FUTURA Jewelry

Maren Jewellery

Maren Jewellery is a German jewellery brand making rings, pendants and engagement and wedding rings by hand at Lake Chiemsee. The pieces are mainly recycled gold and silver, with lab-grown diamonds, and are aimed at women who want timeless designs and materials with a known origin. Pieces are made to order with partner workshops in Germany. The packaging contains no plastic. The brand holds B Corp and Responsible Jewellery Council certifications, and it publishes a sustainability report and a supply chain policy. Items can be repaired, refurbished or reworked so they last longer. The company supports the Earthbeat Foundation and offsets its remaining emissions through certified climate projects. Designer Helge Maren Hauptmann studied jewellery design in Pforzheim and worked in the industry for many years before starting the brand in 2020.

Bario Neal

United States

Bario Neal is an independent, women-owned jewellery studio in the United States. It makes handcrafted engagement rings, wedding bands, rings, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. It also offers custom design and heirloom redesign, where its in-house jewellers reuse gemstones from existing pieces. The studio uses ethically sourced and reclaimed precious metals along with traceable gemstones. It aims to track its materials from mine to market. Its designs are not gendered and come in a wide range of sizes, reflecting the studio's support for marriage equality. Good On You rates Bario Neal Good overall: Good for planet and Great for people. Animals are not rated because the brand does not use animal-derived materials. Good On You reports that products are made to order and in-house by a small team in the US, and that the brand uses recycled packaging and partners with women artisans or women-owned enterprises. It also notes there is no evidence of action on hazardous chemicals in manufacturing.

Elvis & Kresse

United Kingdom

Elvis & Kresse is a UK brand that makes bags, belts, wallets, travel goods and other accessories from reclaimed materials. Its main materials are decommissioned London fire-hoses and rescued leather. The range includes crossbody bags, totes, backpacks, briefcases and wash bags for women and men. The brand is built on three pillars: rescue, transform and donate. It gives 50 percent of its profits to charity, including the Fire Fighters Charity. In 2021 it moved its operations to a farm in Kent to work regeneratively. There it built a straw bale workshop powered by renewables, created a wetland system to treat its own wastewater and is setting up a vineyard that prioritises soil and biodiversity. Elvis & Kresse is a certified B Corp. Good On You rates it Great overall, with Great for planet and people and Good for animals. The rating notes that pieces are made in-house by a small team and that final-stage workers are paid a living wage. It also says the leather and any other animal materials the brand uses are recycled before ever reaching consumers.