Sustainable chic: eco-jewellery

Can you look glamorous and still be green? Ruth Harwood shows that it’s possible to wear jewellery with a clean conscience
One of the more surprising suggestions in the BBC Green Action Plan is to only buy jewellery for very special occasions. When the Stockholm Environment Institute analysed carbon emissions by sector “personal effects” came surprisingly high. Cutting down on buying jewellery by 75 per cent could shave 130kg off your carbon footprint.

There are many ethical and ecologically responsible alternatives to jewellery that is sourced in destructive and unsustainable ways. Ethical jewellery ranges from recycled and vintage pieces to gems that are sourced from mines where workers are treated fairly.

(written by Alina)