PRECIOUS METALS
As a small team, we consciously try and manage or develop ways in which we can tread lightly on our planet and reduce our environmental footprint. Before “sustainable” became the hot topic in the fashion and jewellery world, Mari had always crafted jewellery pieces with recycled precious metals, from gold to silver. We prefer to use gold and silver metal that is recycled over mined and fair-mined to ensure we are gentle on our planet, preventing environmental pollution and damage.
Due to a new health warning flagged by our casting companies, recycling old platinum in a cast project exposes a health risk at high temperature, as unknown alloys contain metals that are toxic when released at high temperatures and enclosed spaces. Platinum is now sourced from new, from sources they know are safe. (If you have any platinum jewellery that you would like remodelled, please get in touch, there are still options available).
Inside the workshop, the engineering side of jewellery, we collect and gather fine dust and all old scrap metal to reuse in our jewellery collections. Nothing is or was ever wasted!
DIAMONDS AND STONES
We only use conflict-free and ethically sourced natural diamonds and gemstones, as well as offering lab-grown diamonds as an alternative, sustainable option.
We have always worked very closely with our stone dealers to ensure that our mined stones have all been sourced following fair labour practices and sustainable agreements. This measures the effect on people, communities, and our social
footprint. Helping to ensure fair play, safe working conditions, environmentally sound practices, and that no human rights have been abused.
We have always and will always work only with ethically sourced diamonds and gemstones, and will not handle any stone if its provenance is unknown or in question.
ECOLOGI
With every purchase you make from our web site, you help us plant a tree!
We decided to partner with Ecologi as a way for us to play a role in helping to revive and restore our planet. Through projects supporting tree planting to community restoration each purchase you make on line from Mari Thomas sends a percentage of the sale automatically and directly to these projects. Check out how many we have planted to date here
Ecologi are aligned with our values and are a fantastic gold standard, B - Corp organisation who are authentic and transparent – with their range of projects supported through their organisation being easily accessible.
If you want to get involved click on this special link
PACKAGING
Mari Thomas boxes and bags are not made from recycled materials, but they are all recyclable. The trees used to produce the bags and boxes are replanted in production and to complete the cycle they can be recycled. Our tissue paper is all made from recycled paper and is recyclable. We encourage to reuse and recycle wherever possible.
In house we are always implementing little changes. To limit the amount of plastic used within the gallery and reuse whenever we can. In the workshop and we store each jewellery item using recyclable and naturally biodegradable glassine bags and our dispatch boxes are made from recycled material and are fully recyclable.
Collectively, the small changes we make together can make a big difference.