If you need a wedding ring

-1 . SATYA JEWELRY

Satya Scainetti is designer and co-founder of the socially responsible Satya Jewelry. She's also founder of The Satya Foundation, a 501c organization that supports the arts, well-being, and education for women and children in India and globally. Ms. Scainetti's non-profit organization, C2C, forcuses on educating orphaned girls in India in order to create systematic change.

 -2 . STEPHEN WEBSTER

Great Britain's Stephen Webster has a history of supporting sustainable efforts, and one that particularly stands out has been his partnership with department store, Selfridges, in a campaign called "Project Ocean" to highlight the plight of the world’s oceans and encourage people to eat fish from sustainable sources only.

 -3 . SYLVIE COLLECTION

This company sells contemporary engagement rings and wedding bands with a signature vintage styling, and uses conflict-free diamonds. On her website, the designer, Sylvie, offers an easy-to-understand explanation on the United Nation's definition of "conflict diamonds": diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of theSecurity Council." The jewelry designer herself, born and raised in Antwerp, Belgium, offers many beautiful wedding rings, reflecting her commitment to ethical sourcing. "No marriage is 100 percent conflict-free," she says, "but your engagement ring can be."

-4 . TOBY POMEROY

Toby Pomeroy is a leader in environmentally sustainable and socially responsible jewelry. The company's 2006 launch of EcoGold and EcoSilver set a new standard, marrying timeless design with social responsibility. Today, they also have EcoPlatinum. The firm's partnership with metal refiner, Hoover & Strong, is an important part of fine jewelry history (see Hoover & Strong, here). In essence, what Hoover & Strong did for Toby Pomeroy was purify previously used scrap gold and silver separately from newly mined metals. Subsequently, Toby Pomeroy created jewelry from these reclaimed metals, giving their clients ethically sourced gold and silver.