In 2006 there is a rapidly growing number of consumers insisting that the marketplace provide products that are more environmentally and socially conscious. Here at Itali Lambertini our ongoing mission is to create jewelry that our customers can feel good, not guilty, about enjoying. A large part of this goal is the gold we use. For this reason we purchase all of our gold stock from Hoover and Strong.

Hoover and Strong is proud to supply 100% post-consumer recycled gold that they receive as scrap from goldsmiths, the dental industry and from the electronics/computer industry. Unlike gold mining, this recycling and refining process does not harm communities, workers and the environment. Hoover and Strong's treatment facility removes all harmful materials from water with a chelating process before it is evaporated. No waste water is discharged into the environment before being fully treated. Their new refining processes create up to 75% fewer waste products than standard refining techniques.

Their self-sufficiency makes them the most eco-friendly and responsible refiner and supplier of metal to the jewelry trade, bar none.

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All diamonds purchased from Hoover and Strong are guaranteed to be ethically mined and cut.

Our commitment to these goals comes from our longstanding passion for making as little impact on the planet as possible. Sheryl's degree in Environmental Education, passion for recycling and composting, coupled with Tim's equally ardent passions for both, has created a team that has built an eco-friendly straw bale house and home based business. By having a home based business we avoid burning any fossil fuel to get to and from work!