I consciously source gemstones as much as is feasible and support the highly skilled craftsman. In Spring 2023 I consciously transformed to creating Made to Order jewellery pieces and in 18K gold each hallmarked at the London Assay and with the Elizabeth Raine Assay hallmark, for collectability. Distancing from mass production and fast consumption has been a conscious personal choice as has moving away from mainstream social media. Elizabeth Raine® packaging and printing is made in small runs in the UK as collectable.
Realistically each piece has a journey to get to you, so I offset CO2 for delivery by planting trees through Tree Nation. A cliche perhaps but I love trees and the folks at Tree Nation are doing good environmental works and you see where your contribution goes. As someone who also wrote about sustainability in interiors, I am fully conscious and aware of green washing and am a great believer that it is a journey not a destination and change comes from conscious environmental awareness and small individual actions collectively to make big changes - rather than the 'climate agenda' narrative.