With better visibility of its carbon footprint, Breitling could begin to identify opportunities to reduce emissions and its impact on the environment. It co-financed the development of a solar power plant for one lab grown diamond site and switched to a biogas heating system.

“Partnerships are important to drive meaningful action. We want to work with ethically minded suppliers who are equally focused on sustainability,” said Figueroa. “We now source 100% of our gold from the Swiss Better Gold Association, a public private partnership which improves the working and living conditions of small-scale gold mining communities. We have worked with the mines from which we source to establish high-quality primary emissions data and implement carbon insetting projects to reduce environmental impact.”