Responsible Sourcing
Jewelry is personal. It is an expression of love, of joy, a symbol of our most meaningful moments in life. Jewelry touches the lives of millions of people around the world.
We have taken a leadership role in the development of harmonized industry guidance and standards since we were established to ensure that our jewelry is made with integrity, and sourced from a supply chain that is held to a higher standard. As part of our Core Values we are always looking for ways to continuously improve and to do the right thing even when no one is looking. While the jewelry industry is associated with many celebratory moments, it is also connected to a complex supply chain filled with concerns about the origin of many materials. The industry as a whole has taken steps to improve the transparency and integrity of the jewelry supply chain.
Azura Jewelry adhere to our Code of Professional Practices, which includes social and environmental responsible business practices, such as ensuring the jewelry products and materials we purchase and sell are sourced responsibly and are conflict-free.
Below are some additional steps we take to create timeless, beautiful jewelry that helps build a fair and beautiful future for us all.
Second, sustainable - We use ethically sourced materials and design our products so they can be easily crafted with no extra processing.
Third, ethical - Our partners shares our belief of the importance of protecting the dignity and rights of their workers and the local environment
The first step in making an ethical product is having a fair and safe workplace.
To achieve it, all of our partners including gemstone suppliers, production studios and fulfilment center must develop the necessary systems and practices required to comply with the standard- ISO or International Organization for Standardization They must then be regularly audited by a 3rd party to certify those standards have been met.
The studios we use is certified by a 3rd party for:
- ISO 9001 standard which covers quality and safety. The result is a great quality product and many local awards for going years without serious worker injury. Employee satisfaction is demonstrated by low turnover with the average employment time being over two years.
- ISO14001 which covers the studios and suppliers's environmental management systems. The result is that the factory's air and water are stringently filtered to make sure the local environment is not polluted. In fact the factory's waste water is used to irrigate their two on site soccer fields.
It is also a member of SEDEX which is an ethical information exchange system for manufacturers and has passed their ethical audit which closely examines their management practices.