The Good Collective

The Good Collective is focused on evolving our business model to reduce the resources we use in our business processes and treading a little lighter. Here is what we have accomplished so far: As of Spring 2017, we produce smaller, more efficient catalogs. This reduced our paper consumption by 40%, which equates to 17.5 tons of paper (or, two Olympi... c pools of water, 300 trees and 17,000 KwH of energy.) In our first year, we reduced the use of disposable plastic bags by 80%. Prior to our change in process, each piece of jewelry was re-packaged 2-3 times before ever making it to the customer. Our jewelry is now master packed when it is shipped to us & stored in sealed, reusable containers until it is shipped to our customers. The changes implemented in 2017 diverted about 500,000 plastic bags from landfills and oceans. By re-designing our wholesale selling materials to be completely recyclable in early 2018, we diverted approximately 150 pounds of waste from land-fills and used 20% less material. We are currently working on developing biodegradable substitutes for the remaining plastic materials still required for the packaging of our products.Read More