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To the consumer, sustainability means being consciously aware of each purchase you make and taking the time to know how a piece of jewelry is made and supporting brands which observe and respect proper practices and ethical standards. Today younger generations are increasingly likely to act on their beliefs when it comes to what they buy and older generations are also catching on. According to research even back in 2014 by Ipsos Mori, over 80% of consumers said that a retailer’s ethical standards mattered to them and more than a third said they would be willing to pay more for products with higher ethical standards.
This means that designers and manufacturers, need to be sourcing materials and making production in a manner that has the minimum possible damaging impact on our environment and the communities involved in its production.
Lauren-Spencer is proud to be a green manufacturer. Everything we do to create your custom crafted jewelry is done with the environment in mind at our eco-friendly facility. We have found many innovative ways to ensure a small footprint and keep our manufacturing process clean.
Nearly everything within our production facility is recycled and we have clean procedures in place to ensure that no waste from our facility ends up polluting the environment.
And all production materials, down to the polishing cloths and brushes we use, are properly disposed of once they have reached their lifetime use.
We want to make sure that all of the materials that we use come from a good place, which is why we are committed to ethical sourcing. We work exclusively with our longterm trusted suppliers who guarantee ethical sources of our materials including chains, findings, and stones.
At Lauren-Spencer, we respect and empower women in the workplace every single day in the strive towards gender equality. In fact, our current male to female ratio (factory and office combined) is 1:2.5 as of January 2022. To be more specific, we have around 70% are women. Lauren-Spencer employees want to foster a sense of pride, inside and out. We are a company that has chosen to invest in and promote women. Additionally, every year, our design team comes up with an Empower Women's Edit, a curated selection from our open-line in celebrating of International Women's Day (March 8th) as well as the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in order to support brands that support one of the most important days of the year.
