Sustainability

How does Ornamae make jewellery more sustainable?

• 100% recycled gold and silver for all new pieces (Refined & Recertified at SGL).
• Low-carbon plating using a closed-loop ionic process that recovers 95% of metal waste.
• FSC-certified packaging — recycled paperboard boxes, soy-based inks, no plastic.
• Fair-wage workshops — every karigar earns at least 2× the legal minimum wage with health insurance for the family.
• Carbon-neutral shipping — every order ships with offset credits purchased through Pachama.

Why this matters

Mining new gold pollutes more, per gram, than almost any other consumer good. Recycling existing gold uses 99% less energy. We do not need to mine more.