Protecting the Natural World

The jewelry industry supply chain is infamously opaque. Most jewelry brands can’t tell you where their gemstones come from, how their metal was mined, who crafted their pieces, or whether the artisans were fairly compensated. 



This complicated web of producers and middlemen obscures potentially damaging practices. Roseate does things differently by carefully choosing each supplier and manufacturer with a consideration for transparency and sustainability.

The Promise of Pearls

A Renewable Resource That Benefits Oceans

Responsibly farmed saltwater pearls are a renewable resource, grown by living oysters. Pearl farms can produce pearls indefinitely while generating positive ecological impacts. 

A Full-Circle System

Farmers suspend pearl oysters in baskets that act as artificial reefs, attracting and sheltering fish and the microorganisms they feed on.

This leads to larger fish populations and better water quality, improving the health of neighboring coral reefs, mangrove forests, and other marine ecosystems that play a vital role in combating climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide emissions and the heat generated by them.

It’s a full-circle system – clean water is required to cultivate beautiful pearls, and, in turn, the oysters’ metabolic process cleans the surrounding waters and supports other marine life.

Our Pearl Partners

Because pristine marine ecosystems are essential to maintaining oyster health, the farms we work with are deeply invested in protecting ocean habitats. In fact, some are located in designated marine sanctuaries. Roseate visits and vets pearl farms we work with in locations including Western Australia, French Polynesia, and Japan.

Founded in 1932, Paspaley is Australia’s oldest pearl company and the source of our South Sea pearls and mother-of-pearl. The company dives for wild Pinctada maxima oysters off the remote shores of Australia’s Kimberley coast, harvesting a limited number at any one time to ensure long-term sustainability of the industry. 

Australia

Paspaley

Founded in 1932, Paspaley is Australia’s oldest pearl company and the source of our South Sea pearls and mother-of-pearl. The company dives for wild Pinctada maxima oysters off the remote shores of Australia’s Kimberley coast, harvesting a limited number at any one time to ensure long-term sustainability of the industry. 

The selected wild oysters are placed in a nursery on an open patch of ocean floor to await the seeding procedure—an exercise in precision, wherein a tiny piece of mussel shell is planted in each oyster to encourage the creation of a pearl. Then, the oyster is returned to the ocean and nurtured for two to six years while it creates a magnificent pearl.

Our Tahitian pearls are grown by Kamoka Pearl Farm in the nutrient-rich lagoon of the Ahe Atoll in French Polynesia. This small, family-run company uses practices that benefit marine life and improve the local environment.

Tahiti

Kamoka

Our Tahitian pearls are grown by Kamoka Pearl Farm in the nutrient-rich lagoon of the Ahe Atoll in French Polynesia. This small, family-run company uses practices that benefit marine life and improve the local environment.

Our Akoya pearls come from Kakuda, a prestigious third-generation family-run Japanese company founded in 1931. Akoya pearl oysters, a smaller cousin of the Australian South Sea pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima), are suspended in sea water and feed on the natural nutrients of the surrounding water.

Japan

Kakuda

Our Akoya pearls come from Kakuda, a prestigious third-generation family-run Japanese company founded in 1931. Akoya pearl oysters, a smaller cousin of the Australian South Sea pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima), are suspended in sea water and feed on the natural nutrients of the surrounding water.

Since 1979, Jewelmer has been farming pearls in the seas around Palawan, a province of the Philippines and the only source for golden South Sea pearls. The company has perfected a breeding technique that produces the oyster species that grows the large, lustrous gems. The process takes four to five years to make one pearl — about twice as long as most other pearl farms.

Philippines

Jewelmer

Since 1979, Jewelmer has been farming pearls in the seas around Palawan, a province of the Philippines and the only source for golden South Sea pearls. The company has perfected a breeding technique that produces the oyster species that grows the large, lustrous gems. The process takes four to five years to make one pearl — about twice as long as most other pearl farms.

J. Hunter Pearls is a family-owned farm known for its rare array of iridescent, colorful Fiji pearls. This exclusiveness is due to the scarcity of the Fiji pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera-typica, which is only found in the pristine waters around Fiji. The earthy tones of Fiji pearls set them apart from the cooler colors of black Tahitian pearls. 

FIJI

J. Hunter

J. Hunter Pearls is a family-owned farm known for its rare array of iridescent, colorful Fiji pearls. This exclusiveness is due to the scarcity of the Fiji pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera-typica, which is only found in the pristine waters around Fiji. The earthy tones of Fiji pearls set them apart from the cooler colors of black Tahitian pearls. 

Traceable Diamonds

Why We Choose Lab-Grown Diamonds

During the journey from sourcing to setting, diamonds typically travel many miles and change hands numerous times, which can make it impossible to be sure where they came from or the mining practices used. We choose to use lab-grown diamonds as we can trace them to their source.

Lab-grown diamonds are made of 100% carbon just like natural diamonds, and are optically identical. We source our lab-grown diamonds from a select number of producers that are either RJC (Responsible Jewellery Council) certified or vertically integrated.

Gold for Good

Where Our Gold Comes From

Gold mining can bring helpful economic and infrastructure benefits to communities, but also causes other environmental, and social inequality issues.

Gold is often melted and blended with gold from other sources, which can make its origin hard to trace. 

Our Wands, WaterDrops and LoveLocks are made with Single Mine Origin gold, which comes from one named mine and is kept separate from other gold.

  • Our Gold Supplier

    Single Mine Origin is a program that allows gold to be traced along its journey from one named mine to the end consumer.

    The chain of custody for each batch of SMO gold is audited by the supplier. When you buy jewelry made with SMO gold, there is often a QR code available to track the specific mine that produced the precious metal. We source our SMO gold through Betts Metals.

    Single Mine Origin describes gold from one large, audited mine. It does not address artisanal or small-scale mining, and it does not cover the other metals in a piece or the stones set in it.

  • Our Gold Goal

    Our Wands, WaterDrops, and LoveLocks are made with Single Mine Origin gold. Our remaining gold inventory is predominately recycled gold that we are phasing out in favor of SMO. Our ambition is for all of our gold jewelry to be made with Single Mine Origin gold by December 31, 2027.

Reimagined Carbon

Crafted from Rescued Materials

For The Odyssey Strength collection, we have partnered with BYKARBON, a company doing revolutionary work in upcycling carbon fiber, the same element that forms a diamond.  They take scrap carbon salvaged from high-speed racing teams and turn it into a material worthy of fine jewelry. Founded in Brittany, France, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, BYKARBON offers 100% origin traceable carbon that is very strong and lightweight.  

Eco-Conscious Packaging

To Wrap it All Up

Our sustainability efforts don’t end with our gems and metals — we thoughtfully choose materials for our packaging too, using FSC certified paper and GOTS certified organic cotton to wrap and ship our jewelry.

FSC certified paper

The Forest Stewardship Council is an international non-profit organization that promotes responsible management of global forests through a robust certification system.