Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (FS-ASM) Bolt-on Standard (the Bolt-on Standard) is now available for use by artisanal and small-scale miners, their state, and their customers. We invite governments, civil society, downstream enterprises, and development...
“The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge: The Amazon” seeks solutions to transform artisanal and small-scale gold mining into a more environmentally responsible and socially equitable practice. In total, 121 applications from 22 countries around the world were submitted,...
The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) recently endorsed an Open Letter to the Jewelry Industry where different jewelry actors expressed their concern regarding the transparency of supply chains with metals coming from Russia which may be financing human rights...
Is the gold you’re buying helping to finance Russia’s war against Ukraine? The jewelry industry is susceptible to exploitation if the Russian government uses gold supply chains as a tool to evade sanctions and further subsidize their military aggression...
Opportunity to Bring Certified Sustainability-Rated, Climate Neutral Gold Jewelry to Market EMERYVILLE, Calif., (March 15, 2022) – SCS Global Services (SCS), a global leader in third-party environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing, and...
The Foundations for Peace in Artisanal Gold Mining in Burkina Faso project aims to shape a more responsible artisanal gold mining sector and contribute to the development of peace within mining communities. To achieve this, the project will promote economic autonomy...
