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Activist Briefs and Articles:
Raise Hope for Congo: Conflict Gold
Activist Brief: Conflict Gold 101
Reports:
Report: Going for Gold - Engaging the Jewelry Industry in Responsible Gold Sourcing in Africa's Great Lakes Region
Report: From Child Miner to Jewelry Store
Report: Doing Good, while Doing Well
Report: Striking Gold - Why the Illicit Trade in Congo Matters
Report: From Child Miner to Jewelry Store - The Six Steps to Conflict Gold in Congo
Report: Grand Theft Global - Prosecuting the War Crime of Natural Resource Pillage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the News:
9 Things You Need to Know about Conflict Minerals
60 Minutes: How Gold Pays for Congo's Deadly War
Key Facts
In the United States alone, the gold jewelry industry is worth more than five billion dollars annually.
According to the UN Group of Experts on Congo, ninety eight percent of artisanally mined gold—estimated at a value of between $383 and $409 million in 2013—is smuggled out of the country annually, and much of that gold benefits armed groups, corrupt Congolese army commanders, and neighboring countries such as Uganda.
Jewelry is the largest end-use of gold, making up around 45 percent of worldwide gold demand. Jewelry retailers have the ability to increase demand for conflict-free gold from Congo and the region.
Raise Hope for Congo: Conflict Gold
Activist Brief: Conflict Gold 101
Reports:
Report: Going for Gold - Engaging the Jewelry Industry in Responsible Gold Sourcing in Africa's Great Lakes Region
Report: From Child Miner to Jewelry Store
Report: Doing Good, while Doing Well
Report: Striking Gold - Why the Illicit Trade in Congo Matters
Report: From Child Miner to Jewelry Store - The Six Steps to Conflict Gold in Congo
Report: Grand Theft Global - Prosecuting the War Crime of Natural Resource Pillage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the News:
9 Things You Need to Know about Conflict Minerals
60 Minutes: How Gold Pays for Congo's Deadly War
Key Facts
In the United States alone, the gold jewelry industry is worth more than five billion dollars annually.
According to the UN Group of Experts on Congo, ninety eight percent of artisanally mined gold—estimated at a value of between $383 and $409 million in 2013—is smuggled out of the country annually, and much of that gold benefits armed groups, corrupt Congolese army commanders, and neighboring countries such as Uganda.
Jewelry is the largest end-use of gold, making up around 45 percent of worldwide gold demand. Jewelry retailers have the ability to increase demand for conflict-free gold from Congo and the region.