations on the latest topics in gemmology. Delegates were welcomed by Pierre Simon, President of the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry and by Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, President of the Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres & des Perles, who also serves as vice president of Sector C of CIBJO. %% Representing the president of the French Senate, Senator André Ferrand presented Dr. Cavalieri with a Medal of Honor on behalf of France, and remarked “CIBJO is the industry's beacon for ethics, corporate and social responsibility”. %% Since its inception in 1998, the Rendez Vous Gemmologiques de Paris, organized by the French Association of Gemmology (AFG) and its president Didier Giard, has hosted nearly 3,000 gemmologists from 50 different nationalities.