Watches + Jewelry

The watches and jewelry sector presents distinct environmental challenges, from mining to manufacturing. For over a decade, Quantis has partnered with major industry players to translate environmental objectives into structured strategies which results in tangible implementation tailored to the sector’s unique needs.

We address critical environmental hotspots such as mining and support clients in managing sustainability from both a climate and broader nature perspective.

Quantis helps navigate these key industry challenges — ensuring that environmental progress aligns with the evolving needs of the industry for years to come.

Sustainable Watches + Jewelry

The watches and jewelry industry is under growing pressure to align sustainability with business performance.


Sustainable Watches + Jewelry

With a deep understanding of watches + jewelry sector practices, Quantis supports brands in navigating key environmental and social challenges — transforming risk into opportunity.

With every challenge comes opportunity. The sector is advancing sustainability efforts by adopting practices such as promoting recycled materials, responsible sourcing, reducing waste and emissions, and ensuring fair working conditions. Certification schemes are also being embraced to enhance transparency and traceability across supply chains.

As expectations rise, the industry is taking steps to address environmental and social impacts while aligning sustainability initiatives with business strategy and performance objectives. Quantis partners with organizations to translate these commitments into structured action and measurable results.

We understand key industry challenges

Climate change

Climate change
Sourcing raw materials such as gold and diamonds, combined with energy-intensive manufacturing processes, makes climate change a major hotspot for the industry.

Watches + Jewelry Ecodesign

Ecodesign
Circular design strategies can be embedded at the design phase to promote sustainable material use, facilitate disassembly, and enable product recycling at end of life.

Supply chain management

Supply chain management
Ensuring safe working conditions, fair pay and social rights is critical. Certification schemes are increasingly used to enforce transparency and traceability across the supply chain.

Biodiversity loss

Biodiversity loss
Mining activities contribute to deforestation, soil erosion and water pollution — posing serious risks to ecosystems and health. Reducing these impacts is essential to protecting biodiversity.

Circularity
Circular economy practices help minimize waste through reuse, recycling and upcycling. They also promote product durability, repairability and resale to extend lifecycle value.

Stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder engagement
Pre-competitive international initiatives are emerging to serve increasingly conscious consumers who demand both environmental and social accountability.

Our Approach in Action

For two decades, our dynamic and visionary team has partnered with organizations to connect sustainability ambition to real business outcomes.

Ready to align sustainability with business performance?

Quantis watches and jewelry experts can help you:

  • Develop roadmaps beyond climate

    Focusing solely on carbon may limit a company’s ability to fully advance its sustainability strategy. This means missed opportunities for resilience and long-term value creation. At Quantis, we help businesses go further — taking ambitious action across biodiversity, water, land-use change, plastics and ecotoxicity. By addressing these interconnected issues, we avoid impact transfer and guide companies in connecting sustainability ambition to real business outcomes.

  • Accelerate + institutionalize sustainable innovation

    Sustainable innovation is no longer optional — it’s essential. We collaborate with clients to embed ecodesign principles into products and packaging, enabling transparency and meeting growing consumer demand for environmentally responsible design. These innovations not only reduce impact but also strengthen brand trust and resilience.

  • Activate + transform your supply chain

    We help clients pinpoint the most relevant sustainability impacts across their supply chain and strategically direct efforts and resources to address them. This focused approach allows companies to make meaningful progress toward broader sustainability goals while ensuring alignment with business priorities.

  • Communicate your values

    The watches and jewelry sector is inherently rooted in values like emotional durability, time-conscious design and heritage — all of which resonate strongly with circularity. Quantis supports clients in fully embracing and communicating these values to consumers, strengthening brand identity while driving performance.

Ready to align sustainability with business performance?

Quantis experts

    • France

    Anne-Sophie Verquere

    Sustainability Consultant
    • Switzerland

    Pauline Chrobot

    Sustainability Consultant
    • Switzerland

    Sabine Loetscher

    Quantis Switzerland Lead