Gold with Provenance. Our responsibly sourced gold is supplied by Single Mine Origin and can be traced every step of the way. SMO engages in equitable social, environmental and economic exchange with the communities they operate in through transparency and provenance. Although most of the gold and silver used in our designs is recycled and re-refined, Omi Woods continually works with organizations, individuals and suppliers in efforts to contribute to and maintain fair and equitable gold and fine metal supply chains as a means to empower communities, workers, and artisans involved in the trade. 

 

Why Responsibly Sourced Gold?

Gold is not just a raw material, it is a metal that is used to back financial systems, structure trade, and leverage economics. As a result, mined gold will always be in demand. Omi Woods understands this and aims to balance the environmental benefits of using primarily recycled gold, with the realities of the gold mining market in a way that encourages fair and ethical gold trading in African and Indigenous Communities. 

 

A Journey of Gold

"Since the inception of Omi Woods, I have utilized jewelry to explore and trace my lineage from the shores of the Caribbean, to Western Africa, Benin, the Ancient Moors, the Bamileke of Cameroon, through to Egypt and down the Nile to ancient Nubia - a heritage that spans some of the most vibrant silver and gold producing ethnic groups on the continent of Africa and beyond. It is important to me to be sharing the ongoing interconnected story of Africa and diasporic Africans through responsible fine metals and gold. I hope you use jewelry to explore, celebrate and record your heritage, special moments, and most meaningful keepsakes like cultures around the world have done since the beginning of time."       

- Ashley Alexis McFarlane, Founder and CEO of Omi Woods