The Kimberley Process helps prevent conflict diamonds by requiring shipments of rough diamond to be sealed in tamper-resistant containers and accompanied by government-validated certificates proving they come from legitimate sources, while also limiting trade to participating countries that agree to follow common controls and monitoring rules.

This creates a traceable paper trail for international diamond shipments and makes it harder for illicit groups or individuals to sell rough diamonds through legal markets.

We work only with accredited suppliers most of whom are either Fairtrade or Fairmined metal suppliers in which are put through a rigorous auditing system by the Alliance for Responsible Mining.

Other accreditations we look for when working with suppliers are such bodies as RJC (Responsible Jewellery Council) or the AGTA (American Gem Trade Association). These bodies ensure members abide by local and international trade & labour laws in order to harbour a safe working standard throughout the supply chain.

All of our diamonds over 0.75 carats whether lab grown or natural come with independent gemmological certificates in order to guarantee the quality of the diamond in which a client is purchasing.

Any piece of finished jewellery comes with a Fairmined certificate in order to indicate the amount of our Fairmined metal was used within their piece of jewellery, along with the mine in which it was mined from.

Every piece of jewellery in which we make valued over $1500 comes with an independent third party jewellery appraisal which outlines the materials and their known sources wherever possible.

Since our inception we have worked with materials in which cause the least amount of impact environmentally as possible. A large part of our beginning was working to up-cycle preloved and inherited jewellery to turn into a new heirloom.

When we work with recycled precious metals they are always SCS Certified recycled material which comes from post consumer sources such as old traded in jewellery.

With Fairmined silver there is typically a maximum amount in which can be purchased from suppliers each year in order to not over mine sources and to keep mining sustainable.

We still have a limited supply of Aether Diamonds, which are lab grown diamonds created by extracting Co2 from the sky and turning that into the materials in which are needed in order to grow lab grown diamonds.

We encourage our clients to research what matters to them so that can include asking questions as to who our suppliers are, where something is coming from, and what other options are
out there.

We are a Certified B Corp and have maintained this status since 2020. Being a Certified B Corp means we are held at a higher standard and have to provide evidence in over 400 areas of our business' claim to being ethical or sustainable. More can be found about what these area’s focus on here.

To the best of our ability wherever possible we aim to work with Small Artisanal Miners whether that be with the Sapphire mines in Montana USA, Sapphire & Opal mines in Queensland
Australia, Fairmined gold & silver in Colombia & Peru or Diamond mines in Cullinan, South Africa through our limited number of suppliers.

Within our shop and workshop we have several energy efficient devices in which minimize our energy absorption:

1. We offer a recycling program for our gift wrapping to clients incentivized by a gift card for which they can spend in store with us.
   
2. We offer local pick up and with deliveries locally made within Toronto we work with an employee-owned bike courier company.
   
3. For every order placed with us we plant two trees through One Tree Planted to plant trees within Canada and also offset our Co2.

We ask rigorous questions when establishing a supplier relationship to make sure we know where something is being produced and under what conditions. With this there is only so much we can do, so we also rely on separate entities like the Alliance of Responsible Mining, SCS Standards, RJC & B Corp so that through their various auditing systems suppliers maintain strict standards.

Our KYC (Know Your Customer) helps us identify any red flags when it comes to money laundering in order to ensure the money invest in materials is going to the right sources and not to fund criminal or terrorist organizations.

As part of the Living Wage Network since 2020, everyone who works at Malleable as an employee or dependant contractor is paid above the living wage in their city of residence. All of our team area based in Toronto and this is also inclusive of our independent contractors.
Employees are also provided with health benefits which protects them against the perils of daily life.

Working with Fairmined & Fairtrade helps miners with collective bargaining for their product & services so they are able to negotiate for better pay rates and working conditions than what is the norm for these parts of the supply chain.

Through research, educating yourselves and asking questions where answers might not be on the surface. Many companies these days say that they’re ethical or make claims to a certain material or product being ethical or green but have little to back up these claims -- so in our experience, asking simple questions like “how and where was my jewellery made?” or “where did the stone in my ring come from?” can help open up conversations and provide clarity on once murky areas.