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In the last few years, Brilliant Earth has established itself as one of the best places to buy engagement rings online. Between its various sustainability practices, like Fairmined jewels and lab-grown collections that utilize renewable energies like solar and wind power in its diamond production, Brilliant Earth remains on the forefront of sustainable jewelry.
Now, among its lab-grown options, the fine jeweler offers diamonds that utilize carbon captured from the atmosphere. We're exploring what carbon capture means in terms of jewelry production, and what kinds of carbon capture diamonds are available at Brilliant Earth.
What are carbon capture diamonds?
Explore all the carbon-capture, lab-grown diamonds in Brilliant Earth's collection.
Brilliant Earth's carbon capture diamonds are lab-grown with carbon captured from Earth's atmosphere, meaning the company works with organizations that collect atmospheric CO2 and uses that to create diamonds in a lab facility in Gujarat, India.
You can explore the process used to create lab-made diamonds on the Brilliant Earth site. The jeweler also works to minimize its transportation carbon footprint, maintaining short distances between its facilities and refraining from utilizing airline travel until late in the shipping process.
It's likely that details about the environmental impact of the carbon capture collection will be featured in Brilliant Earth's next sustainability report; when that surfaces, we'll update this piece with the findings therein.
What kinds of diamonds are in the carbon capture collection?
You can get a huge variety of diamonds within the carbon capture collection, including diamonds of widely ranging cuts, carat, clarities, and colors. You can shop the collection by carat weight or cost (diamonds within the collection range from $280 to nearly $200,000).
Among the most popular diamonds in the collection are an emerald-cut, 1.56 carat diamond and a pear-shaped, 0.92 carat stone. There are currently over 500 diamonds available in the collection.
What other sources of renewable energy does Brilliant Earth use in its diamond production?
In addition to carbon capture diamonds, Brilliant Earth has a renewable collection, which features over 1,000 diamonds that were produced by way of wind and solar power. Like the diamonds within the carbon capture collection, prices range from $280 to nearly $200,000.
If you want to further explore the sustainable practices Brilliant Earth employs, you can check out our guide to the jeweler's offerings, or examine the 2020-2021 sustainability report.
