Design is normally about creating impact, but there many ways to reduce the environmental impact of jewellery by choosing the right processes and materials:

• I buy coloured gemstones from suppliers who can trace the stones back to source and who are bound by strict code of ethics by being members of various Gemological Associations. 

• I can source Fair trade or Fair Mined gold

• I use recycled or FSC certified papers for my literature and packaging

• I use local, environmentally accredited printers (ISO 14001)

• I use vegetable based inks

In the office, I use low energy lighting, underfloor heating powered by a ground source heat pump, solar hot water and rainwater harvesting, and as my commute to work is literally a hop, skip and a jump from my house, Eau Rouge Ltd's environmental footprint is pretty small!