Paris, 9 July 2026 – The Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030) today publishes its 2025/2026 Progress Report, launched during a Roundtable in Paris, kindly hosted by member company and jewellery maison MESSIKA.
As companies navigate an increasingly complex operating environment, shaped by evolving regulatory requirements, stakeholder expectations and interconnected supply chain challenges, collaboration has become more important than ever. Climate resilience, nature and biodiversity, water stewardship and inclusiveness are not standalone topics; they are interconnected business priorities that require practical action and collective effort across value chains.
The 2025/2026 Progress Report reflects the progress made by WJI 2030, its members and partners, as they continue to build capacity, strengthen resilience and embed sustainability considerations into business decision-making. The report highlights activities and achievements across WJI 2030’s three strategic pillars: Building Climate Resilience, Preserving Resources and Fostering Inclusiveness.
Strengthening progress and transparency through the Impact Action Journey Framework
The WJI 2030 Impact Action Journey Framework hosted on digital platform ESG Book, provides a practical, tiered approach that enables companies of all sizes – from SMEs and first-time reporters to larger and more advanced organizations – to measure, manage and disclose sustainability performance across WJI 2030’s three pillars. Combining core and optional KPIs aligned with leading global standards and regulations, including CSRD, CSDDD, GRI, ISSB, SBTi and TNFD[1], the Framework supports companies navigate evolving reporting requirements while driving continuous improvement.
“The future of our industry must be collaborative. WJI 2030 provides a valuable ecosystem for all players across the value chain to learn from one another, foster innovation, and turn ideas into action. The time is now to build bridges and work together to scale solutions that accelerate progress on the most material challenges facing our industry.” – Nicolas Freudiger, Co-Founder, ID Genève
Since its launch, the Framework has been further strengthened through full EU Voluntary Standard for SME’s integration, new indicators on water management and living wage, and the introduction of supporting tools such as a carbon calculator for SMEs and an AI-powered reporting prefill function, helping reduce reporting burden and improve accessibility for businesses across the watch and jewellery value chain.
Additionally, the Framework integrates a suite of industry-specific tools, templates and guidance designed to support companies throughout their reporting journey. During 2025–2026, WJI 2030 published and updated 18 open-source resources spanning climate action, nature, water stewardship and inclusiveness, including toolkits, playbooks, e-learning modules and practical templates. Fully embedded within the Framework and accessible through the WJI 2030 website, as part of WJI 2030’s public utility status, these resources enable companies translate commitments into action, build internal capacity, manage risks and respond to evolving regulatory and stakeholder expectations.
“In today’s environment, transparency is no longer optional; it is the foundation of trust. Reporting is how we demonstrate that our commitments are real, measurable, and progressing. The WJI 2030 Action Framework provides our industry with a common language – one that enables progress to be tracked, compared, and strengthened year after year.” – Rajiv Mehta, Managing Director, Dimexon, Chair, WJI 2030 ESG Committee
Advancing on Nature Action and Water Stewardship
WJI 2030 has made progress in advancing nature and water stewardship across the watch and jewellery industry. Through extensive consultation with leading organizations including WWF, IUCN, WBCSD, the World Economic Forum and TNFD, WJI 2030 developed the Nature Roadmap, a sector-specific guide that helps companies integrate nature considerations into their strategies while reflecting emerging regulatory expectations and strengthening the links between biodiversity and water.
“Water and nature are fundamental to the resilience of our industry and the ecosystems on which our value chains depend. Through WJI 2030, companies are gaining practical tools and guidance to better understand water-related risks and opportunities, while aligning on more collaborative approaches to stewardship. This collective effort is helping to accelerate meaningful action and create long-term impact across the sector.” – Monica Vinader, CEO, Monica Vinader
To support implementation, we launched the Nature Action Playbook, providing companies with practical first steps focused on governance, risk assessment and materiality, and tested these approaches through a Proof of Concept involving eight companies, generating valuable insights from real-world application. In parallel, we advanced our work on water stewardship through the development of a Water Stewardship Guide and Assessment Tool, equipping companies with a practical framework to understand, manage and protect water resources across their value chains, while promoting the collective, basin-level approaches needed to address shared water challenges.
Accelerating strategic collaboration
Since becoming a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in 2022, WJI 2030 has strengthened its collaboration with the UNGC to advance responsible business practices across the watch and jewellery sector. Key achievements include the launch of the WJI 2030 Solutions Lab for SMEs within the UNGC Learning Academy, participation in the UNGC Sustainable Procurement Coalition, and a joint responsible sourcing initiative focused on gold supply chains. An industry needs assessment was conducted through multi-stakeholder consultation, it draws on perspectives from watch and jewellery brands, refiners, industry associations, government representatives, and civil society organisations to inform the development of a Sustainable Gold Sourcing Roadmap, that is practical and aligned with the realities companies face when implementing responsible sourcing commitments, with a special focus on strengthening buyer-supplier engagement.
Since launching its partnership with UN Women in 2023, WJI 2030 has advanced gender equality across the watch and jewellery value chain through the implementation of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs), the development of gender-responsive procurement guidance, and the co-creation of the WEPs Transparency & Accountability Roadmap. Developed in collaboration with partners across sectors including fashion, food and beverage, banking, and watches and jewellery, the Roadmap provides a practical framework to strengthen gender-related reporting, transparency and accountability.
“Sustainability challenges are shared across our industry and require collective action. WJI 2030 uniquely enables us to align our efforts, scale impact, and achieve what no company can accomplish alone.” – Hélène Poulit-Duquesne, CEO, Boucheron
The Initiative also deepened collaboration with industry bodies including CIBJO and UFBJOP, while advancing practical guidance on responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence, gender-responsive procurement, water stewardship, nature action and climate resilience.
“WJI 2030 has provided a valuable framework and peer environment that supported us in structuring our sustainability journey more effectively. Through shared tools and collective dialogue, we have made tangible progress on emerging topics, gaining clarity on priorities and setting clearer directions for the next stages of our work.” – Jean-Baptiste Sassine, CEO, Messika Group
Looking Ahead
WJI 2030 remains committed to supporting our members and the wider industry, focusing on key material topics such as nature, water and climate and inclusiveness. By developing practical tools and resources aligned with evolving policy and regulatory expectations, we support companies of all sizes and maturity levels in their journeys. Our focus is on supporting businesses build resilience and translate ambition into meaningful, measurable action.
Commenting on the report, Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director and Secretary General of WJI 2030, said:
“The future of luxury will be defined not only by what we create, but by how we create it – honouring craftsmanship, building resilience, meeting evolving consumer expectations, and safeguarding the integrity of our value chains. Only together can we shape resilience that lasts.”
To access the full report, please visit:
www.wjinitiative2030.org/wji-2030-progress-report-2025-2026/
[1] Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
