Our Impact

Who’s behind your gold? In this category we introduce the people, cooperatives and projects behind Fairtrade, Fairmined and SMO certified gold. Plus insights into small-scale mining, development work and tangible impact.

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Children working on mine
Ethical Jewelry
Desirée Binternagel

Child Labor in my Jewelry?

In our first session of our new video-podcast “Aufpoliert” we have discussed the topics of sustainability in the jewelry industry, the problems of child labor and gender equality.

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Illegal Gold Mining
Our Impact
Desirée Binternagel

Blood Gold

The price of gold is high: Gigantic areas of tropical rainforest are being cleared, countless people are being displaced, toxic waste is being dumped into rivers and groundwater is being contaminated.

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Miners from Fairmined Eco Mine Oro Puno
Artisanal Mining
Desirée Binternagel

Fairmined Eco Certified Mine Oro Puno (Peru)

Oro Puno is located in the south of Peru in the province of Puno, about
4,700 meters above sea level. The area is characterized by cold and snowy weather with temperatures between -10 °C to + 10 °C.

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Ecological Gold Panning in Colombia

Aidalid Vergara and her colleagues belong to the Asociacion Agrominera Unida por Mindalá (AGROMIN), a women’s cooperative in Colombia. They are so-called “barequeras” and wash gold from riverbeds – a hard job.

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CECOMSAP in Peru: Fairtrade Gold
Artisanal Mining
Desirée Binternagel

CECOMSAP in Peru:

Ten mining cooperatives have joined forces under the umbrella organization. These include San Juan de Dios di Pam, Halcon de Oro, Municipal de Ananea, and the Minera Santiago de Ananea.

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