With over 25 years as a green entrepreneur, Dale Vince launched Ecotricity, the world’s first green energy company back in 1995. Today, it powers more than 200,000 homes and businesses across the UK with renewable energy from the wind and sun. He recently sold the Electric Highway, Europe’s first electric vehicle charging network. Dale also owns Devil’s Kitchen, which makes vegan school dinners, and his latest business, Skydiamond – making diamonds from the sky. His work focuses on three key areas – energy, transport and food – collectively responsible for 80% of our own carbon emissions. He is Chairman and owner of Forest Green Rovers – recognised by FIFA as the “world’s greenest football club” and became a United Nations Climate Champion in 2018. He launched his first book, Manifesto in 2020, and is Executive Producer of the Netflix Original documentary, Seaspiracy.
I love working in my industry because….
I can show people that we don’t have to give things up to live sustainably, we like to say – whether you’re talking burgers, cars, football (and we’ve done all of these) and now diamonds – we don’t have to give up the things we love, we just have to find another way to get them. Skydiamonds are modern alchemy – an evocative idea that wins hearts and minds, showing there’s nothing we can’t do in a lower carbon way – if we put our minds to it.
Sky Diamonds is best known for…
Making diamonds entirely from the sky using four ingredients: the sun, the wind, the rain and something we have too much of, atmospheric carbon.
My biggest achievement to date is…
Locking up atmospheric carbon into a beautiful diamond and starting the world’s first renewable energy company back in the 90s.
We’re inspired by…
The current jewellery trends we’re loving are… ‘
Night and day’ pieces of jewellery.
Our favourite engagement ring styles are…
Anything from our Skydiamond Timeless Collection.
My favourite place in the world to skip the crowds is…
Right now it’s canoeing down the river Avon.
The best accounts to follow on Instagram for big-day inspo is…
Apart from the Wedding Edition, the Skydiamond team love Once Wed because people can re-sell their wedding dress after they wear it.
And finally, what’s next for Sky Diamonds…
We have just launched our own first collection of timeless jewellery, our long term collaboration with Stephen Webster breaks cover in December and we have something very exciting for Valentine’s Day next year
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