At La jewellery we recycle all of our waste paper materials. Wasted paper is shredded and used for use as packing material within our order packages and sample boxes or it is used as composted material for our compost bin.
We also ask that customers return their packaging to be recycled.
All internal packaging is made from waste or recycled paper.
For every 5 outer packaging boxes that you send back to us at La jewellery, we will send you a complimentary pair of earrings to the retail value of £25 to say thank-you for caring for the earths future (that’s £5 per box)!
Please tie them with string and attach a baggage label.
We believe in unique
At La Jewellery Ltd we are committed to bringing beautiful, truly hand crafted items of jewellery to the high street and, in this technological age, beyond. We sell our jewellery in boutiques, small chains and via the internet, choosing our market and advertising carefully to maintain our unique customer base, making what we sell accessible and affordable while still keeping it exclusive.
We believe in fair
We think that fair trade should be an active policy in Great Britain as well as abroad and so we pay over minimum wage when we employ direct and a fair price per item on piece work. We also pay a 6 month bonus to everyone that works for the company.
Why? Well, because we rely on our staff for our business, they are our lifeblood and as such deserve respect for their creativity and their hard work, and like we said, we believe in fair.
We even pride ourselves on supplying fair trade teas and coffee to our workers!
We believe in "slow" (but not in our supply times!) or Life is for Living
We strongly agree with and support the "slow" movement principals and move closer and closer each day to "slow" goals - www.slowmovement.com
We do however believe "slow" should mean "prompt" when it comes to your orders!
We believe in our, and your, environment. We also believe in being honest (the scary bit)
We believe in and operate an ethical and environmental policy which we are fully committed to. This leaves us sometimes with difficult choices, in that we always cannot control where our suppliers obtain their goods. That said, we take great pains to research every possible avenue for every aspect of production and supply and we can guarantee that once with us, those goods are used within stringent guidelines, whch include recycling and fair trade. The rest we are always working on and we hope you will come along with us for the ride as we explore how it is possible to run a very successful business without leaving any more impact than we must on the planet beneath our feet.
In short, our commitment to our environment is to use, wherever possible, materials and methods which have as little impact on the earth as we can manage. We won't lie and say we can always be as 'green' as we would like, that is the nature of working with silver and silver suppliers and even the most environmental business must operate in a world which is not always sympathetic to its aims. However, we strive always to better our working practices and methods and we will continue to do so and we are encouraged to think that the larger we grow, the more good we can do. Each piece of jewellery is designed to last a lifetime and beyond - to be a treasured family heirloom, with a timeless feel.
So what does this mean, exactly? Words are just words, after all, so we thought it easiest to put together a short list to illustrate what we mean, to really 'put our money where our mouth is':
- We try, wherever it is possible, to use recycled products and deal with companies which have a sustainable attitude.
- We have purchased a solar panel for the purpose of charging our battery power packs so that we can utilise the sun's energy to light our art studio.
- We grow several fruit trees and shrubs that produce an abundance of plums, apples, grapes, blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries. We also grow strawberries, raspberries and fresh herbs for use in cooking and for our staff to eat while onsite (they have often been found sneaking about in the bushes!)
- We only use organic fertilisers and feeds and intend to plant a loganberry and fig tree this summer.
- We cannot grow everything, but we do believe in providing organic fresh fruit for everyone that works within La.
We believe in the future
We know we might sound a little bit mad and we know too that you might not want to know what we do with the garden outside the studio, or our rubbish, but we feel it's important to let you see what we mean when we talk about our commitment to the environment and to sustainability, right down to the last apple pip, that way, you'll know we mean it when we talk about the jewellery purchased from us being ethically and sustainably produced.
If we all do our little bit ….. a lot will change and as D. Everett in The Columbian Orator in 1797, said,
"Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves.
Oh and lastly?
We believe in you, thanks for reading
IMPORTANT RECYCLED PRODUCT ALERT FROM
TINY BOX COMPANY
Having worked in the recycled packaging industry for the past year we have become expert detectives in the sourcing of legitimate products for our range. In all business relationships however, there has to be an element of trust and if we are told emphatically in writing that products are 100% recycled from an organization within the western world who seem fair and honest, then we take their word for it.
Because we pride ourselves on honesty, integrity and customer service, we have gone to extreme lengths to ensure all products within our jewellery range are totally legitimate in their recycled content, and in following the supply chain all the way back to source we found that our suppliers have been less than honest to us.
We have proved without doubt that the boxboard is 100% recycled with a content of 90% post consumer waste. The paper covering on the kraft natural range is also without doubt 100% recycled, but it would appear that the other items within our jewellery box range, although the actual box is 100% recycled, the paper covering may contain a small amount of virgin material.
We are still awaiting a statement from the paper mill as to the exact virgin content of the paper covering and will stipulate this on our product range as soon as we have the relevant certificates through. The paper covering is a tiny percentage of the total box, so the virgin content is miniscule (we estimate about 1% of the total box), however we feel it is important to notify our customers of this fact.
This does not affect our bag range or our larger box range and we have, since, changed our supplier of the jewellery range to a more honest supplier who has the same level of honesty and integrity that we have and you, our customer expect.
We hope that this does not cause any problems for you and we will strive to ensure that the small virgin content will be replaced with recycled material as soon as possible. We will ensure that our web site is updated with this information and full details of all our products can be found on www.tinyboxcompany.com
If you would like to discuss this matter with us or have any queries, then please do not hesitate to contact me on 01342 322333 or rach@tinyboxcompany.com
Yours sincerely
Rachel Watkyn
Director Tiny Box Company
Christian Richardson
Tiny Box Company
Tel: 01342 322333