Fair trade and sustainable jewelry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

What is Fairtrade or fair trade?

Meaning of fair trade

Fairtrade is an organization and an ethical certification that applies to various handcrafted products that meet a series of conditions along the production and supply chain and fulfill the following measures:

Pay the producers the actual value of the product (Fairtrade minimum price). In addition to this price, the Fairtrade premium is added, an additional margin that allows producers to invest in social, community, health, and business development projects.

Prohibition of child labor.

Decent working conditions.

Direct and lasting business relationships.

Complete compliance with environmental regulations

What is ethical and sustainable jewelry?

It is one that is environmentally conscious, responsibly made using ethical standards, Jewelry made from recycled silver or other materials that contribute to environmental protection, or through the production of other items from already existing parts (upcycling).

fairtrade schmuck handgemachter schmuck schweiz

NID Collection

Sustainable jewelry (Slow Fashion) is by definition jewelry made from minerals that are extracted without the use of highly environmentally harmful chemicals and without human suffering, without gender discrimination, with fair wages and job security.

With many brands, such as KOOMPLIMENTS, there is no reliable way to know where the raw materials were sourced, and of course it will be impossible to know from which specific mine and under what working conditions they were extracted. .

Sustainable practices can, however, be achieved when they are produced on a small scale in the craft sector. On our website koompliments.ch Find jewelry from the following sustainable jewelry brands:

  • Fair Anita: social project that actively and transparently contributes to the independent support of women from their communities in precarious situations in their countries. Handmade jewelry from India, Ethiopia, Mexico, Chile, and Peru made from recycled and eco-friendly materials.
  • BamboleiraColombian jewelry brand, handcrafted by women from indigenous communitiesThe victims of forced displacements caused by the armed conflict that forced them to leave their land and face life in the capital. Unique jewelry made from natural fibers of the Werregue palm under the application of old sewing techniques.

fairtrade produkte schweiz Fairtrade Vergoldeter Ethnischer Damen-Ring 

Would you like earrings with a pre-Columbian symbol or with a special tropical thread? Click here and discover all Ohrringe aus Südamerika!

  • Mäa Bijoux: All their contemporary and by the Nature-inspired jewelry piecesThe items you find here were made from recycled silver.

Fairtrade Halskette aus recyceltem massivem Silber mit Krone - Corail

  • Mother Nature: The family Sotiris' craft workshop in Greece, which produces jewelry from Plants and flowers manufactured, artworks!

handgemachter Olivenbaumblatt ohrstecker handgemachter schmuck schweiz 

Slow Fashion

The first reason why jewelry recycling is sustainable is that it avoids the use of mining and thus cyanide or other solvents for material separation, which is associated with water pollution and land degradation. Additionally, existing pieces are given a second life to avoid waste, and they have the opportunity to shine again.

Handmade and sustainable jewelry

Minimalistic Nachhaltiger Schmuckthe best fair jewelry, the best choice for a gift or to treat yourself.

Here you will find examples of handmade jewelry made from recycled or sustainable materials.

Back to blog