The sustainable advantage

The sustainable advantage: why Áeo chooses recycled gold and silver

In Áeo, true luxury begins with integrity. As conscious customers look more and more beyond aesthetics, the story behind each piece, how it was originated, elaborated and its impact on the world, has become essential. Our commitment to recycled gold and silver is not a trend, but a fundamental choice rooted in responsibility, transparency and respect for creation.

The problem with mined metals

Traditional mining leaves behind a serious environmental and human cost:

The production of a single gold ring requires the processing of 1,000 kg of soil.

Every 1 kg of gold extracted emits around 12,500 kg of CO2-eq.

Toxic mercury and cyanide pollute ecosystems for generations.

Mining drives deforestation, water depletion and the loss of fragile habitats.

More than a million children work in mines around the world, and entire communities are displaced.

For Áeo, associating our creations with this damage would compromise the same values that we defend.

Why recycled precious metals are superior

The recycled gold and silver come from above-ground sources: antique jewellery, industrial scrap and electronic waste. Once refined, they are chemically and visually identical to freshly mined metal, without loss of purity or beauty.

The environmental benefits are profound:

99% less environmental impact compared to mined gold

Up to 99.8% less greenhouse gas emissions

80% less air pollution and 76% less water pollution

Health impacts reduced by a factor of 280

Gold recycling also strengthens our independence from mining volatility and supports a stable and resilient production model.

Certified transparency in the heart of Áeo

Integrity matters. To ensure that our metals are genuinely recycled and traceable, Áeo partners with suppliers certified by trusted international standards, such as:

Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)

SCS Global Services (100% recycled content)

Global Standard Recycled (GRS)

This ensures that unverified or unethical metals enter our creations.

We also follow a circular approach within our own workshop, reusing each file, scrap and fragment to a new life. This visible zero-waste craft is part of the identity of Áeo.

Redefining luxury

For Áeo, sustainability is not a marketing angle, it is the soul of our brand. By choosing as much as possible certified recycled gold and silver, we honour beauty without concessions, protect the land that inspires us and build jewellery that reflects values as timeless as the pieces themselves.

This is luxury with purpose. This is Áeo.