Responsibility & Ethical Statement

Our Ethical Partnerships

We team up with Chemgold, a like-minded family affair that shines in the world of precious metals. As proud members of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), they’re all about eco-conscious bling, guaranteeing their treasures are free from the shadows of human rights abuses, environmental havoc, and, frankly, anything that makes the world a worse place.

From 2025, we are proud to be in partnership with Clear Neutral to provide you with 100% carbon-neutral lab-grown diamonds. Every lab-grown diamond at Oval + Pear is 100% carbon neutral and comes with a Clear Neutral certification.

Australian Sapphires: Small Scale, Big Impact

Our Aussie sapphires are handpicked from the local legends who mine and cut them. Opting for small-scale miners and family-run cutters isn’t simply a choice—it’s our pledge to quality over quantity. While it might mean our collection is a tad more curated, we sleep better knowing it’s the right kind of brilliant.

Clear Neutral 100% Carbon neutral Lab grown diamonds

Why it Matters

Lab-grown diamonds are more sustainable and less harmful to the environment than natural mined diamonds in all areas except one: Energy consumption.

Lab-grown diamonds require an astonishing amount of electricity to produce. Both CVD and HPHT type production methods can produce over 600kg of Co2 to make one single carat of diamond. That’s similar to the entire energy consumption of a standard 4-person family for 1 month – to produce a diamond smaller than your pinky fingernail. With most of that energy coming from coal power, that’s enough CO2 emissions to completely undo all of the positive environmental impact they make.

That’s why we have partnered with Clear Neutral to do something about it. As part of our commitment to ourustainability journey, every lab grown diamond purchase is offset to counter the emissions produced in its making. Your diamond supports projects that build renewable energy sources and benefit local communities for a brighter, cleaner future.

How it Works

Clear Neutral has developed a transparent process that ensures carbon neutrality at every stage in the production of our lab-grown diamonds. Starting from the procurement of raw materials to the ultimate polishing of your exquisite jewellery piece, every facet of the

production is addressed. Clear Neutral offsets the greenhouse gas emissions involved in producing our diamonds by investing in certified carbon reduction initiatives globally.

Every lab-grown diamond comes with a Clear Neutral certificate that certifies it’s carbon neutral status and the project it has supported.

Benefits

Ethical Luxury: Enjoy your exquisite and personal diamond jewellery pieces with peace of mind about it’s environmental impact
Make an impact: Your power to choose can have a positive effect in making lasting environmental change
Create your story: The environmental provenance of your diamond is a rich part of the story of your jewellery piece and as a statement of your values.

Learn more at Clear neutral.org

Giving Back

We take many things from the lands and the original custodians of our lands to create our beautiful Bespoke pieces. We acknowledge the Gairiyi people whose traditional lands are the QLD, gemfields, where we source the majority of our gemstones. We also acknowledge the traditional owners of the land in which we operate our business, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Nunnerong people’s of the Kulin Nation and pay our respects to elders, past, present and emerging. In their honour, we donate 5% of annual company profits to paytherent.org.

Our Journey to Sustainability

Let’s be real: claiming to be sustainable and ethical isn’t a set-and-forget deal, but rather a never-ending work in progress. Here’s what’s on our agenda for 2025 and beyond:

Lab Diamonds: We’re setting our sights on making all our small diamond stock lab-created by the end of 2024. This is because science rocks, and so does the planet.
Traceable Mined Diamonds: For those natural sparklers, we’re talking traceable sources only. Think Canadian diamonds waving the Canada mark logo or those from the Argyle mine, guaranteeing that crystal-clear conscience.
Sri Lankan Adventures: We’re hitting the road to Sri Lanka to get up close and personal with our sapphire sources. And we’re even flirting with the idea of synthetic sapphires—because who doesn’t love options?

In the world of Oval + Pear, we’re constantly on the move, looking for ways to do better, for you and for our beautiful planet. Got questions or concerns about our approach? Let’s chat. We’re here to ensure you find exactly what you’re searching for, aligning perfectly with your values too.