What is Sustainable & Ethical Jewelry?

This video shows my process in how the jewelry is made. We take particular precautions to ensure that both people working on your jewelry as well as the environment are respected.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

- We use 100% recycled brass and sterling silver in creating Laura Elizabeth jewelry.- Laura Elizabeth is made in a way that traps toxics that can leak into the air and hurt people making the jewelry.

- Laura Elizabeth casts her cuffs, rings, pendants, and earrings in a building that disposes of the waste sustainably, leaving less of a carbon footprint. Laura Elizabeth uses a woman-owned business called Kegulian. Laura is happy to share her contacts should want to create sustainable jewelry. Please use our contact page. It is always our intention to respond within 24 hours.

- All chains, clasps, wire, etc are sourced from manufacturers in the US (with the exception of the lobster clasp from Italy). We do not support the use of sweatshops.- Please see each product page to find out where each piece of material is from and made.

- Our product is vegan.- The studio Laura Elizabeth uses to cast all our jewelry is in downtown Los Angeles. We can ensure that the workers in the studio are paid above minimum wage.- Workers in the studio that produce Laura Elizabeth jewelry work 8 hours or less a day and get time off to spend with their families.- Laura Elizabeth produces "small batch" - this prevents extra waste.

- All paper products are printed locally at 6th Street Printing and in-house on recycled paper. This includes our shipping labels, notes/inserts, wholesale display cards. They are printed on uncoated paper to make it easier to recycle.

- All shipping and packaging is recycled and/or recyclable. We source our padded envelopes, eco-friendly shipping labels, GreenWrap (eco-friendly "bubble wrap") and cello and kraft tape from EcoEnclose.

- Laura Elizabeth bag (that your jewelry arrives in) is made of 100% organic cotton.

- Becoming more sustainable and ethical is a journey. Laura Elizabeth welcomes any suggestions or feedback you have in this area. It is our intention to support Mother Earth. And, if you have new and improved ideas, we are excited to hear them. Please contact us.