Our goal is to source as many materials as possible from fair trade and eco-conscious suppliers. While we have lots of room for improvement, we currently:

• purchase Green Cast recycled acrylic from MakerStock

• use recyclable and repurposed packaging when sending out orders; we source eco-friendly packaging from EcoEnclose and Packing Penguins

• make some of our earring designs from thrifted beads and repurposed plastic (which would likely have ended up in a landfill)

• buy most of our studio and craft-fair decor second-hand

• order our custom stickers from Sticky Brand, who prints with Greenguard gold certified, eco-solvent ink, and uses recyclable backing paper​

We love that plastic offers so much creative freedom when designing our products, but aren't wild about its impact on mother earth. While we are well on our way to removing single-use plastics from our business, plastic is still central to our product design due to its versatility (so many shapes and colors!) and kid-friendly nature (being both durable and affordable).

Today, the market doesn't offer affordable and accessible options for eco-friendly plastic beads. We hope to change that! As we grow and build our capacity to impact the market, we'd love to partner with a fair-trade or US based manufacturer to produce custom beads made from recycled or bio-based plastic. And our big picture dream would be to change the market, so those eco-friendly options are easily available to other small businesses as well.

We donate 5% of our profits to community organizations who are working to build a better world. Including:

• Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition, which works to ensure the wellbeing, safety, and lived equity of all trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive people in Massachusetts.

• Roslindale Community Fridge, a mutual aid collective working to provide food access and resources to residents through community fridge efforts and community programming.

• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, who has inhabited present day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for more than 12,000 years. Donations support efforts to preserve the Tribal Nation's history, culture, sovereignty, and traditions, and support them in providing education, healthcare and elder services for the community.​

• Muslim Justice League, whose work centers communities heavily impacted by surveillance and policing in the US. MJL was founded on the principles that discrimination towards any group endangers the rights of all and that Muslim advocacy is an essential force for promoting justice.

• Loveland Foundation, which addresses barriers to accessing mental health services by providing financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy nationwide.

• Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness, which works to preserve cultural traditions; to assist Native American residents with basic needs and educational expenses; to dispel inaccurate information about Native Americans; and to work towards racial equality by addressing inequities across the region.

• Marsha P. Johnson Institute, which seeks to eradicate systemic, community, and physical violence, and defend the human rights of Black transgender people.

• California ChangeLawyers, which works to build a better justice system for all by supporting promising law students from backgrounds underrepresented in the legal field.

• BorderLinks, a community-based organization where people collectively learn, teach, reflect, share resources, and organize for justice in the borderlands.

• Dharamsala Animal Rescue, which works to end the human/street dog conflict by creating a humane and sustainable environment for animals with direct benefits to the people of Dharamsala, India.

Our goal is to hire at least 50% of our vendors and contractors from BIPOC, immigrant, or LGBTQ+ owned companies. We believe all contractors should be paid a fair, equitable, living wage.

We want our earrings to make you feel seen and celebrated, and to empower you to showcase your one-of-a-kind interests, personality, and style.

We strive to include, support, and celebrate customers of all genders, races, body shapes, sizes, skin tones, disabilities, and more - you are all beautiful!

At Mosstower, we work to foster opportunities to collaborate with other artists and entrepreneurs in order to re-invest in our community.