Do you wonder what resources it takes to make a single piece of jewelry?

 

Our Mission - Inspiring responsible jewelry practices through education, connection and action

Kickoff, Credit_ Sarah Benforado, Pictured_ Kathleen Kennedy copy.jpg

Education

Ethical Metalsmiths has pioneered and widely shared the Radical Jewelry Makeover - a collaborative effort between makers and market to bring awareness to recycled metals and gemstones. 

Connection

Ethical Metalsmiths connects caring consumers with responsible jewelers.  We have a database of jewelers who work diligently to make jewelry which leaves as little environmental trace as possible. 

Action

Better Without Mercury, a one-of-a-kind opportunity, invites you to chip in to make the Fairmined certified Gualconda Mine entirely mercury free.

 

Who we are - Meet our Members

 

Our Vision - We envision a jewelry industry where a beautiful product does not bear a human or environmental toll

Current Events

 

Help Us Go Fund

 

Our Community’s Events

 

We promote Ethical Jewelry

Producing jewelry responsibly takes commitment, passion, and dedication.

Our Designer members are leading the industry in sustainable jewelry design. It is our pleasure to connect you. If you are searching for the perfect piece of ethically made jewelry, you have landed in the right place.

View the Designer galleries, shown here, to find your next cherished treasure.

Follow us on Instagram

CALLING ALL DESIGNERS: “Over the past year, @pactworld has partnered with social enterprises @anzagems and @nineteen48_ltd and technology company Everledger to bring this from dream to reality, and now to you. You may remember that we first met these women miners in a collaboration between Pact and the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). From that partnership – which focused on gemstone education-- we saw them increase their sales power dramatically, commanding multiples of previous sales prices. But they still faced a market that is structured against them, and maintaining the cycle of poverty. We have co-designed with the miners’ themselves a mine-to-market collaboration called Moyo Gemstones (read about the name here). We are working to empower women miners to work safely, mine better, improve financial security, and create stable, equitable markets for fair trade. They are mining rubies, sapphires, tourmalines and garnets in a range of specifications. We’ll be using blockchain technology to track and trace the stones from their hands to your customers. The reason I write to you is because we would love to hear from you! The first sales date (“market day”, as we’re calling it) is in May 2019 and we need to know what types of gemstones, and how many (!) you may be interested in ordering. The points of sale for loose stones will be ANZA and Nineteen48. If you are interested in purchasing, please contact them (see information below). If you are interested in participating in a coordinated “launch” of these stones for the jewelry sector (to occur between August and October), please visit our website here for ways that Pact may be able to support you with content. We list all designers and jewelers using Moyo Gems on the moyogems.com website, so some free publicity for you! How to order You can order through two trading partners:  ANZA Gems or Nineteen48 ANZA Gems: Contact Monica Stephenson monica@idazzle.com or Meghan Deese meghan@anzagems.com ;  Website:  www.anzagems.com Nineteen48: Contact Stuart Pool  stuart@nineteen48.com ;  Website:  www.nineteen48.com www.moyogems.com. The biggest way anyone can support is to buy it!” -@cristina.rocks thank you!!
#Repost @radicaljewelrymakeover with @get_repost ・・・ Congratulations to @chelseananfeltrowe, @hosannarose, and #KathrynOsgood for winning the @ecu_symposium #RadicalJewelryMakeover design contest! We were so blown away by the amount of amazing work that we had 3 honorable mentions, @jerarosepetal, @kmoor_arts, and @marykaypalazzoart Thank you so much for participating. Winners, please send us your contact information over direct message, so we can get you your @riogrande gift cards! #makeitethical #ethicalmetalsmiths #emstudents #snagmember #ajfishere @susieganch @kdangerk
#Repost @radicaljewelrymakeover with @get_repost ・・・ RJM is at Fort AP Hill’s annual Earth Day event! Excited to meet 1500 middle school students! 👋🏽
#Repost @initiatives_in_art_culture with @get_repost ・・・ See link in bio to register! Use promo code INSTAGRAM for $150 discount. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Join us to celebrate the accomplished women speaking at IAC's Gold Conference. Among them are: Alisha Blechman, Head of Studio Operations, @CatbirdNYC; Beth Bugdaycay, co-founder and Creative Director, @Foundrae; Andrea Hill, Founder and CEO, Hill Management Group, LLC; Elle Hill, CEO of Hill & Co. Fine Jewelry Launch and Growth Experts; Joanne Lebert, Executive Director, @impacttransform; Tracy Matthews, Chief Visionary Officer and Creative Director, @Flourish_Thrive; Alli McCartney, Managing Director, @UBS; Christina Miller, Owner, Christina T. Miller Consulting, Chair, and Advisory Council / Co-founder, @EthicalMetalsmiths; Elizabeth Orlando, Economic Officer, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Office of Threat Finance and Countermeasures, @statedept; Leigh Plessner, co-creative director, Catbird; Mimi So, Founder & CEO Jewelry Designer; Tiffany Stevens, President and CEO, #JewellersVigilanceCommittee; Rony Vardi, owner, Catbird; Sara Yood, Senior Counsel, Jewellers Vigilance Committee. . . . #internationalwomensday #womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday2019 #iacgoldconference #iacconferenceseries #gold #women #jewelry #designers #ceo #fashion #style #ethicalmining #catbird #founders #legacy #leadership #luminescence #iacgold2019 #designers
Calling all Students!! Announcing the launch of the EM Students 6th annual online exhibition and cash awards! @emstudents #ethicalmetalsmiths #metalsmithing #students
#Repost @huntingtonjewelers with @get_repost EM FUNDRAISER: get your Raffle tickets now @huntingtonjewelers in advance! will ship to winner! We're raffling this stunning @alexandrahartmfa feather pin/pendant with a diamond on March 8 for $20 a ticket. The drawing will be at 5 p.m. It's a beautiful hammerformed 18k gold and 18k palladium white gold quill and bezel with 0.04ct GH VS white diamond, with a loop and pin stem back. Its retail value is $2,000. 100% of the proceeds for this raffle benefit Ethical Metalsmiths, a 501c3 nonprofit community-based organization dedicated to inspiring responsible jewelry practices through education, connection and action. The fabulous Alexandra Hart, metals artist + designer goldsmith will be at our March 8 International Women's Day event! Her jewelry is made with responsibly researched and sourced precious metals and gemstones, and it truly is wearable art.