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Where Does Your Necklace Come From?

With new digital ‘passports’ that disclose where its products were crafted, Monica Vinader is ahead of the pack in a jewellery sector under pressure to prove its gems aren’t linked to human rights abuses and environmental degradation.
A series of three photos show different stages of an earring's production and development. The first shows two hands sketching the initial design for gold hoops. The second is in a workshop, where a gold hoop is being melted for shape, and in the final image a white-gloved hand holds the finished hoop as it is polished.
Jeweller Monica Vinader is launching product passports that will let consumers see where products were crafted at each step along the chain. (Monica Vinader)

“We’re sticking our neck out,” said jeweller

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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