ARM advocates for gradual reduction of mercury use in INC4

© Kike Arnal June 22 In a few days the fourth out of five session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to prepare a global legally binding instrument on Mercury (INC4) will be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The mitigation, reduction and...

Big achievements in Nariño, Colombia

© Harbi Guerrero June 2012 Last year, The Association for Responsible Mining and Fair Trade in Southwest Colombia (ASOMIRCOL) and The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) carried out an assessment and designed a strategic plan to formalize and Fairtrade and...

Another Peruvian mining company reaches FT&FM certification

© Nigel Wright May 2012 Congratulations to the Comunidad Aurifera Relave S.A. (AURELSA) in Peru for reaching the Fairtrade and Fairmined certification! AURELSA is located in village of Relave, in the district of Pullo, province of Parinacochas, department of...

Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold launched in the Netherlands

© Fred Ernst May 8 2012 Fairtrade and Fairmined (FT&FM) gold was launched in the Netherlands in an event hosted by Solidaridad in Amsterdam on the 7th of May 2012. From ARM, our Excecutive Director Lina Villa participated as well as Santiago Ramirez from...