CRAFT Code v 1.0 has been developed with a focus on improving artisanal and small-scale miners’ access to formal markets and supporting their progressive improvement on environmental and social practices. After a collaborative development process that started one and...
Approximately 400 people participated in the global public consultation of CRAFT (Code of Risk-mitigation for Artisanal and small-scale mining engaging in Formal Trade). Designed to reflect and align with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance Annex II, as well as...
Authors: Louis Maréchal and Luca Maiotti For several years, the international community, civil society organizations and consumers have developed high expectations to ensure that the production and trade of raw materials, especially gold, are not linked to human...
(La nouvelle en français suit plus bas) WHAT is CRAFT and its public consultation? The Code of Risk-mitigation for ASM engaging in Formal Trade (CRAFT), previously known as the Market Entry Standard, has been under development since the year 2017. Today,...