OUR SUSTAINABLE VALUES/ETHICS

Our pieces are made from exceptional materials of the highest quality. They come from the Earth without harming our blue planet. We are committed to sustainability and traceability of the materials that we use and place a high importance on durability with the concept of fewer but better. The pieces don’t go out of fashion and are life-long products.

At Annette Welander, we take our commitment to the environment seriously and carefully monitor our carbon footprint. We continually examine every aspect of our business with the objective of making our environmental footprint as small as possible.We value the planet’s diversity, both in humanity and in nature, and actively strive to preserve and care for it in its entirety.

Adaptive Reuse

At Annette Welander jewelry house, we believe that we have a responsibility to always push for a higher level of sustainability. We´re now proud to launch and offer our latest adaptive reuse design process. This sustainable development repurposes your beloved fine jewelry that no longer serves its original purpose and transforms it into something new. Your memories will transform and undergo a new journey, one we´re happy to be apart of. Reusing as many different parts as possible we aim to restore the memories while simultaneously contribute to a sustainable design that also reduce the environmental impact.

Sustainable Sourced Gold

We are able to monitor the sourcing of precious metals in full, since we manufacture all our jewellery in our studio in Stockholm. All Annette Welander jewels and all the house’s designs have a series of control marks guaranteeing Swedish origin and the purity of the metal, as well as the ethical sourcing of the precious metals controls by Swedac, who are the regulatory and supervisory authority in Sweden for precious metal. The precious metals come from one of the largest, most influential Nordic distributor and its manufactured exclusively by LMBA or LPPM-certified companies in accordance with the 2017/821 Regulation (EU) laying down supply chain due diligence obligations. The gold is produced by a C02 neutral refining process through the use of the state-of-the-art technology. LMBA is the world´s only independent authority for precious metals and they ensure the highest levels of leadership, integrity and transparency for the global precious metals industry by advancing standards and developing market solutions. We offer safe products that are free of hazardous substances and in line with industry standards.

Sustainable Sourced Diamonds & Gemstones

‘The ultimate treasure from nature’.

The house use only high-quality diamonds, sourced from countries that are full participants in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, underpinned by the United Nations mandate. Diamonds, 0.50ct and above, are traceable and arrive accompanied with a certification from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). Colored gemstones 0,50ct and above arrives with a GRS gemstone report from GemResearch Swisslab in Switzerland.

Sustainable Grown Diamonds

Choosing a sustainable production with- out human and environmental toll of mining, the house is proud to collaborate with Diamond Foundry Inc., The world’s first CarbonNeutral® diamond producer. We are therefor proud to also offer sustainably grown diamonds, certified with a unique gemological ID

Sustainable Pearls

At Annette Welander, we work only with the highest quality cultured pearls that are from sustainable pearl farms in French Polynesia and Japan. When harvesting sustainable pearls, no treatment is performed and there is no manipulation with colors or luster.

FSC, EU Ecolabel and PEFC™ Certified Packaging

We source the paper for our packaging from responsibly managed forests and it meets the highest quality. The paper is produced in Sweden and comes from one of the most environmentally-friendly paper mills in the world and it is Cradle to Cradle Certified®. The paper mill is the first paper mill in the world to have completed this certification. It is EU Ecolabel, FSC and PEFC TM certified. Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a global recognised standard of safe and circular products. Their mission is to not only minimise the negative influence on the environment, but to go beyond, and to leave a positive footprint.

Sustainable Shipping

Our shipping is environmentally friendly and we use DHL GoGreen Plus Worldwide, a pioneer in green logistics. DHL GoGreen Plus uses SAF that is a biofuel that is produced from renewable sources such as vegetable oils, animal fats, waste products, and agricultural crops. SAF is specifically designed to be used as a substitute for traditional jet fuel and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared to fossil fuels. By insetting via GoGreen Plus, we can directly reduce CO2- emissions of our transportation within our own supply chain. The entire process is verified by an independent body accredited by the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)DHL has also set ambitious environmental targets and aims to reduce their logistics-related greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions to zero by the year 2050.