OUR PRODUCT

• We proudly run our own factory, which allows us to maintain a high level of quality, and, more importantly, produce our handcrafted jewelry on demand (made to order). This means we can listen to demand and thus avoid creating excess products, causing unnecessary stock. Hence, reducing greenhouse emissions and ensuring the sustainable consumption of resources.​​

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• Every Evershiny-made piece is crafted locally, so it prevents a large carbon footprint by not requiring samples and orders to be sent back and forth abroad.

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• Not all jewelry is not created equal. Evershiny aims to create quality jewelry carefully crafted by experts that last multiple lifetimes and can be handed down through generations. For this, we enhance skilled manufacturing and offer minor and major repair services of all kinds (including re-plating) at a nominal charge for our clients to restore the pieces to new, and thus can be sold and passed down again. We accept repairs on both Sterling Silver and Brass base pieces. By maximizing the life of every piece, we believe this is another step towards a circular economy. Please note that the shipping charge is at the customer's expense, and we do not offer repair on items not made by us. We would recommend that you gather your returns and send them back to us every six months.

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• We encourage customers to opt for silver base metal as it can be recycled again. If one were to tire of their piece, it could be taken apart, melted down, and created into something new using the same materials but in a way that makes it fresh again. The value of these materials creates an inherently sustainable life cycle.

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• We also are encouraging all our customers to start practising more responsible consumerism by plating higher micron because when you buy better, you can wear them longer.​

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• Evershiny currently meets the European Union’s REACH (Restriction, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals) regulation, which aims to restrict hazardous substances such as nickel, lead, and cadmium in all parts of jewelry that could reasonably be accessed by the end consumers, and ultimately reduce the amount of harmful chemicals in the environment.

 

OUR PROCESS

• Evershiny is a certified member of the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), which is a leading supply chain management system that supports companies in driving social compliance and improvements within the factories in their global supply chains. The latest exhaustive full audit was conducted on March 20th, 2020, by Intertek, and covers the following 13 Performance Areas (PA). We are very proud to announce that we have received a Score A for at least 10 of the PAs listed below.

PA 1: Social Management System and Cascade Effect

PA 2: Workers Involvement and Protection

PA 3: The rights of Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

PA 4: No Discrimination

PA 5: Fair Remuneration

PA 6: Decent Working Hours

PA 7: Occupational Health and Safety

PA 8: No Child Labor

PA 9: Special protection for young workers

PA10: No Precarious Employment

PA 12: Protection of the Environment

PA 13: Ethical Business Behavior

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• We also recycle or reuse where possible. All the metal scrap created from our factory is being recycled back into the system, thereby creating no waste. In addition to this, we use a filtering system that collects dust particles of precious metals (silver), so they can be reused again. All soft plastics that come into our business, along with cards, papers, and courier bags/boxes, are either being re-used or recycled as well.

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• We are currently in the process of transitioning to renewable energy as our US $400,000 solar panels project undertakes its final stage of discussion. The solar panel is both a clean and a great renewable source of energy, and with the advent of global climate change, it has become more important that we should do everything possible to reduce any more pressure to our atmosphere. Thus, we aim for our 9,300 square meters factory to be at least 75% solar-powered by 2025.

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OUR STONES & MATERIALS

• We want to make sure that all of the materials that we use come from a good place, which is why we are committed to ethical sourcing. We work exclusively with our long-term trusted suppliers who guarantee ethical sources of our materials, including chains, findings, and stones.

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• Simulated gemstones (including Cubic Zirconias and Nano Gems) are used where possible as they are laboratory-grown, fully traceable, and offer a very similar look to mined gemstones. Our simulated gemstones are of the highest quality and durability, designed to last a lifetime and beyond. They will withstand wear as per all precious and semi-precious gemstones, often with improved hardness and stability, too.  Every laboratory-grown is carefully selected for its beauty and optical qualities compared with natural stones; determined by its brilliance, color, clarity, hardness, durability, and pricing. However, we also do work with natural stones on requests but are careful to keep them at a minimum due to their possible ethical implications. We work hard with our stone suppliers to understand the country of origin for all of our gemstones, which are sourced from all around the world, from Brazil, India, to Madagascar. Upon request, we can send them to get certified at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Bangkok at an additional cost.

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• All the crystals we use are hand-glued and from Preciosa, who is at the forefront of sustainability. All Preciosa crystals are lead-free and are responsibly produced through various social and environmental programs.

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• We work with lab-grown diamonds, also known as conflict-free or cultured diamonds. Lab-created diamonds are 100% diamonds and can only be distinguished from mined diamonds with sophisticated lab equipment. These diamonds are never mined and process the same identical chemical composition, hardness, brilliance, and fire as mined natural diamonds. The only difference is that the origin is a laboratory and not the earth. The idea is similar to planting a tree in a greenhouse versus foraging it from the woods. Research suggests that the carbon footprint of lab-grown diamonds is around 5 to 10% of mined diamonds. Same as mined diamonds, the lab-grown diamonds are hand-selected and graded per the 4Cs of clarity, color, cut, and carat weight. All our lab-grown diamonds come with VS1-2 clarity and D-F color (colorless). Lab-grown diamonds can be anywhere from 20 - 40% less expensive than mined diamonds. Sterling Silver is the recommended base to be used, and an appropriate number of stones (not too many) that are not too big is suggested in order to keep the price affordable.

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• All the opals that we use are also lab-grown. However, we do work with Ethiopian Opals on special requests.

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• We work with freshwater pearls in various shapes and sizes upon the customer's request, but also work with faux pearls where possible.

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• Where possible, our materials are sourced locally here to support domestic production. We aim to increase the demand for artisan job opportunities in the local communities all around Thailand.

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OUR METALS

• According to recent studies, the carbon footprint volume of each jewelry piece actually depends on the materials/base metals used. We are pleased to say that silver is the precious metal that produces the least volume of carbon footprint (when compared to gold and platinum). A pair of heart-shaped gold earrings generates 31 kilograms of carbon dioxide. The volume is equivalent to driving a small car for about 200 kilometres. On the contrary, such earrings made of silver only produce carbon at around 0.34 kilograms. Thus, using silver as a base metal is already kinder to the environment.

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• Metals are fundamental when creating jewelry. However, the mining of virgin metals can be highly problematic for the environment. Metal mining often involves the destruction of natural environments and the use of toxic pollutants, which choke sounding environments and ecosystems. Recent research shows that using recycled silver reduces CO2 emissions by ⅔ versus mined silver thus, recycling existing jewelry or buying jewelry made of recycled metals greatly helps slash carbon dioxide emissions. We currently have an option for our customers to use only exclusively certified recycled silver in their jewelry pieces, apart from a small number of components, which are manufactured out of our hands. Our metal supplier purchases silver from previously owned jewelry, industrial byproducts, and electronics components globally, but primarily located here in Thailand. The unwanted precious metal is then refined through a process of scrap refining technique to purify the metal and then transformed into new silver in the form of casting grains. This regenerated silver can then be re-casted and made into new silver jewelry again. Our silver refiner supplier is listed on the LBMA's (London Bullion Market Association) Good Delivery List, the global authority on precious metals. They are also a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) for their recycled metal processes. A letter of certification can be provided upon request. Please note that there will be a 5% extra charge on top of the market silver price for using this option. The final unit price difference between regular and recycled silver will be approximately 5 - 15%, depending on each style. Recycled metal is no different than virgin metal in its makeup. In other words, there is no effect on either the quality or the outlook if recycled silver is to be used. These precious metals are just as high quality as newly mined silver but require no new mining. A recycled silver logo will also be hallmarked on each piece to represent the certified recycled silver used. We currently have 32 customers onboard this program already, and we expect to receive more in the coming months.
  
  In addition, the silver and gold used on the plating are now plated from RJC-certified pre-loved metals with no additional cost to the customer. A letter of certification can be provided upon request.

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• We also only use ECO BRASS, which is a lead-free, environmentally-friendly brass alloy. Lead has been known to be extremely harmful to the human body. This heavy metal also causes serious environmental problems such as lead leaching into the drinking water and lead dust during machining and casting. By switching to eco-brass, we reduce the amount of harmful chemicals in the environment and ensure our jewelry pieces are consumer-friendly.

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• We have recently introduced a "Silver Buy-Back Recycling Scheme" where we recycle any unwanted Sterling Silver jewelry from our customers so that they can be made into something new (and to give it a second life). Jewelry made by other manufacturers is accepted as well, including any faulty/defective items returned from your customers, old stock, broken chains, missing earrings, or just the unsold pieces. Jewelry that has been plated in various colorways, including pieces with stones, will also be accepted, as long as the base metal is Sterling Silver. The old pieces will be recycled (melted down) into new silver that is reused for jewelry. In return, a credit note as an incentive will be given to the customer to be used against their next order with us. The credit note will include the value of the actual silver weight (after it has passed through the refining process) at the market silver price on the date we receive the parcel. The minimum for a recycling batch to be considered is 1 kg of sterling silver jewelry, and the shipping charge is at the customer's expense. To put it into perspective, 1 kg of silver equals approximately 233 units of a simple band ring, and thus about $700 worth of credit will be issued in return at the silver price of $27 per ounce. That gives you back approximately 38% of the buying price value. The current processing time is around four weeks upon receiving the metal. A letter of certification from Evershiny can be issued to confirm the silver donation and certify that they are being properly recycled. Thanks to all the donations from our clients so far, we've been able to recycle over 30 kg of silver metal and have already issued credit notes worth over $18,000 to date. Unfortunately, we cannot accept trade-ins on Brass base pieces at the moment. 

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• We have started to trace where our metals are coming from, so we can understand and reduce our impact (not an easy task with the minerals supply chain that is many layers deep). However, we are taking it one step at a time in order to ensure that all metals we use are conflict-free.

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OUR DESIGNS

Evershiny's creations not only include high-fashion season designs, but we have a core collection of classics and non-seasonal as well, which are made to last for decades to come.

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OUR PACKAGING

• All jewelry pieces leaving from Evershiny is now packed using earth-friendly poly bags that are 100% landfill-safe and environmentally degradable with no additional cost to our customers. A US-patented, oxo-biodegradable additive called “Oxium” has been added to the production of these conventional plastic bags to help accelerate the degradation process of polymers to smaller molecules (not more physical fragmentation or microplastics). Oxium is highly recyclable and made with non-toxic natural minerals. Using them on conventional plastic does not change the plastic base properties (strong, transparent, good oxygen barrier, etc.), so they can still be 100% reused. This EDP’s (Environmentally Degradable Plastic) chemical structure is designed only to start degrading when exposed to the natural environment, such as UV rays, oxygen, heat, humidity, wind, and water. They will not degrade on your warehouse shelf or inside your jewelry box, so do not worry! These pressures cause changes in the chemical structure of the plastic that can then be consumed by microorganisms, turning them into carbon dioxide, water, and safe biomass at the end of their life cycle.

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By using degradable poly bags, we address the end-of-life issue and bridge the missing link of the 4th R (Return to Earth) (after plastics are being reduced, reused, and recycled), which enables plastics to go back to the ground naturally, completing its natural life cycle. Conventional plastic bags typically take 500 years to degrade, while our eco-friendly poly bags can naturally degrade within 2 to 5 years. We use approximately 13,564 kg of plastic a year for poly bags alone at Evershiny. Thus, we hope that by switching from unsustainable plastics to sustainable ones, we help reduce the massive accumulation of plastic waste in landfills and the environmental issues it causes. The certifications can be sent over upon request.

 

In addition, we do try to limit the use of polybags (especially transit bags) as much as possible and reuse them whenever we can.

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• We push our customers to be as environmentally friendly as possible with their packaging materials and to go plastic-free. Thus, we encourage them to use materials that are either 100% recyclable, made from recycled materials or is biodegradable on their packaging. Brands should also aim to use sustainably approved paper or wood, certified organic fabrics, and water-based inks and glues wherever possible. We have a list of Evershiny-approved suppliers that we are happy to refer to who produce packaging that is fully recyclable, degradable, and ethically manufactured.

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Evershiny is not claiming to be a perfectly sustainable jewelry manufacturer (not yet), but we are always trying to do better by making the ‘better’ choice whenever we can. If you or someone you know has applicable knowledge relevant to jewelry and sustainability, we would love to hear from you.

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GIVING BACK

Evershiny believes that jewelry is more than just beautiful. It can also do good for the world. One should wear our jewelry loud and proud! We believe in the importance of giving back to the community. We are proud to be supporting several reputable organizations and initiatives, local charities, public hospitals, and schools through financial donations, food and daily essentials donations, and scholarships. As a company, we are able to donate almost 200,000 USD to date and below are examples to name a few we have helped throughout the years, with some dating back to 1996.
 

1. Rangsit Babies' Home - An orphanage on the outskirts of Bangkok, home to about 300 children – from six months to seven years old. Many of these children are orphans, while some are abandoned, street children, abused or caught in the middle of court custody situations.  Some are there because the parents are unable to care for them due to abject poverty, socially unfit or serving time in prison. The orphanage is operating under the supervision of the Department of Social Development and Welfare, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security.

2. Foundation for Children (FFC)

3. Ban Bang Khae Social Welfare Development Center for Older Persons

4. Vocational Training Center for the Blind Women at Sampran

5. Agape Home - A loving home for Thai children affected by HIV/AIDS

6. Metta Pracharak Hospital​

7. Rattanakosinsomphot Bowonniwet Salaya School

 

If you would like to participate, please drop us a message to hello@evershinyjewelry.com

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EMPOWERING WOMEN

At Evershiny, we respect and empower women in the workplace every single day in the strive toward gender equality. In fact, as of January 2020, our current male-to-female ratio (factory and office combined) is 1 to 2.5. We are a company that has chosen to invest in and promote women. We employ female craftswomen (over 73% of our workers are currently women) in rural areas of Thailand. The majority of them live in villages and small towns where jobs are extremely scarce. Our clients feel good not only because they love our jewelry, but also because women who made their pieces got paid fairly and worked in a safe environment.

 

Additionally, every year, our design team comes up with an Empower Women's Edit, a curated selection from our open-line in celebrating of International Women's Day (March 8th) as well as the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, in order to support brands that support one of the most important days of the year.