Sparkle in these sustainable jewellery brands to shop in 2025

When it comes to sustainability and style, people’s minds often go straight to fashion. But sustainability is also an issue in the world of jewellery, with a host of exciting brands finding innovative, eco-friendly ways to source materials and manufacture products.

What are the sustainability issues facing the jewellery industry?

Sourcing is probably the largest issue facing the jewellery industry: mining precious metals and stones poses environmental issues such as deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution. There are also ethical issues to contend with, such as disruption to local communities and the exploitation of workers.

How can jewellery brands be more sustainable?

Sustainable jewellery brands can use recycled or lab-grown materials to mitigate the environmental and ethical impact of mining.

Lab-grown stones are readily available, and are visually, chemically and physically identical to mined ones. That said, although lab-grown stones are a lower-impact alternative, the process of creating them is energy-intensive, so they should not be viewed as a silver bullet.

Jewellery brands can also implement meaningful policies like the use of renewable energy sources; thorough sourcing and supply chain transparency; and the reduction of waste and pollution through eco-friendly production methods and packaging.

As with fashion, greenwashing in jewellery is rife, and it’s important to interrogate any sustainable claims made by brands to make sure that they’re not exaggerated or misleading.

Wallpaper’s favourite sustainable jewellery brands

No brand is perfect. However, in our round-up below we have identified a handful that make a concerted effort to implement ethical processes and policies. These brands and products balance sustainability with stylish, Wallpaper*-approved designs.

Mejuri

Mejuri creates luxury-feeling jewellery without the luxury price tag, and also has some concrete policies in place to ensure that it doesn’t take too hard a toll on the environment. The brand uses Responsible Jewellery Council-certified gold, 95 per cent of which comes from recycled sources, and 92 per cent of its silver is recycled. Mejuri says that its diamonds are sourced from suppliers that follow conflict-free practices, and it seeks to tackle the issue of traceability (which is notoriously difficult in the jewellery industry) by using Salmon Gold from Regeneration-associated mines. Mejuri also has a popular lab-grown range that starts from just £148.

Linjer

The delicate, feminine pieces from Linjer use recycled base materials – its gold and silver designs are 100 per cent recycled (packaging materials are also recycled). All of Linjer’s diamonds are lab-grown, and thus guaranteed to be conflict-free. Even for its affordable range, the brand uses only quality materials – sterling silver and 14ct gold (never brass) – thereby doing its bit to counter the throwaway culture of fast fashion.

Lark & Berry

Lark & Berry was among the first brands to push the narrative of lab-grown stones, describing itself as a ‘diamond disrupter’. It exclusively uses lab-grown stones, which are created using 100 per cent renewable energy, for its intricate, colourful jewellery (its designs are among our pick of affordable engagement rings). The cultured process also means less waste, less water loss, and the assurance that all stones are conflict-free.

Monica Vinader

Specialising in classic, everyday pieces with an on-trend twist, Monica Vinader puts forward some measurable sustainability policies. The brand uses 100 per cent recycled silver and gold, and more than half of its gemstone styles can be traced back to their mined origin as part of the new ‘product passport’ initiative – an industry first that enables almost full supply chain transparency. Monica Vinader has a lab-grown collection, created using 100 per cent renewable energy. It also mends purchased jewellery free of charge and buys back unwanted pieces, promoting a circular approach.

Edge of Ember

Known for dainty, everyday styles that are both affordable and high-quality, Edge of Ember has worked exclusively with lab-grown diamonds since 2019, sourced from a factory in India that is run on 60 per cent renewable energy. In 2020, the brand also made the decision to use only recycled metals on the basis that there is plenty of gold and silver already in circulation, and thus no need to mine any more. This has reduced Edge of Ember’s carbon footprint by 42.72 per cent, says the brand.

YSSO

If you want to shop for jewellery sustainably, the best thing to do is probably to go small and local, where it’s easier for brands to put craftsmanship and sustainability first. YSSO is a good example of this – the Greek brand seeks to preserve the country’s goldsmithing tradition, partnering with one family-run Athenian workshop, which uses traditional manufacturing techniques that encourage slow production. The demi-fine, Mediterranean-inspired jewellery is also made to order or in small quantities to prevent overproduction, and is made using locally sourced materials, around 35 per cent of which are recycled.

Meadowlark

In its mission statement, Meadowlark acknowledges the inherent contradiction in the jewellery industry’s need to be sustainable and the fact that the materials used are sourced from the earth. With this as a starting point, the brand uses responsibly sourced materials where possible and has embarked on its traceability journey. This is a small studio and designs are handcrafted to order so that no excess product is made. It also runs its own workshop and creates no waste, recycling all metal scrap.