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FAIRMINED STANDARD REVISION

LET´S WORK TOGETHER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SMALL-SCALE MINING SECTOR

The Fairmined Standard seeks to generate positive impact in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) communities, connecting them with fair markets.

WHAT IS THE OBJECTIVE?

The objective of the Fairmined Standard 3.0  is to continue to strengthen the organizational, economic, social, labor and environmental development of artisanal and small-scale mining organizations, and to promote responsible gold to be proud of.

Learn more about the Standard revision process here.

WHY?

Because we are committed to the transformation of the ASM sector, to improve miners’ lives, empower communities, work for their human rights and gender equality, and preserve the environment.

If you have comments or questions about the development of the Fairmined Standard 3.0, let us know at standards@responsiblemines.org 

2021 Accomplishments: 

We have been working alongside miners, experts, and actors of the gold industry throughout 2021 as part of the process to create the third version of the Fairmined Standard.

Get to know the main accomplishments of 2021 and the next steps for 2022 here:

Analysis of the thematic discussions and information collected through the application and the Sub-committees held in 2020 standard.  

Work sessions with the Experts Committee and parties interested in the discussion of proposals for Fairmined Premium management and a new incorporated supply model (Fairmined gold can be mixed with other supply sources) for brands.

Public consultation addressed to the gold industry in order to know the opinions on value and impact of Fairmined Premium proposal on mining organizations, and the value proposition for Fairmined market, showing the Sustainable Mines Program. 

Sub-committees with external experts to discuss the standard criteria on health and safety at work, environmental protection and mercury use, traceability and health conditions, and commercial criteria.

Research and construction of a user experience map to improve the Fairmined assurance system, including auditing modalities.

Work sessions with ARM team about Fairmined premium commercialization and management.

Advances in inquiries about pertinence of including a coexistence model between artisanal and small scale mining and large scale mining.

Internal analysis of Fairmined criteria as continuity of CRAFT Standard, thus creating a sustainability and progressive improvement frame.

Next steps

Check the phases of the current year here

2022

 

1

Analysis of theme discussion results from 2021, to integrate them in the new criteria of Version 3.0 of the Standard.

2

Advance in the outline of the Fairmined 3.0 standard with the advice of the Fairmined Standard Committee and the actors interested in the construction process.

3

Public Consultation: collect feedback from various actors in the supply chain on the issues related to the Fairmined standard.

4

Incorporate improvements based on discussions and consultation with actors in the gold supply chain, with the aim of facilitating the path of artisanal and small-scale mining organizations.

2023

 

1

Communication of the first stage of the consultation.

2

Pilot test: Application of the new version with the participants of the Fairmined supply chain.

3

Revision of comments by the standard committee

Timeline of activities

To offer a transparent, participative, and productive consultation we will follow the activity timeline below, which we estimate will take about a year.

1 PRE-CONSULTATION

Workshops with the participation of different actors of the supply chain: miners, governmente, expert, gold market, ARM.

2. TERMS OF REFERENCE

Creation of the general guidelines for the standard revision.

3. CREATION OF THE STANDARD COMMITTEE

Participation of different actors and experts of the gold supply chain.

4. PRE-CONSULTATION COMMENTS REVISION

Definition of priorities of the new version with the feedback received.

 

5. DRAFT WRITING

Creation of the draft including priorities and changes.

6. PUBLIC CONSULTATION

Feedback about multiple topics of the standard from different actors of the supply chain.

7. REVISION OF CONSULTATION COMMENTS

Revision by the committee and improvement of the standard according to the comments.

8. COMMUNICATION OF RESULTS

Comunication of the first stage of the consultation.

9. PILOT TEST

Application of the new version with the participants of the Fairmined supply chain.

10. PUBLIC CONSULTATION: SECOND STAGE

If necessary, there will be a second stage of the consultation

11. REVISION OF COMMENTS: SECOND STAGE

By the standard committee

12. FINAL APPROVAL

By the committee and the board of directors of the Alliance for Responsible Mining. Afterwards, the Fairmined Standard 3.0 will be launched and published.

PRE-CONSULTATION

During the last 5 years, we have carried out activities to collect feedback to create the third version of the Standard:

  • Workshops with supply chain actors and experts
  • Audits
  • Improvement plans for certified mining organizations

These are some of the activities we have carried out with the actors in the supply chain:

  • Reunión con licenciatarios y proveedores Fairmined

    Meeting with Fairmined licensees and suppliers. Vienna 2019 and Munich 2020. Meetings to reflect on the changes that the Standard must have to generate higher impact.

  • Workshops with miners in Colombia and Peru. Inputs were collected on issues related to improvements on the Fairmined requirements and certification processes.

  • Workshops with the team of the Alliance for Responsible Mining. Analysis exercise about good experiences and aspects to improve with the different audiences (miners, jewelers, refiners, allies) and the Standard.

  • Reunión con licenciatarios y proveedores Fairmined

EXPERT COMMITTEE

The Fairmined standard committee is composed of experts from the artisanal and small-scale mining sector of gold and other associated metals, as well as responsible supply chains.

The committee is in charge of reviewing and updating the standard, based on its experience and the opinions of different actors.

See more details of the responsibilities of the expert committee here.

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Ana Gabriela Factor
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Social and Environmental Impact specialist and trainer with over 20 years of experience in international environmental and development projects.

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Ana Sierra
Founder and creative director of ModaElan

Ana has been dedicated to the development of high-value markets to drive sustainable growth

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Anny Jaramillo
Member of Chede mining organization (Colombia)

Planner Director, Human Resources and Finance leader in Chede mining organization

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Boukje Theeuwes
Senior policy advisor for the NGO Solidaridad

Responsible for policy and advocacy related to the responsible gold mining and sourcing programs in Solidaridad’s regional expertise center Europe.

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César Augusto Ipenza Peralta
Minerals expert

Environmental Specialist Lawyer with knowledge of small-scale mining from the territory.

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Cesar Mosquera Leyva
Minerals expert

Independent international consultant

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Cristina Echavarría
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Cristina has 35 years of experience working with rural communities and small miners in Latin America and Africa.

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Emmanuel Yirenkyi Antwi
Director of the Ghana National Association of small-scale miners

He has over 9 years of experience with the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector in Ghana and Africa.

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Fabio de Jesus Moreno Herrera
representative of the Association of Ancestral Miners.

Artisanal and small-scale miners representative

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Felix Hruschka
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Mining engineer with expertise and experience in a wide range of development issues of the minerals sector.

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Florian Harkort
Trader and owner of Fairever

Sustainable development professional by heart and education

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Gabriela Flores
Minerals expert

Member of International Institute for Environment and Development
(IIED)

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Helene Grassin
Paulette à Bicyclette jewelry's founder

Founder of Paulette à Bicyclette, first Fairmined certified jewelry in France.

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Harbi Guerrero Morillo
Miner associated to COODMILLA mining organization

Harbi has worked with artisanal and small-scale mining for over 20 years.

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Jhonatan Jaramillo Ortiz
Minerals expert

Specialist in artisanal mining at Solidaridad NGO.

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Jose Aristarco Mosquera Mosquera
General coordinator at Consejo comunitario mayor del Alto San Juan (ASOCASAN).

He has more than 30 years of experience in participation and leadership of ethnic-organizational processes of black communities in Colombia.

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Kwaku Treveh
Gold Supply Chain Expert

Mineral Engineer with twenty years working experience along the artisanal and small scale gold mining (ASGM) supply chain.

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Luz Mery Sánchez Giraldo
Member of C.I. Anexpo S.A.S.

Industrial engineer with experience in the precious metals sector for around nine years.

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Manuel Reinoso
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Peruvian artisanal miner since 1993. At the present he is the manager of of the mining Enterprise La Victoria S.A.

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María José Murillo González
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

She has worked in the artisanal and small-scale mining sector for more than four years. She is Responsible of Supply Chains at the Alliance for Responsible Mining.

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Maria Laura Barreto
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

doctorate in Mining Engineering in the area of concentration in Mineral Economy with over 30 years of experience with the extractive industry.

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Matthew Chambers
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Matthew is an impact investor, social entrepreneur and chair of the Chambers Federation.

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Muriel Côte
Minerals expert

Lecturer at the University of Lund, teaching Development Studies.

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Patrick Schein
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Since 1992, Patrick has been active in the precious metals Industry.

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Robert Donofrio
Futura Jewelry's founder

He has spent more than 30 years helming business for creative jewelry, watch, and fashion brands.

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Sergio Rios Molina
Nicaragua Mining Chamber

He has more than 20 years of experience contributing to the mining sector in Central America and the Caribbean.

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Rosanna Tufo
Project manager for the USAID-funded Commercially-Viable Conflict-Free Gold (CVCFG) project

Levin Source

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Toby Pomeroy
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Jewelry designer, goldsmith, and jewelry wholesaler for more than 50 years

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Urica Primus
Member of the Board of Directors at the Alliance for Responsible Mining

Minerals expert and member of Guyana Women Miners Organization

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Uriel Rony Molina Zuñiga
Member of CECOMIP mining organization (Peru)

More than 4 years of experience linked to the mining sector, especially small-scale mining

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Zdenka Kerdova
Marketing Manager at Samlerhuset Group

Zdenka has been working for Samlerhuset Group for 9 years.

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Committee meetings

Consult and download the minutes of the committee meetings to create the Fairmined Standard 3.0

 

First committee meeting: Feb 11th, 2022

Documents to download

View and download all documents related to the Fairmined Standard 3.0 revision

 

PROCEDURES

Procedures for the creation and revision of ARM’s standards (ESPAÑOL / ENGLISH)
Procedures for complaints related to the development of the standards (ESPAÑOL / ENGLISH)