::: Sustainability :::

::: Artisans & suppliers :::

Atelier Ana earrings are carefully sourced from independent women-owned artisan suppliers, who directly benefit from their work. Many of these are independent crafters based in the UK, where Atelier Ana is based as a small business, but some are based in the US and Canada.

More detail is available on each product page.

One supplier is a UK-based organisation, owned and run by a woman whose mission it is to raise women - the artisans - and their families out of abject poverty in Delhi (and surrounding areas) in India, while ensuring that ethically-sourced and sustainable products are accessible to all. 

The business ensures each purchase positively impacts the lives of the artisans and their surrounding communities. It ensures they are being paid a living wage while giving them access to an international market and fairer prices for their goods.

Our products from this supplier ensure:

• Products are made by women-led groups and handcrafted by female artisans
• All employees are paid an adequate living wage
• A workplace that is free from hazards and maintains working conditions that are safe and healthy for their employees
• A maximum standard working hours of 48 hours a week/8hrs day
• Products are made from ethical and sustainable materials, promoting recycled and upcycled products
• Fair Trade Standards (WFTO) are followed
• All employees are above the legal minimum working age (no child labour)
• Free health insurance is provided to all its artisans
• Access to an established dispensary/ health care centre that has a medical doctor and a paramedic among its day-to-day support

::: Eco-packaging :::

All Atelier Ana purchases are shipped in beautiful eco-packaging as follows:

• Recycled and recyclable Atelier Ana-branded cardboard postage box (no plastic bag)
• Recycled and recyclable tissue paper
• No sticker (so the tissue paper doesn’t tear and can be re-used)
• A Fairtrade cotton jewellery pouch
• Re-usable handmade gold-coloured teardrop paper clips, to hold everything in place
• A recycled and recyclable business card
• Even our small-as-possible postage label is recycled and recyclable
• If you choose to add preserved rose petals as a gift option, these will eventually biodegrade after about two years, but in the meantime can be re-used as a beautiful table decoration or re-gifted.
• Order details are sent on email to the purchaser to cut paper waste, which means that gifts contain no pricing information
• Deliveries are sent in 'large letter'-sized recycled boxes, rather than parcels, to ensure they have as small a 'footprint' on the environment as possible.

::: Gifting :::

• You can choose to add preserved rose petals and a personalised message to your delivery, as a thoughtful treat for yourself or for someone else.
• You can add this 'gift option' when adding items to the cart or at checkout.
• Preserving the petals means they will last up to two years.
• They will eventually biodegrade but until then, they can be re-used – they make a perfect table decoration for a dinner party or celebration, or can be re-used in parcel packaging.

::: Shipping :::

• Deliveries are sent in 'large letter'-sized recycled boxes, rather than parcels, to ensure they have as small a 'footprint' on the environment as possible.