The Betts Group provides first UK net-zero gold to Titcombe
The Betts Group has launched the primary batch of Single Mine Origin (SMO) wonderful gold grain from the Bellevue Mine in Western Australia to the UK market.
Bristol-based Titcombe Bespoke Jewelry is the primary impartial retailer to obtain the fabric to be used in its bespoke collections.
The Bellevue Mine reached net-zero emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) in 2025. The positioning utilises an off-grid hybrid wind and solar energy station and has beforehand operated on 100% renewable power for over 100 consecutive hours.
Earlier this 12 months, the power grew to become an SMO Gold Member Mine following an audit of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) operations.
The Betts Group, based mostly in Birmingham’s Jewelry Quarter, acts because the unique UK provider of SMO Gold.
Along with gold grain, the specialist offers responsibly sourced silver recycled from medical X-ray waste and is an authorized refinery for Fairtrade and Fairmined metals. The corporate just lately expanded its worldwide operations by way of a strategic funding within the German valuable metals provider, Fairever.
Mark Smith, Titcombe Bespoke Jewelry chief government, stated: “Our shoppers are dedicated to creating acutely aware decisions in regards to the supplies used of their wonderful jewelry, particularly with regard to sustainability. By selecting The Betts Group and SMO Gold, particularly from the Bellevue Mine, we are able to reassure our shoppers that their gold is totally traceable and responsibly sourced from a net-zero emission mine.”
Charlie Betts, managing director of The Betts Group, added: “Bellevue is a testomony to what may be achieved with an bold and dedicated strategy to decreasing the carbon emissions related to gold mining. Up to now, the jewelry business has largely relied on selling recycled gold because the lowest emission possibility for valuable metallic. Nonetheless, that is fraught with misconceptions and sometimes such carbon discount claims can’t be substantiated.”
