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The Brand Bio

Founder:

Cassandra Postema

Established:

2017

Headquarters:

Singapore

Countries of Manufacture:

Cambodia, Indonesia, and Ethiopia

Founder Cassandra Postema is a fashion and printed textiles graduate from London's Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design. She was awarded New Generation sponsorship by the British Fashion Council. Her search for meaningful design sent her on a trip to Cambodia to visit social enterprises. While there, she met a family who recycle landmines and artillery shells to make jewellery, and Emi & Eve was born.

Emi & Eve believes in the power of beauty from ashes. By recycling exploded symbols of war into luxury jewellery collections, they support landmine clearing, contribute to economic empowerment and revive ancient cultural craft traditions. The brand's story is intricately interwoven with various Cambodian and Balinese families, whom they've got to know and love as their own. Emi & Eve also strives to especially support female bomb disposal officers. By utilising discarded resources to showcase legendary craftsmanship, and employing those in need, they create luxury with unique value. Because true luxury is sustainable.

Ethics and Aesthetics

Highlights from Emi & Eve's environmental, social, and personal commitments

Environmental Commitments

Environmental Conservation Efforts and Practices

Collects scrap materials and/or by-products from its own production for outside recycling and/or repurposing

Sustainable Product Design

Considers social and environmental factors during the product design process and development stages
Is committed to removing microplastic materials from all its products
Designs its products to last and withstand many wears over the years

Sustainable Marketing and Packaging Materials

Uses environmentally-friendly packaging materials made from recycled, recyclable, FSC and/or PEFC certified materials
Packaging materials are designed to be reused, recycled and/or upcycled
Uses biodegradable and/or compostable packaging and/or marketing materials

Animal-friendly, Cruelty-free

No endangered species: does not use materials or substances from species listed as endangered by CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
Angora-free: does not use angora in its supply chain
Ethical sourcing of feathers: does not use feathers or down obtained from the live plucking of birds
Is committed to not using leather and will only use plant-based leathers in the future, promoting leather alternatives

Ethical and Sustainable Production / Manufacturing

Manufacturing and Production Processes

Factory is local to the Brand's country of origin, reducing its carbon footprint
Sources its raw materials and labour locally
Manufactures its collections and products in limited quantities, avoiding mass production

Vegan

Vegan company that does not use any leather, skins, fur, feathers or other animal-derived products and by-products in its collections, products and packaging

Fur-free

Does not, and has never, used any and all types of animal fur in its collections or any products

Personal and Social Commitments

Good Corporate Governance

Fair pay: All employees and subcontractors are paid the local minimum and/or living wage. Manufacturing fees are always in discussion with the producer group

Fair Trade Practices

Ensures no child or forced labour: has policies in place preventing any child and/or forced labour throughout its entire supply chain
The Brand upcycles remnants of war using indigenous artisanal practices and therefore, indirectly advocates for landmine clearing and actively strives to support women in landmine clearing jobs

Product Safety Assurance

Products do not use finishes, paints, and/or adhesives containing Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) content
Products are PVC-free

Handcrafted, Artisanal

Products are handcrafted by the Brand's partner artisans or manufacturers
The Brand's handcrafted products provide livelihood for small communities
The Brand's handcrafted products provide livelihood for survivors of the Khmer war
Supports the preservation of cultural traditions, skills and techniques through handcrafted production
The brand combines upcycling practices and the utilisation of local artisanal skills to show that working with sustainable parameters in mind produces innovative results, that sustainability inspires innovation

Charitable

The brand has donated products to the Norwegian People's Aid (Siem Reap office and tourist shop) that went directly to the women landmine detection dog handlers

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