Raj Mehta, Director of Rosy Blue NV, has been appointed to the Board of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030. He joins the governing body of the organization along with six other new appointees – all proven C-suite leaders who will guide the Executive Director and Management of the body in their work.
 

The new Board was constituted as part of a rigorous multi-stakeholder consultation with members, non-members, civil society, the academic world, financial institutions, policy makers and various key industry and non-industry stakeholders.
 

The initiative, founded by Kering and Cartier, is a global initiative open to all Watch and Jewellery players with a national or international footprint committed to a common core of key sustainability goals in three areas: building climate resilience, preserving resources, and fostering inclusiveness.
 

The Board now comprises Co-Chairs, Cyrille Vigneron (President and CEO, Cartier) and Marie-Claire Daveu (Chief Sustainability & Institutional Affairs Officer, Kering), Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director & Secretary General who are joined by the new appointees including Dr. Anino Emuwa, Managing Director, Avandis Consulting, and Founder of 100 Women @ Davos; Georg Kell, Chairman, Arabesque and Founder, United Nations Global Compact; Raj Mehta, Director, Rosy Blue NV; Licia Mattioli, CEO, Mattioli SpA; Frédéric Grangié, President, CHANEL Watches & Fine Jewellery; Bernadette Pinet-Cuoq, Executive President, UFBJOP; Dr. Gaetano Cavalieri, President, CIBJO.