In 2009 we purchased a 100 year old house for Pyrrha to call home. After quickly running out of space we decided to build our dream studio. Over the past several years we've worked tirelessly to bring our vision of a fully restored heritage house with adjoining production facility to fruition. Our new zero-carbon certified build—comprised of the original heritage house and our newly built production tower—is a juxtaposition of the old and the modern, just like our jewelry. Along with our team of artisans, we sustainably handcraft every piece of our jewelry in the tower, while the heritage house is home to our showroom.

Your sustainably handcrafted Pyrrha piece has its own history. In a previous life, it may have been a silver goblet, a gold watch strap, a gem-encrusted brooch or even a series of electronic components. Precious metals can be infinitely recycled with absolutely no loss of quality. The mining of metals negatively impacts the environment in myriad ways and displaces indigenous peoples. Our commitment to casting our jewelry in 100% certified recycled gold and silver helps to preserve land and wildlife while drastically reducing our carbon footprint—compared to using new metals—by upwards of 97%.

RJC is the world’s leading standard-setting organization for the jewelry industry: as certified members, we are helping to transform supply chains to be more responsible and sustainable. The RJC code of conduct covers all the metals used in jewelry manufacturing as well as colored gemstones. The RJC’s robust certification process is independently audited and ISEAL accredited, upholding the highest standards. We are united in our shared belief that responsible business should not harm people or the planet.

We have been awarded the Butterfly Mark by Positive Luxury in recognition of our commitment to creating a positive impact on society and the planet. The Butterfly Mark is an independent, globally respected trust mark awarded to luxury brands, retailers and suppliers that meet the highest standards of verified ESG+ performance: Environmental, Social, Governance and Innovation.

B Corp is an international standard for ethics, transparency, and accountability in business. Companies that are certified to the B Corp standard lead the way in the business community by using business as a force for good. The idea is that through their products and practices, businesses should aspire to not only do no harm, but to benefit all. Becoming a B Corp is hard – the bar is high and the process is rigorous. Recertification confirms these standards continue to be met on an ongoing basis. While there are over 4500 B Corps from over 70 countries and 150 industries, Pyrrha is 1 of only 18 certified B Corps worldwide that manufactures jewelry.

1% for the Planet membership is the gold standard for corporate environmental philanthropy. We are committed to donating a minimum of 1% of our gross sales to eco-initiatives to drive on-the-ground change within the core areas of climate, food, land, pollution, water, and wildlife.  We are proud to be a part of this global network of more than 3,400 responsible businesses giving back to environmental nonprofits to create a healthier planet.

We are proud to be a certified Living Wage Employer and we are dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our staff. Vancouver is an expensive place to live, and we believe that the government minimum does not come close to providing the required income to support a good quality of life for workers and their families.

We encourage other businesses to pursue this certification to help support the local economy, reduce barriers to social inclusion, and support the mental and physical health of our city’s residents.

Our printed materials, gift boxes, and shipping boxes are all made from recycled and/or FSC certified paper. Our meaning card paper is handmade in Canada from recycled cotton t-shirt offcuts, linen, flax straw and jute, letter pressed locally and hand-torn in our studio. While we feel we do a good job with sustainable packaging, we're always looking for ways to do better. 

We believe that every individual and community, and business must play a role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That’s why Pyrrha has chosen to be a carbon neutral company. We work very hard to keep our carbon footprint low by constantly evaluating and reducing our emissions.

Being carbon neutral means that for every tonne of GHG emissions we produce as a company, we invest in projects that remove a tonne of GHG emissions from the atmosphere. Pyrrha has achieved carbon neutrality for its Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions for the 2022 fiscal year under the Carbonzero Certified program.

Carbon offsets are often misunderstood, and because of this, they are sometimes dismissed as greenwashing due to their use by some unscrupulous companies. We stand behind the concept of carbon neutrality at Pyrrha for the following reasons: