
Is Recycled Gold Sustainable?
Recycled gold is marketed as a climate-friendly alternative. But is it really sustainable – and what does that even mean? The answer is more complex
“Recycled gold” isn’t a uniformly defined term. Here we break down the different sub-categories (investment gold, pre-consumer, post-consumer, waste), what the common marketing myths are and which claims you can actually make with a clear conscience.

Recycled gold is marketed as a climate-friendly alternative. But is it really sustainable – and what does that even mean? The answer is more complex

Investment vs. Pre-Consumer vs. Post-Consumer vs. Waste Most people think “recycled gold” is automatically a good choice. After all, we’ve all been taught that recycling

Anyone wanting to buy better gold often faces this question: use recycled gold, or newly mined gold from fair small-scale mining? Both approaches have their

Gold has always been valuable to people and has been recycled for hundreds of years.

Recycled gold sounds sustainable – but what’s really behind it? The term isn’t protected and can mean anything: from end-of-life jewellery from end users to

How Can I Promote the Credits? With Recycled Gold Credit+ Fairmined, you have a wonderful tool for authentic sustainability communication. The credits tell a story

Recycled gold with real impact – that’s the promise of our Recycled Gold Credit program. Today, we’re introducing you to Fairmined Credits in more detail.

For a long time, we at Fairever have been searching for a solution that combines genuine recycled gold with fair impact. Because one thing is
Saskia Shutt, a member of our community has recently published an article about Recycled Gold at the Source, a blog by the Ethical Metalsmiths.