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The No Dirty Gold Campaign
The No Dirty Gold campaign aims to leverage consumer pressure to demand the highest human rights and environmental standards for gold mining.
We are asking consumers to demand that the gold industry change practices that endanger people and ecosystems.
Problems and Proposals
Problem: Mining damages the environment
In many countries, companies are not obligated to avoid the environmental devastation that large-scale mining can cause.
Nearly 75% of active mines and exploration sites overlap with regions of high conservation value.
Problem: Mining threatens human rights
Mining is one of the most dangerous professions, and opponents of mining are often the victims of violent suppression.
For example, in parts of Africa and the Pacific region, police and military reaction to mining opposition has included the death or disappearance of activists and union organizers.
Problem: Mining threatens communities
In many places, mining laws do not protect the rights of indigenous communities or give them a chance in decision-making regarding mining activities.
Communities around the world are demanding that new mining projects only go forward with their approval. This concept is called free, prior, and informed consent.
Proposals for the gold mining industry:
- Respect the basic human rights outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and other documents
- Comply with the eight core working condition conventions of the International Labor Organization
- Only mine in locations where affected communities have given their free, prior, and informed consent
- Don't mine in protected areas
- Do not dump mine waste into natural bodies of water
- Do not mine where acid mine drainage would result
- Fully fund mine cleanup and closure
- Allow independent review of social and environmental management practices
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