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
Sustainable Source Gold
All Annette Welander pieces are crafted from 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.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. Thereby we can especially ensure that in all gold raw material only conflict-free material is used. 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.
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.The official grading system from French Polynesia is defined by four different qualities; A, B, C, and D. We use A that is the highest quality.
FSC, EU Ecolabel and PEFC™ Certified Packaging
We source the paper of our packaging from responsibly managed forests and it meets the highest quality and environmental standards. Its EU Ecolabel, FSC and PEFC™ Certified. The paper is produced in Sweden by one of the most environmentally-friendly paper mills in the world and is Cradle to Cradle Certified. The paper mill is the first paper mill in the world to have completed this certification. Cradle to Cradle Certified® is a global recognised standard of safe and circular products. By applying the Cradle to Cradle design principle, you are not only minimising the negative influence on the environment - you are going beyond, to leave a positive footprint!
Sustainable Shipping
We ship environmentally friendly with DHL GoGreen that is a pioneer within green logistics. DHL Group´s environmental protection program, GoGreen, has set ambitious environmental targets and aims to reduce their logistics-related greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions to zero by the year 2050.