he JNA Awards 2015 presentation ceremony was held on 20 September. The Hong Kong Jewellery & Jade Manufacturers Association (HKJJA), the only trade association ever ran for the awards since inception in 2012, received the ‘3 Decades of Excellence’ award. HKJJA president King Li and vice-chairmen received the trophy from Lawrence Ma, founding president and chairman of the Diamond Federation of Hong Kong, China (DFHK).
Award categories for 2016
JNA, organiser of the JNA Awards, has announced changes to the award categories of its 5th edition in 2016 in order to encourage greater participation from more regions and consolidate some categories that are judged against a similar set of criteria.
The 11 award categories for 2016 are:
1. Lifetime Achievement Award
2. Brand of the Year – Retail
3. Industry Innovation / Sustainability Initiative of the Year
4. Manufacturer of the Year – Cutting & Polishing
5. Manufacturer of the Year – Jewellery
6. Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – ASEAN / Korea
7. Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – India
8. Outstanding Enterprise of the Year – Greater China
9. Retailer of the Year (450 outlets and below)
10. E-tailer of the Year
11. Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Age 40 and below)
The ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ categories have been broadened to encourage wider stakeholder involvement from the manufacturing sector, said JNA. The scope of the ‘Outstanding Enterprise of the Year’ categories is also expanded to include companies from regions outside of the ASEAN and mainland China.
Letitia Chow, founder of JNA, director of business development – jewellery group at UBM Asia, and chair of the JNA Awards judging panel, said: “As the organiser, we challenge ourselves each year to improve the event and attract more qualified entries. We also listen to the voices of the industry and respond to their feedbacks. A few categories that have similar judging criteria have been combined and will make these categories more competitive.”
Wolfram Diener, senior vice president of UBM Asia, said: “UBM Asia is strongly encouraged by the growing prominence and influence of the JNA Awards in the jewellery and gemstone industry over the past four years. We look forward to organising yet another very successful awards programme in 2016.”
The JNA Awards has dedicated its efforts to promoting the achievements of industry stakeholders, raising industry standards and upholding best business practices.
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