JEWELRY AND LUXURY BRANDS, MINTS AND BANKS
We are your easy access to ethical gold
Palme d’Or © Chopard
become a Fairmined licensed brand
More and more consumers desire to buy ethical products, reduce their negative impacts on the environment and support social change.
How to start working with Fairmined in 4 Easy Steps?
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Contact our Fairmined Account Manager
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Read the guidelines that we will send you and meet with our account manager to answer all your questions and define your goals.
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Choose your suppliers and a sourcing model that fits your business.
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Sign the license agreement and comply with audits or self-assessments and reports.
GROWING DEMAND
Online searches for ethical jewelry have been increasing by 75% year-on-year and
“ethical gold” has seen a 73% rise in interest since January 2020.
CERTIFIED GOLD
Almost 50% of U.S. consumers between the ages of 25 and 35 would choose certified responsible gold from artisanal and small-scale mining.**
CONSUMERS SPENDING
Consumers are likely to spend more on products made with responsibly mined gold (up to 8% more) when they learn about artisanal and small-scale mining.**
*Statistics from the 2020 conscious jewelry trends report by ExJewel.com ** Artisanal and gold consumer’s study by The MVEye 2020
YOUR BENEFITS
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ADD EMOTIONAL VALUE TO YOUR PRODUCTS AND BRAND BY PASSING ON A STORY OF ORIGIN
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Licensed brands can create products, such as jewelry collections or special pieces with Fairmined certified gold, ecological gold or silver from certified small-scale mining communities.
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By using Fairmined certified gold, you make a positive impact on the planet and the local communities, you can connect your clients with the gold's responsible origin.
- As a licensed brand you have access to communications and marketing materials and professional support to help you tell the story of the gold and communicate your commitment to responsible sourcing and sustainability.
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YOU CAN CHOOSE THE SOURCING MODEL THAT BEST FITS YOUR BUSINESS STRATEGY
LABELED
Full physical traceability from mine to market. Allows hallmarking or stamping the Fairmined label on finished consumer products.
INCORPORATED
Incorporate Fairmined gold in your supply chain without separating it from non-Fairmined sources.
Allows sustainability claims on a corporate level.
certificates
For those who want to support responsible mining organizations through the payment of the Fairmined Premium without physically buying the gold. Allows sustainability claims at a corporate level.
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GENERATE POSITIVE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS PART OF YOUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
Fairmined certified mining organizations receive a fair price for their gold. Furthermore, with every gram of Fairmined gold purchased, you provide the miners with a premium that they can invest in their continuous development.
The certified mining organizations use this premium in projects to further improve their productivity, mining sites, working conditions, environmental impact and to promote community development.
Sotrami mining organization. Left: before / right: after
be part of the transformation
You also support the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM, non-profit organization that created the Fairmined Standard) through a development fee to assure that more miners can implement responsible mining practices.
FAIR GOLD PRICE
At least 95% of the international gold price
FAIRMINED PREMIUM*
USD $4 per gram of Fairmined gold
USD $6 per gram of Fairmined ecological gold (chemical free extraction)
ARM FEE
License Fee: USD $60/year
Development Fee: USD $0,70/gram*
Any doubt about costs please contact us: info@fairmined.org
*The premium and development fee is paid by the traders and refineries buying directly from the mines (First authorized buyers)
*Paid by the traders and refineries buying directly from the mines (First authorized buyers)
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MITIGATE REPUTATIONAL RISKS AND PROVIDE ASSURANCE TO YOUR CONSUMERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
When you don’t know where your gold comes from, you run a risk. With Fairmined you buy from certified mining organizations that are audited annually by independent auditing bodies. Furthermore, all the actors in the supply chain are frequently monitored to assure that they also comply with the Fairmined standard requirements.
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HAVE ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF SUPPLIERS COMMITTED TO ETHICAL SOURCING AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF SMALL-SCALE MINING
Get in touch with the Fairmined authorized suppliers that can offer you a variety of products and services with Fairmined metals ( gold, silver, ecological gold, casting grain, wire, sheet, chains, casting and plating services etc).
Ole Bjørn Fausa, Founder of the Samlerhuset Group
“We support the Alliance for Responsible Mining and Fairmined because they give the industry hope for the future. They make it possible for artisanal miners to have access to better markets and prices and to achieve an environmentally sustainable production. We are thrilled to help make this happen”.
Bob Donofrio, Futura Jewelry
“You are a changemaker, because when you understand the power of your choices everything aligns. By choosing Fairmined ecological gold for your jewelry you are also choosing the planet, small-scale miners, and yourself!”
