Sustainability
Being the advocate for sustainability and supporter of biodiversity that I am, fair production and operations is of big importance to me. At Endangered we aim to improve every aspect on how business and production is done to make it as fair as possible for all the people involved and resources used.
PRODUCTION
Our production is small-scale and mindful with each piece finished by hand. Endangered is produced by artisans in the small village Celuk in Bali. I visited the Semadi Gold & Silver workshop the first time in 2018 and met Fifi who I have close contact with regarding all parts of the production. At the workshop they make all casted styles, the chunky chains and the finish of all jewelry. The gold vermeil is made by the trusted partner Kapit Mas, Depansar, Bali.
MATERIAL
Most of the silver used is recycled from local in-house production, where they collect broken jewelry and metals from the casting process. Only in a few cases when recycled is not available we use new silver from Yanto Silver in Bali. The silver is mined in Indonesia. Producing small-scale in Indonesia does mean it's difficult to get full transparency of where the silver comes from. Silver is a precious and valuable metal so everyone working with it, are always very thorough in making sure that nothing goes to waste. And all waste from own production is recycled. The sterling 925 silver is certified and testet on a regular basis. The 24 karat gold vermeil is done by the trusted partner Kapit Mas in Denpasar, Bali.
PACKAGING
The Endangered jewelry comes in Fair Trade, 100 % organic cotton pouches. It’s a great material for storing and protecting the jewelry from damaging effects. Commerce packaging for delivery is made in Sweden by certified grass paper that is partly recycled and produced with limited water use. The delivery boxes are 100 % recyclable. Reuse it or recycle it as paper waste.
LOGISTICS
The jewelry is air-mailed with climate compensated (starting in 2024) DHL air freight from the supplier in Bali and delivered to customers via PostNord service in Sweden.
DONATIONS
Endangered Jewelry donate at least 20 percent of sales (inc. VAT) to selected wildlife projects and organisations. Donating that big share of the return is an aggressive target, but it’s the core of why the brand exist. Our heart lies in supporting nature's delicate eco systems and organisations working to protect species in their natural habitats. So far we have joined forces with eight organisations within different areas, across the world.
