May 27th 2014

The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and IMOswiss AG (IMO) are happy to announce the signing of the final contract authorizing IMOswiss AG to deliver sustainable, credible and transparent auditing and certification services to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Organisations against the Fairmined Standard.

The launch of the certification and auditing system follows the recent publication of version 2.0 of the Fairmined standard that includes some important changes to provide new opportunities for Artisanal and Small-scale miners globally and for the market. The Fairmined Standard for gold and associated precious metals was developed with ARM’s network for responsible mining and includes requirements for traceability, social development, conflict mitigation, economic development, environmental protection and labour conditions.

 

 

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