As of 2025, we employ 69 people globally, representing 7 nationalities. Our teams operate from our headquarters, flagship stores in Oslo and Tokyo, remotely, or in hybrid roles - reflecting the international and cross-functional nature of Tom Wood.

We believe responsibility is a cultural cornerstone. While governed by our Board and Executive Team, our impact is driven by a cross-functional Responsibility Team. This group of department managers work towards ensuring that ethical decision-making is integrated into every part of our value chain. From the design process to supplier engagement and customer interactions, we prioritise a diversity of roles and perspectives, fostering an environment where equity is built into the very fabric of our leadership.

When reiterating our company strategy during 2025, being people centric remains our number one strategic pillar. Our defined cultural, employee and leadership values are reinforcing the importance of building inclusive structures that scale with the company - ensuring care for our people as we expand across markets and cultures.

This initiative ensures that responsibility isn’t just a policy, but a core part of our daily operations as we scale. This goes beyond training alone, focusing on embedding responsibility into everyday processes and policies across departments.

By embedding social, environmental, and governance standards directly into our onboarding and continuous learning, we empower every team member to lead with accountability. These rigorous standards are now fully integrated into our individual objectives and internal governance, from health and safety to professional development.

This responsibility is embedded in how we select and engage suppliers, assess and manage risk, and follow up through audits, site visits, documentation, and dialogue. We expect our partners to uphold the same standards and prioritise long-term relationships with suppliers who demonstrate ethical practices, transparency, and a willingness to improve. Wherever possible, we use our purchasing power to influence responsible sourcing decisions beyond our direct control.

All suppliers are required to comply with our Code of Conduct and internationally recognised standards, including the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the ILO Conventions. Both Tom Wood and all jewellery manufacturers are certified by the Responsible Jewellery Council. Our ongoing human rights due diligence covers supplier onboarding, risk assessments, monitoring, grievance mechanisms, and traceability systems.

Through close collaboration, we aim to support continuous improvement and drive meaningful change across our value chain, one sourcing decision at a time.

Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)

The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) is the leading global standard-setting organisation for sustainability in the jewellery industry with an increasingly robust framework for responsible business practices.

In 2023, we proudly achieved our RJC Code of Practices (COP) certification. Since then, the RJC has introduced stricter requirements, and throughout 2025 we have used this as an opportunity to strengthen our internal processes, governance structures, and supply chain practices in preparation for recertification in 2026.

In 2025, we also introduced lab-grown diamonds into our product portfolio. As a result, we will expand our RJC scope in 2026 to include certification against the RJC Lab-Grown Material Standard (LGMS), ensuring the same level of assurance, traceability, and due diligence for lab-grown materials as for precious metals.

All of our jewellery manufacturers are RJ COP certified, supporting consistent application of responsible business standards across our supply chain.

The Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030

We are a proud Maison member of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, the most ambitious collaborative sustainability platform in the watch and jewellery industry, initiated by Cartier and Kering and bringing together industry players across the value chain. We truly value being part of this collaborative effort and see it as a crucial part of driving transformational change.

Throughout 2025, we actively engaged in the initiative through member gatherings and CEO Leadership Forums, and contributed to the Circularity workstream by sharing insights from concrete projects related to retail development and our new packaging programme. These contributions informed a whitepaper developed in collaboration with Deloitte’s Circularity team.

In addition, Tom Wood was selected as one of the participating brands in the Nature Action Playbook proof-of-concept project, developed together with The Biodiversity Consultancy. In 2025, we also welcomed Iris Van der Veken to our Responsibility Summit in Tokyo, an important event to strengthen dialogue and collaboration in our biggest market.

UN Women’s Empowerment Principles

In addition to our sustainability commitments, Tom Wood has endorsed the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles. The Principles offer a globally recognised framework for advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace, and community.

By supporting the Principles, we aim to foster an inclusive and equitable workplace while promoting diversity and equal opportunity throughout our value chain, both internally and in collaboration with partners and suppliers.