Sustainability, Ethics, and Impact

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Carbon-neutral shipping

All orders are shipped with carbon-neutral services which include carbon offset credits.

Recyclable packaging

  • Padded mailers are made of plastic #4, recyclable at designated processing centres.
  • Safety packaging is made of thick paper cardstock (recyclable) and a white styrofoam insert (recyclable at designated processing centres).
  • Jewellery packaging is an unbranded slim box. Please enjoy reusing this box as a gift box, travel jewellery box, or small storage box.

Ethical sourcing

When possible, all of my stones are sourced from the native regions of the stone mines. This ensures that funds go directly to the local communities of the mining region! Gem sourcing can be a very exploitative industry; and so this is the best way I have found to maximize positive impact.

Some of my favourite sapphire sourcing regions are Vietnam, Tanzania, and Madagascar; these stones are often left untreated, leaving exceptionally beautiful natural colours with incredible depth! You can read more about natural stones here.

If I cannot find a direct supplier for your gemstone preferences, stones are sourced through Canadian gemmologists or lapidary artists.

Precious metals are sourced and alloyed by my local caster. Solid gold is mined in Canada or the United States.

Impact

I'm very grateful for the kind patronage of my small business, and wish for this kindness to keep being paid forward! At minimum, ten percent of jewellery proceeds are donated to non-profit projects each year. To date, your purchases have helped support the following causes: