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Atelier
Laibach's Commitment to Wildlife and the Environment
Atelier Laibach not
only strives to maintain a carbon and environmentally neutral
footprint but also helps to repair the damage caused by misuse
of the planet's resources. You may have already read our principles
which describe how every aspect of Laibach jewellery follows a
genuine path to eliminating all environmentally damaging processes
... and is also cruelty-free. In addition, we spend a considerable
amount of time researching the environments from where we gather
the small handful of surface stones each year, which are set into
some of our collections. Where there are organisations in these
gathering areas that actively help to conserve and restore the
environment and protect wildlife, we select the most appropriate
groups and award them a donation of 10% of each piece sold. With
Laibach pieces which do not contain stones, 10% of their sales
are still evenly distributed to relevant organisations - usually
in our gathering areas. These donations are often awarded on an
annual basis but occasionally within shorter periods.
In our day to day work activities,
the two main areas relevant to Atelier Laibach's local gathering
of surface stones are the
southwest
area of Germany and the
south
/ southwest region of England.
SELF GATHERED CONTRIBUTIONS
For customers who provide their own surface-gathered stones from
other parts of the world for Kerstin Laibach to make a piece for
them, we look into good-cause projects in the gathering area which
would be most appropriate for receiving a 10% donation. In some
instances (such as customer gathered stones from impoverished
countries) we award donations to humanitarian aid programs serving
local community needs, which also improve local ecology and promote
sustainable living. These may include projects such as environmentally
responsible water channelling, renewable energy installation and
education on environmentally and socially responsible productivity
... including birth control.
If you would like
us to make a piece from a stone you have gathered yourself please
see here
TRAVEL / DELIVERY Co2
OFFSET - CONTRIBUTIONS
If Atelier Laibach takes any business trip which unavoidably generates
transport carbon emissions we offset this by contributing to carbon
offset projects.
We also include an optional Co2 offset contribution through which
customers can choose to donate 50 cents (Euro) on to our delivery
charge. We match this donation with an extra 50 cents - subsequently
adding one Euro to our carbon offset fund which is awarded to
tree planting projects designed to help counteract global warming.
MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR GATHERING AREAS AND GATHERING OPTIONS ...
The
Environment and Wildlife of South West England
The
Environment and Wildlife of Lake Constance (Baden-Württemberg)
and the Rhine region
Locally-Gathered -
Your Options
A
Creation from Your Own Gathering Memory
Atelier Laibach Principles - A Slow, Holistic Approach
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