Ethical Standards and Sustainability

95% of the crystals/items on Earth's Connections website are sourced from a company who has strong ethical standards and practice sustainability.

They believe it is important to do what they can to ensure that they minimize the impact of mining on the environment by prioritizing the protection and promotion of human rights and local communities while striving toward social responsibility, transparency, and governance and seek out and work with like minded companies around the world.

They operate in Canada, a country with strict rules regarding mineral extraction and chose early in their 18 year career, to focus on finding ways to bring Canadian Minerals to the world market without causing undue stress on the areas Mother Nature has allowed them to explore.

They hand harvest in bulk and airlift into locations instead of building roads, choosing their areas carefully, and only take what Mother Nature is willing to share each season; they are proud to bring Canadian gemstones to the world market each year.

They are also partnered with well run, family owned companies in India to have polished materials made from their rough. Unique minerals sourced from Canada are making their debut in the global market.

They understand that ethical harvesting of minerals comes at a cost, but know they are helping to protect the natural environment, and doing their part in some way to ensure the long term viability of the mining industry, makes each challenge worthwhile for them.