Featured image: Lark & Berry with Anna Sandal
'Tis the season for gifting, hinting and maybe treating ourselves to a little festive sparkle. So why not share the love a little more? Ethical, Fair Trade, conflict free, responsibly sourced jewellery isn't trending, it's been around for a while and thankfully is here to stay.
Where to start and what to look for? ECOLOOKBOOK has you covered with 26 ethical jewellery labels we love. These beautiful brands are working to create a better world. They are designing timeless, unique and innovative jewellery that empowers local communities, provides a fair living wage, uses sustainable, recycled and conflict free materials, supports traditional craftsmanship and has minimal environmental impact.
It is jewellery that is fair to people and planet. Jewellery you can feel good about.
1. ARTICLE22
New York | unique jewellery with purpose handcrafted from Peacebomb aluminium upcycled from detonated bombs
✓ fair wage and working conditions
✓ recycled war shrapnel and debris
✓ supports artisans
✓ supports local communities
✓ gives back
Price: $-$$$
2. Bracenet
Hamburg | with @healthyseas @ghostfishing BRACENET recovers ghost fishing nets and produces handmade BRACENETS
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ eco friendly and recycled materials
✓ handmade
✓ made to last
✓ gives back
Price: €
3. CATBIRD
New York | jewellery with a conscience, handmade in Brooklyn with recycled or fair-trade gold and conflict-free stones
✓ fair wage and working conditions
✓ certified recycled and fairmined metals
✓ conflict free stones
✓ handmade in Brooklyn
✓ gives back with Catbird Foundation
Price: $-$$$$
4. CONCRETE JUNGLE
Frankfurt | award winning and high quality concrete jewellery design
✓ eco friendly and sustainable in house production
✓ handmade locally in Frankfurt
Price: €-€€
5. COURBET
Paris | first French jewellery brand to introduce ethical and sustainable designs using laboratory created diamonds and recycled gold
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ laboratory created diamonds
✓ recycled gold
✓ made by craftspeople
✓ made in Paris
Price: €€-€€€€
6. CRED Jewellery
London | beautiful, sustainable, responsible jewellery made with heart
✓ Fairtrade Gold Standard pioneer
✓ responsibly sourced gemstones
✓ commitment to local communities
✓ gives back
Price: £-££££
7. DONNA HOURANI
Dubai | Beirut | sustainable and ethical luxury jewellery label
✓ sustainable and handpicked materials
✓ ethically sourced
✓ eco friendly supply chain
✓ small factories
✓ supports artisans
Price: €€€€-€€€€€
8. EMMA AITCHISON
London | conscious jewellery brand inspired by the natural world
✓ ethical and vintage gemstones
✓ recycled or Fair Trade materials
✓ carbon neutral jewellery
✓ sustainable shipping
✓ handmade in London
Price: £-£££
9. FUTURA
New York | genuinely sustainable, ecological, ethical, and traceable jewellery brand
✓ Fair Trade sourced and traded
✓ handmade by artisans
✓ supports traditional craftsmanship
✓ made in New York
Price: €€€-€€€€
10. HOLLY RYAN
Sydney | art and nature driven jewellery and accessories designed and made in Australia
✓ sustainable and recycled materials
✓ ethically sourced gems
✓ supports artisans
✓ low waste or zero waste processes
✓ supports local community
✓ handmade to order in Australia
Price: $$-$$$$
11. JUST TRADE
London | ethical jewellery collaboratively designed with artisans around the world
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ locally sourced and ethical materials
✓ supports artisans
✓ handmade
Price: £
12. LARK & BERRY
London | sustainable jewellery made with cultured diamonds and stones
✓ 100% conflict free
✓ eco friendly processes
✓ partners with One Tree Planted
Price: ££-££££
13. LILIAN VON TRAPP
Berlin | ethical and fine jewellery label. Classy with a twist
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ recycled materials
✓ local and eco friendly sourcing
✓ gives back
✓ recycled packaging
Price: €€€-€€€€
14. LOGAN HOLLOWELL
Los Angeles | handcrafted jewellery using 14k and 18k recycled gold, ethically sourced gemstones and conflict free diamonds
✓ recycled gold
✓ sustainably sourced gemstones
✓ conflict free diamonds
✓ made by artisans
✓ made in LA
Price: $$$-$$$$$
15. MISOLEI
Munich | nature inspired unique jewellery
✓ reuses vintage and preowned jewellery
✓ eco friendly production processes
✓ handmade in Spain
Price: €-€€€
16. NORRFOLKS
Stockholm | fine and Scandinavian inspired jewellery from recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds since 2017
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ recycled gold from post consumer waste
✓ diamonds sustainably grown in a lab
✓ handmade in Spain
Price: €€€-€€€€€
17. OR DU MONDE
Paris | elegant and classic jewellery created with respect for the environment and people
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ ethically sourced and recycled materials
✓ transforms and exchanges existing jewellery
✓ recycled and recyclable packaging
✓ made in Paris
Price: €€€€€
18. PIPPA SMALL
London | ethical jewellery designer, human rights activist and Survival International Ambassador
✓ fair wage and working conditions
✓ supports artisans
✓ invests in local communities
Price: ££-££££
19. SUE GREGOR
London | unique handmade botanic jewellery using 100% recycled materials
✓ 100% upcycled materials
✓ no toxins
✓ minimal waste
✓ recycled and biodegradable packaging
✓ handmade in England
Price: £
20. TAJ AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam | handcrafted jewellery designed as talismans to protect and inspire. Each piece is unique
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ recycled silver and gold
✓ traditional craftsmanship
✓ handmade
✓ women empowerment
✓ supports local communities
Price: €-€€
22. VIERI
Berlin | beautiful and timeless luxury sustainable jewellery
✓ Fair Trade sourced and traded
✓ supports traditional craftsmanship
✓ handmade in Berlin
Price: €€€€€
23. WALD BERLIN
Berlin | trendy and handmade nature inspired jewellery label
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ eco-friendly and ethical sourcing
✓ made by women for women
✓ handmade
Price: €-€€€
24. WILD & ARROW
Stockholm | handformed jewellery made in this ethical vegan lifestyle boutique
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ recycled eco friendly sterling silver
✓ cruelty-free, vegan
✓ supports artisans
✓ sustainable production
✓ handmade in Stockholm
Price: €-€€€
25. ZEFYR JEWELS
Sydney | sustainable jewellery label with an eco heart. Inspired by travel
✓ Fair Trade working conditions
✓ upcycled factory offcuts
✓ ethically handcut gems
✓ handmade
✓ supports artisans
✓ women empowerment
✓ gives back
✓ member of Carbon Reduction Institute
Price: $-$$$
26. ZOE MORTON
London | stylish minimal jewellery designed with purpose and consideration for people planet
✓ upcycled metals
✓ sustainably-sourced gemstones
✓ reused diamonds
✓ recycled and recyclable packaging
✓ gives back
✓ handmade in London
Price: £-££