5 Responsible Jewellery Brands
By Ola Yehia
As we admire fine jewellery, yet its true cost often remains unseen. Behind the beauty and elegance of your jewellery lies an enormous amount of environmental and social damage. The jewellery industry is part of major harmful processes, such as the use of chemically polluting substances in mining to extract silver and gold. The leakage of such substances contaminates soil and rivers, harming human life and wildlife. Sometimes mining requires deforestation or the removal of the topsoil, not to mention the huge amount of water and energy consumed in mining, which threatens our planet's resources. The jewellery industry is also associated with child labor and exploitation. In addition, many brands still offer limited or no traceability for their products, relying instead on aesthetic marketing and merchandising to drive sales.
The time has come to stop tolerating these harmful processes, as we would not tolerate visible flaws in our products. Striving for a better future, we would like to introduce to you 5 visionary jewellery brands that work hard to avoid harmful practices and reduce environmental and social damage. They use recycled gold and silver, ethically extracted diamonds, and innovative plating methods that boost product durability. By offering full traceability and supply chain transparency, these brands allow you to understand the origin of your pieces and their manufacturing journey. Enrich your look with pieces that shine not only through their design but through their values. Adorn yourself with jewellery that radiates both elegance and integrity, and step confidently into a future where style and sustainability coexist beautifully.
Find your favourite responsible jewellery brands here:
Photo: Macimo jewellery
Macimo Jewellery - Germany
Uses only certified sustainable recycled silver and gold
Processed locally in Germany with fair working conditions
Less chemical’s and therefore less CO2 emissions
Photo: Facet Barcelona
Facet Barcelona*
Uses recycled gold
Source diamonds in conflict-free regions
Pilot partner member of Tracemark to certify tracability information
*However dimonds still come with huge environmental costs so we would advice to choose vintage our lab first hand, but still want to show that there are brands who traces the dimonds and don’t source in conflict zones.
Photo: Pomellato
Pomellato - Italy
Uses recycled silver (reducing environmental impact by 83%)
100% certified gold sourcing
In collaboration with CADMI (Milan’s Shelter for Abused Women)
Photo: Scéona
Scéona - France
Focuses on fine ethical gold jewellery with strong traceability
Uses 18-karat recycled gold (from sources like electronic waste) and lab-grown diamonds
Short supply chain with certificates to ensure traceability
Photo: Lucid jewellery
Lucid Jewellery - Belgium
100% recycled Materials
Uses PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition), a high-quality, environmentally friendly plating method that improves durability.
Production only made in factories that are certified by the Responsible Jewellery Counsel.