MORE THAN JEWELRY.
A MOVEMENT OF SELF-EXPRESSION.
Merchants of the Sun is where premium craftsmanship meets conscious creation. Built for those who wear their identity with intention.
Australian B Lab Corporation. Certified Carbon Neutral Product & Organisation. Recycled Materials.
Origins of Merchants®
Merchants of the Sun was founded to fill a gap in the men’s jewelry space; where mass-produced designs, lack of substance, and trend-driven aesthetics dominated. Founder and Designer, Matthew Banks, built the brand as a response to that noise: a pursuit of something more meaningful, refined, and enduring.
From day one, the mission has been clear. Create timeless pieces that empower self-expression, without compromising on craftsmanship or character. Every design is made to be worn, lived in, and passed on.
What began as a response to what was missing has grown into a movement—led by design, driven by intention, and supported by a global community of individuals who wear their values with pride.
Vision & Values
Our goal is simple, but ambitious: to lead a new era of men’s jewelry—one defined by aesthetic integrity, ethical craftsmanship, and cultural relevance.
We’re not interested in mass appeal. We’re here to build a legacy brand: timeless in design, relentless in quality, and grounded in purpose
As we grow, everything we do is guided by the same founding principles:
Design with intention. Create with integrity. Build something that lasts.
This is more than jewelry.
This is Merchants of the Sun.
Craftsmanship
At Merchants of the Sun, craftsmanship is everything. We don’t rush collections or follow seasonal trends. Every piece begins with a concept—sketched, sculpted, and refined by hand—then brought to life through small-batch production in our Bali atelier.
We work closely with a team of highly skilled artisans, many of whom have spent decades honing their craft. From the raw wax form to the final polish, each step is intentional. Each detail is considered.
This isn’t fast fashion. It’s slow, deliberate creation. Built to last. Made to mean something.
Leader in Australian Sustainable Jewellery
Sustainability
is at our core.
Sustainability isn’t a selling point—it’s a standard. At Merchants of the Sun, we believe that premium craftsmanship and ethical responsibility go hand in hand. From day one, we’ve been committed to building a brand that leaves a lighter footprint and a lasting impact.
We’re proud to be the first Australian men’s jewellery label to become a Certified B Corporation®—and one of the only jewellery brands in the country that’s 100% carbon neutral from product emissions to business operations. Every piece is made in small batches, using responsibly sourced materials and thoughtful packaging engineered for low impact.
Our Certifications
B Corporation® Certified – Independently verified for social and environmental performance.
100% Carbon Neutral Product & Organisation – Emissions offset through verified Climate Active projects, including the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve.
98% Recycled Materials – Our core products are crafted with recycled metals.
Low-Impact Packaging – Our signature packaging is crafted using SugarFlex®—a bio-based, biodegradable alternative to plastic.
Responsible Production – We produce in small quantities to avoid overproduction and waste.
Long-Life Design – Jewelry that’s made to be worn, repaired, and kept—not discarded.
1,177 tCO2-e Carbon Offset through the Rimba Raya Project.
1,177 tCO2-e Carbon Offset
The Rimba
Raya Project
Rimba Raya is a living example of an economically viable alternative to deforestation. Rimba Raya is located in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, and is one of the largest REDD+ peat swamp forest projects in the world, avoiding nearly 130 million tonnes of carbon emissions.
• Rimba Raya protects one of the most highly endangered ecosystems in the world.
• Rimba Raya develops livelihood programmes in surrounding villages (addressing all 17 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals) to provide education, employment and hope for the future.
• Rimba Raya provides a buffer zone between the palm oil industry and the Tanjung Puting National Park, home to one of the last remaining wild populations of orangutans on earth.
• Rimba Raya is an InfiniteEARTH Project.
B Lab Corporation® - Rated 105.7
Merchants of the Sun is proud to be a Certified B Corporation® — part of a global community of businesses using profit and purpose to create a more inclusive, sustainable future. B Corp Certification isn’t a marketing badge — it’s a legally verified commitment to meet the highest standards of social and environmental responsibility. The certification covers how we treat people, how we treat the planet, and how we run our business behind the scenes.
To become certified we went through two years of intensive assessment and third-party verification to ensure every part of our business aligned with global best practices.
We were audited across five key categories:
Workers – fair wages, wellbeing, diversity, and team engagement
Community – ethical production, giving back, and responsible partnerships
Environment – sustainable materials, carbon impact, and waste management
Customers – transparency, education, and long-term value
Governance – accountability, mission alignment, and ethical leadership
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Based on the B Impact assessment, Merchants of the Sun earned an overall score of 105.7
[The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9]
Governance — 17.8
Mission & Engagement — 4.0
Ethics & Transparency — 3.8
Mission Locked — 10
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
Workers — 27.2
Financial Security — 9.3
Health, Wellness, & Safety — 8.3
Career Development — 3.9
Engagement & Satisfaction — 5.6
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community — 30.0
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion — 2.0
Economic Impact — 6.8
Civic Engagement & Giving — 1.5
Supply Chain Management — 2.6
Supply Chain Poverty Alleviation — 14.1
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment — 26.0
Environmental Management — 4.2
Air & Climate — 7.9
Water — 2.9
Land & Life — 10.0
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
Customers — 4.5
Customer Stewardship — 4.5
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.