OCTAVIA ELIZABETH PRINCIPLES

OUR PRINCIPLES

Octavia Elizabeth’s ongoing mission is to create beautiful, impactful fine jewelry collections that are wearable for you and kind to the world. Each collection and bespoke piece are carefully considered, using the highest quality materials and ethical production partners to ensure we are reducing waste, supporting fair working conditions and being mindful of our environment. 

We are proud to work with incredible production companies in America, United Nations Fair Trade compliant mines in Canada, and female run emerald suppliers, Myne London, employing and giving support to female lapidary workers in Islamabad. Our CEO and Founder oversees all our partnerships and material sourcing, striving to use the most sustainable materials and investing in partnerships that are in line with our principles. 

We’re constantly learning, and we are committed to making the most sustainable choices wherever possible. 

That means…

All contractors and suppliers must meet our principles of integrity, including:

    • Ensuring fair working conditions
    • Legitimate living waves
    • Eco and ethical sourcing of materials and production
We strive to use the most sustainable materials 
    • 18K Recycled Gold
    • Reclaimed Diamonds 
We guarantee that any diamonds, precious and semi-precious stones are of natural origin and are supplied by members of the Responsible Jewelry Council and SCS Global Services “Standard for Gemstones”
    • We receive written assurance from our suppliers that materials are compliant with the United Nations Resolutions and are not from an area of conflict
    • We will make every effort to ensure that we do not deal in the flow of conflict diamonds
    • Octavia Elizabeth does not source any stones (including diamonds) from Russia per the strict EU policies on the Russia Embargo Regulations
    • We will accurately disclose the composition of the products we sell

We conduct our business in an environmentally responsible manner
    • Minimizing negative environmental impacts
    • Working with recycled 18K gold
    • Sourcing United Nations Fair Trade approved precious and semi-precious stones
    • Limiting carbon emissions by keeping production start-to-finish in Los Angeles