Sustainability

it's our lifestyle...and our life practice

What does it mean to have a sustainable business? We've become confused lately. For us to call our business "sustainable", we believe that we not only have to offset our energy use with carbon credits, but we have to offset our work with play. We believe it is of equal importance to power our website by wind and to power our hearts with kindness. We believe that it is the right choice to handcraft our products in California using fairly traded artisan materials that support local economies. We believe that sustainability is not a marketing strategy but rather a responsibility of conducting business on this planet. We certainly aren't perfect and we don't claim to be a "green" business but if you learn about our efforts, you'll see that our values and our actions are in line and we take steps everyday to make our business more environmentally and socially sustainable. Heck, just today we ordered our first batch of 100% biodegradeable zip baggies to package all of our jewelry in! We are a fully transparent company; if you'd like to learn more about our practices we'd love to share with you. Contact us! We are honored to partner with like-minded organizations that are working to make our industry more aware and more responsible about the way we do business moving forward. Please learn about the efforts of some of our partners:
	One Percent for the planet: www.onepercentfortheplanet.org We were the 60th member to join 1% for the Planet and we've watched and helped them grow since the beginning! 1% for the Planet exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet. Since 2002, 1% for the Planet has inspired members of the business community to contribute 1% of sales to environmental groups around the world. In return, this growing alliance of companies is given the opportunity not only to see their self-worth rise, but their net worth climb as well.

	Too Precious to Wear Campaign www.tooprecioustowear.org Corals need your help. Found throughout the world, these animals are threatened by climate change, ocean acidification, pollution and increasingly, consumer demand. Reducing the impact on precious, deep-sea coral varieties that frequently are used for jewelry or decorative objects is one area that can easily be addressed by conscientious consumers and those in the jewelry industry. Leaders in the jewelry and home décor industries are helping reduce demand for precious corals by refusing to use real coral in their designs. Bronwen Jewelry, along with Tiffany & Co., Temple St. Clair, Lela Rose, Vena Cava, and Michael Aram, to name a few, are raising awareness about threats facing corals and taking action to conserve corals for the future of our ocean planet.

	Earthworks & The No Dirty Gold Campaign www.nodirtygold.org No Dirty Gold is an international campaign working to ensure that gold mining operations respect human rights and the environment. Because the vast majority of the gold that is mined is used to make jewelry, we are seeking the help of jewelry retailers to clean up dirty gold mining and preserve gold's reputation. We believe that jewelry retailers have a powerful role to play in helping to clean up the way gold is mined. Most retailers may not realize it but there is a powerful and direct link between the gold mining industry and the jewelry business. Because the gold mining industry is dependant on jewelry sales, retailers are in a unique position to drive change in the mining industry.

	The Hera Foundation www.herafoundation.org Bronwen Jewelry is part of the Partners in Action Program; we've designed a special Hera Lotus Necklace and we donate 15% of our Hera Necklace sales to support Hera. The goal of the HERA Partners in Action (PIA) program is to raise awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms while generating funds for the HERA Foundation’s OSB1 scientific grant program, the HERA community grant program and the public education programs conducted by the nonprofit.

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