PEOPLE REALLY DO CARE ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL WELFARE
As an authentic brand who believes in the glory of industry, the excellence of craftsmanship, the innovation in manufacturing and the investment in skill, we are proudly from the East Midlands, handcrafted in Great Britain. Alongside such values is our commitment to social responsibility, ethics and sustainability.
DO-GOODS
At ANCHOR & CREW we believe that people really do care about the environment and social welfare, but the reality is that many are regularly poorly informed when it comes to consumer and purchasing decisions. Hoping to empower you to make the right choice with the right information, we wanted to illustrate all the 'do-goods' that ANCHOR & CREW are implementing along the entire supply chain.
Too often is the case that large companies who have a genuine opportunity in making a significant difference in the world simply improve their own internal operations without looking at the full supply chain picture. Proudly building an increasingly sustainable supply chain that is ever-improving at each of its stages, we are happy to share with you our transparent traceability; use the map above and details below to explore the origins of our materials.
Though various of the following ethics and sustainability efforts are beyond our own building's brick walls by suppliers several stages down the supply chain, it is our shared buying power (and our wider educating) that is enacting change. ANCHOR & CREW is driven in giving our fans and customers quality goods (particularly those organic, sustainable and free-trade), and these demands are only achieved by everyone playing their part and applying pressure. If only every brand understood their full picture...
ALONG ANCHOR & CREW'S PRECIOUS METAL SUPPLY CHAIN
Working very closely with Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, the world renown area has an historic association with the international trading of precious metal bullion, diamonds and other materials. Trading all our .925 sterling silver, Swarovski® Zirconia and many other resources from this centre of excellence, the highest quality, once more, matters. Despite various media exploring the questionable ethics and conflicts of certain mining /refining companies, we only work with those who actively take responsibility seriously; various supplier commitments include Fairtrade Gold, conflict-free minerals, having a well-informed supply chain, and being members of the RJC (Responsible Jewellery Council). With suppliers achieving certifications such as CFSI (Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative) and LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance, the illegal financing of terrorist activities, military conflicts and human rights violations are all countered. With policies above and beyond industrial standards, all suppliers must never participate in money laundering, corruption, child labour or human trafficking, amongst others.
Beyond the popular 'take, make and dispose' extractive industrial model, ANCHOR & CREW particularly encourages the concept of a 'Circular Economy'. With a dedication towards the recycling of precious metal and unused materials, scrappage is recycled at a licensed precious metal recycling centre to re-input material back into an increasingly regenerative supply chain. ANCHOR & CREW is currently exploring further ways to contribute to this widening movement.
In an age when consumer rights are at the forefront of retail, hallmarking is in fact one of the oldest forms of consumer protection laws ever. As per the 1973 The Hallmarking Act, every product that includes precious metals such as gold, silver, platinum or palladium and is sold or manufactured in UK must be tested and hallmarked by an independent third-party Assay Office to guarantee its authenticity. With the UK one of the very few countries in the world to have statutory hallmarking, quality is of utmost importance to ANCHOR & CREW. Some non-UK brands may want to process the silver coating of a base metal, fabricate a look and then advertise their products as high quality, but that's their choice, we won't.