First-party profiles of the schemes and institutions that shape responsible gold, built from the same rated evidence base as the rest of the Hub. Filter by focus, search by name.
The GEF-funded, UNEP-led programme in 27 countries to make artisanal and small-scale gold mining safer, cleaner and more profitable, across formalisation, mercury-free technology, finance and market access. Comprehensive profile: the four knowledge areas, the country portfolio and the 1,170-item knowledge library.
Learn moreThe living standard-setting stack for Good Delivery refiners: Responsible Gold Guidance (v9 since 2021, v10 consultation opened June 2026), the Good Delivery List, Disclosure Guidance v3 and the Gold Bar Integrity programme. Two incident reviews are open.
Learn moreThe Responsible Gold Mining Principles (2019, mandatory for WGC members with annual external assurance) are being superseded by the Consolidated Mining Standard, which had not launched as of 2026-07-02 and whose adequacy is contested, both sides attributed.
Learn moreThe refiner audit programme behind the conformant gold list (94 refiners: 37 RMAP-audited plus 57 cross-recognised, plus 3 pending, as of 2026-07-02) and the first scheme recognised under the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation (October 2025).
Learn moreThe escalator sourcing model linking ASM mines to the Swiss value chain, member-led since 1 July 2025, with a USD 1.35/g premium (0.70 projects, 0.50 technical assistance, 0.15 costs). 2025 figures are per SBG, unaudited.
Learn moreThe ASM certification standard (v2.0 in force since 2014) with a USD 4,000/kg premium (+2,000 ecological). The certified-organization count is contested (5 to 11 depending on source and date) and the 3.0 revision has been dormant since 2023.
Learn moreThe open-source, OECD-aligned market-entry baseline for ASM. v2.1 (October 2024) extends scope to aggregators, traders and processors and adds CRAFT-UA upstream assurance; used or referenced by planetGOLD, LBMA’s ASM work, Swiss Better Gold and Solidaridad.
Learn moreThe state monopsony created by Act 1140 (April 2025): sole buyer, assayer, exporter and regulator of ASM gold. Export figures are per GoldBod, unaudited; independent critics contest the model. Blockchain track-and-trace is targeted for end-2026.
Learn moreThe industry’s bar-integrity infrastructure: database live on aXedras DLT since January 2025, voluntary monthly country-of-origin reporting from April 2026, mandatory in 2027. The database is industry-confidential, not a public registry.
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