Discover “green” diamonds with MiaDonna & Company

Ah, there is much to be said for the allure and brilliance of a diamond – its sparkle, uniqueness, and promise of love everlasting is timeless.  However, the price we pay for them far exceeds the cost to our pockets in the mass destruction of natural resources, effects to our environment, and lives lost.
So what’s a diamond lovin’ girl to do?  What any reasonable modern hippie gal does of course, she finds a “greener” option.  But just what is, and where do I find a “green” diamond?

Enter: MiaDonna & Company.

Click here to see the full article and the one on one Skype interview with Modern Hippie Mag’s very own Jaszy McAlister…….

We would like to introduce you to a fantastic company called Dream Green Weddings. Dream Green Weddings is an online “eco-wedding boutique” offering the largest collection of eco-friendly and eco-elegant wedding specialties all in one convenient online shopping venue.

Recently Dream Green Weddings did a review of MiaDonna and our line of Eco friendly engagement rings and wedding rings.  We would like to share Dream Green Weddings review with you and invite you to have a look at all the resources and eco-friendly products available to green brides and grooms looking to green up their wedding.

MiaDonna: Eco Friendly Wedding Rings that Sparkle with Conflict-Free Goodness!

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Heather Teague, Founder Dream Green Weddings

When I discovered MiaDonna & Company, I was thrilled to learn of a diamond alternative to conflict stones, along with eco-friendly wedding jewelry that can truly make a difference for the earth and humanity.

Hand-crafted in the USA with recycled gold and simulated diamonds, MiaDonna’s conflict free engagement rings and  eco-friendly wedding ring sets provide an affordable, beautiful and ethical alternative for today’s eco-conscious couples.

Click here to read the full MiaDonna diamond review by Dream Green Weddings……………..

Hey brides and grooms, now that you have found MiaDonna and are considering purchasing an eco-friendly Engagement Ring to green up your engagement, perhaps a green wedding is also something for you to consider.

MiaDonna is officially a Green Bride Guide approved vendor and we would like to introduce you to a fantastic resource for brides and grooms looking for wedding vendors that share many of your values and interests. At The Green Bride Guide you will find additional green approved Eco Salon’s, reception venues, photographers, transportation and much much more. And, if you feel like sharing your green wedding or simply asking questions and doing research there are all sorts of tools and resources to aid you in getting your green wedding in order.

If the environmental, social and economic impact of your wedding is of concern to you  and you are searching for additional resources that will allow you to further green up your wedding, check out the Green Bride Guide.

Lastly, if your new to MiaDonna & Company and want to learn more about our commitment to the earth and the active roll we are playing in creating a cleaner greener future please visit our “Go green with MiaDonna” page.

The Greener Diamond founder and MiaDonna & Company CEO Anna-Mieke Anderson was recently interviewed by the iconic New York based, high fashion magazine, Z!NK. The article covers both MiaDonna’s efforts to offer beautiful, affordable, ethical diamond alternative jewelry while at the same time feeding The Greener Diamonds philanthropic efforts in Africa. The article is in Z!NK’s current Men’s issue in the “Its not easy being green” section.

It’s not easy being green: MiaDonna Diamonds, Baubles are the new green.

We all know that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Unfortunately, not many of us are aware of the trials and tribulations that go into getting the bling we love so dearly. Founder of The Greener Diamond, Anna-Mieke Anderson has dedicated her career to raising awareness of the detrimental mining processes associated with the production of diamonds, on both a cultural and an environmental level.

“Back in 2005 when I began my research, nobody I asked could guarantee me a conflict free diamond,” explains Anderson. This prompted monumental research that finally led to Anderson following an unconventional approach for developing a chemically identical diamond created synthetically in a lab. With technology improving quickly over time, Anderson was able to launch MiaDonna, a diamond retailer that offers hybrid and synthetically grown diamonds that are gorgeous and guaranteed 100 percent conflict free. With profits from MiaDonna, Anderson is able to bring contributions back to The Greener Diamond.

Although Anderson is ecstatic that people now have a “safe and affordable diamond option,” as she likes to put it, her true passion lies with The Greener Diamond Foundation. In conjunction with organizations such as YAI (Youth Action International)  and with support from like-minded philanthropists as Johnny Little field of Extreme Makeover Home Edition, the Greener DIamond is now moving forward with a project that will transform an old diamond mine of the Sierra Leone into a community beneficial rice field. The plan is to employ former child soldiers and teach them how to use the resources of their land in a positive manner. Research shows that the Konor region of Sierra Leone, located on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is riddled with unemployment with half the residents living off less than $1.00 a day. With this new plan, The Greener Diamond hopes to remove children of the Konor from the dangerous world of diamond mining and strives to “improve the livelihood of vulnerable rural youths by promoting household level food production and community cohesion.” If successful, the cultivation of this region will be enough to feed the direct community as well as provide enough supplements to vend to larger markets.

Anderson, as well as other contributors to the cause, have visited Sierra Leone and surrounding areas first hand, and will continue to monitor each step of this restoration process. If you feel drawn to the efforts The Greener Diamond has set forth, Anderson suggests sponsoring a child in Africa or visiting The Greener DIamond website to purchase an ENOUGH T-Shirt (all profits benefit the project). Either way it’s great to see green sparkle. TheGreenerDiamond.org

Rachel Sutton – Z!NK Magazine April 2010

For more information about The Greener Diamonds ENOUGH project you can visit The Greener Diamond or follow our updates here. ENOUGH shirts are available at MiaDonna.com.

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MiaDonna & Company is now packaging every order in our very stylish Eco friendly gift bags. I know what your thinking, recycled paper right? Wrong, these bags are made from stone fiber! They are paper less bags. This is Calcium Carbonate using a unique waterless paper making technology. This process involves no chemical bleaching and produces no toxic gas emissions or hazardous waste. An average of 4 metric tones of wood chip – or approximately 23 large trees – is utilized to produce a metric ton of traditional wood-pulp paper. Stone paper uses no wood-pulp. We love these bags and think they make a wonderful addition to the MiaDonna product line as part of our commitment to the earth.

MiaDonna & Company was founded by consumers for consumers to be an advocate for you, global communities and the earth. If you love green or are planning a green wedding, take sometime and see what we are doing in order to become the greenest fine jewelry store ever created!

MiaDonna’s line of exquisite Engagement Rings and Wedding Ring sets come set with our magnificent Simulated Diamond Hybrid® center stones and is accented with natural diamond side stones in sizes under .20ct. Man made (grown) Diamonds and Lab Created (grown) Gemstones like Ruby’s, Sapphires and Emeralds are also available for any ring. Please contact us with your request.

MiaDonna is now using Soy Ink’s in all its printed materials. Including all informational documents, advertising literature, brochures and catalogs. There is an indisputable fact that Soy Ink is an incredibly healthy when compared to traditional inks, is earth friendly and is an affordable option that perfectly matches the MiaDonna product line and our company commitment to the earth.

The overall benefits of Soy Ink are quite impressive and soy ink in itself is a renewable resource. Soybeans are readily available at low costs and Soy Ink is considerably low in VOC’s (Volatile Organic compounds). Nearly half of the Soy beans being produced require no additional irrigation and by simply growing, during there life cycle, they will temporarily reduce carbon dioxide and green house gases.

Some additional benefits that we receive by switching over to Soy Ink is a lower overall cost, Incredibly Vibrant colors, Low Rub-off, its laser proof and is stable. Even if you remove the idea of being green or creating any kind of sustainability, Soy Inks still make good business sense. We are adding this resource to our company in order to become more earth friendly, sustainable and environmentally aware of our products, process’s and daily business practices. We are excited and will continue to look for many more green Eco friendly resources.  Here is a link to our informational source if you would like to read more on the benefits of Soy Ink. Soya.be

While most of you may already know that our MiaDonna brand jewelry cleaner comes FREE now with every order we also wanted to tell you about why we chose this particular jewelery cleaner.

First off our jewelry cleaner uses a very unique non toxic formula which was a must for us and still achieves the same results as more traditional environmentally harmful brands.

Secondly, By sending our jewelry cleaner to you in the form of a concentrate, that you mix yourself, we decreases its shipping weight thus allowing our carriers, like UPS, FEDEX and USPS, to use a little less fuel by lightening their over all load.

Lastly, Because the formula is non toxic the plastic container itself received a recycling rating of #1. Meaning it falls within the same recycling guide lines of beverage and food bottles and containers. So it is recyclable itself and accounts for 24% of the products being recycled each year.

So, Please enjoy your free cleaner and be proud that your are cleaning your Eco Friendly Engagement Ring or Wedding Ring Set with Eco Friendly cleaner.