about the brand
Brilliant Earth is a San Francisco-based jewelry company specializing in ethically sourced fine jewelry, including natural and lab-grown diamonds, as well as gemstones.
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Brilliant Earth
Brand Rating & Evaluation
Overall Rating:
Conscious
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The Shifting Gaia rating evaluates brands based on sustainable practices, ingredients and materials, and social responsibility, among others. These are a few factors influencing this brand's score:
sustainability practices
Brilliant Earth uses recycled precious metals, including gold, silver, and platinum, in its jewelry, which helps reduce the demand for newly mined metals. Additionally, they offer a line of jewelry crafted from Fairmined gold, which is sourced from small-scale mines that adhere to strict social and environmental standards. Fairmined certification ensures environmental safeguards, reduced toxic chemicals, and fair wages for miners.
Brilliant Earth also incorporates sustainable packaging. Their ring boxes are made with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified wood. In addition they use some packaging materials made from recycled content.
However, the company provides limited publicly available information regarding its carbon footprint, energy consumption, or broader environmental impact metrics. While their use of recycled metals and Fairmined gold is commendable, more measurable data on carbon neutrality efforts or renewable energy integration would enhance transparency and credibility.
ingredients & materials
Ingredients & materials as they pertain to consumer health are not evaluated in brands that produce only jewelry. Learn more about how we rate.
social responsibility
Brilliant Earth highlights its commitment to ethical labor practices and social responsibility through its Beyond Conflict Free™ diamonds, which are sourced from regions like Canada, Botswana, and Namibia that uphold higher labor and environmental standards compared to many other diamond-producing regions. The company also works with suppliers who must adhere to its Supplier Code of Conduct, which outlines principles of fair labor practices, safe working conditions, and respect for human rights.
To monitor adherence to these standards, Brilliant Earth conducts regular independent audits of its suppliers. In a recent report, the company noted that over 90% of their suppliers were audited to ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct. While this effort provides reassurance about supplier accountability, it is unclear how the remaining 10% of suppliers are being addressed, or whether all aspects of their jewelry manufacturing—including final assembly and crafting—are fully verified through third-party audits.
The company also supports initiatives such as the Diamond Development Initiative and Mercury Free Mining, which aim to improve the livelihoods of artisanal miners and address environmental pollution in mining communities.
Despite these efforts, greater transparency regarding specific labor conditions within manufacturing facilities, particularly for the artisans and workers involved in final jewelry production, remains an area for improvement.
certifications
FSC Certified
Fairmined Eco Gold Certified
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