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Our sustainability
We like our conscience clear and our diamonds clearer. Jewelry isn’t the most ethical industry and we are here to change that.
Sustainable Gold
Let’s talk materials: Our gold is recycled. It’s able to be repeatedly reused without losing quality or harming the environment.
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What is recycled gold?
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Easy. Basically it's gold that doesn't come from a mine. Instead, it’s developed from pre-existing gold material that is refined to remove any impurities and imperfections. Reduce, reuse, recycle much?
Ethically-sourced diamonds
Whether mined or lab created, you can rest assured knowing that your Aurate diamonds are conflict free, all thanks to the Kimberley Process.
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What is the Kimberley Process?
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The Kimberley Process ensures that any diamonds we purchase come from conflict-free nations. The actions that guarantee this take place on a federal level across 54 participants and 81 countries, including the United States, meaning that only KP cleared diamonds can cross the border, and accounts for 99.8% of the worldwide trade in rough diamonds. Strict import and export controls are taken, and all nation participants have laws and customs requirements. You can rest assured we take every precaution we can to ensure your Aurate diamonds are sourced from conflict-free nations.
Sustainably harvested pearls
Our pearls are cultivated on family-run farms where they are carefully harvested — both for the pearl’s wellbeing and the safety of the marine environment. We denounce unethical practices that ruin both our materials’ luster and our own.
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Where do we source our pearls?
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When harvesting our AAA-grade large pearls, we take to the depths of the South Sea. For our smaller Akoya style pearls, we source straight from Japan.
Our giveback
Doing good and looking good has been our motto from Day 1 — we never liked having to choose here. This means not only doing no harm (see our ethical approach) but also actually directly giving back to our community. We believe your gold shines extra bright when it actually helps others shine, too.
Mastery Charter
In homage to how they met in school, and an ode to educational empowerment, Sophie and Bouchra partnered with Mastery Charter at inception and haven’t looked back since. Every year, Aurate provides thousands of books to support and empower children’s literacy and imagination across the U.S. Depending on what’s happening in the world and where help is needed most, Aurate also donates accordingly.
She Should Run
She Should Run is a national, nonpartisan organization that increases the number of women considering a run for public office by helping them realize their potential. They are driven by a vision to see historically underrepresented women play a leadership role in our democracy.
Build NYC
BUILD NYC is a high-impact entrepreneurship-based college and career readiness program. It's like "Shark Tank" for teens. We teach high school students how to launch and run small businesses. In the process, they develop skills that will be critical to their success in the classroom and the workforce. Our goal is to promote social equity and create a more diverse workforce for the future.
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