BETTER GOLD INITIATIVE
This was a commission project of two days in the highlands of Puno where the International Swiss Cooperation promotes and safeguards cleaner and world-standard mining small mining activities.
As a non-profit organization, the Swiss Better Gold Association is a pioneering network of industry, finance and other service providers which support the creation of responsible gold value chains from mine to market.
Founded in 2013 the Swiss Better Gold Association now groups a number of key industry players with the aim of supporting the improvement of working and living conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and establishing sustainable supply chains from these responsible ASGM producers to its members. The initiative also maintains a dialogue with producing countries' governments on the formalization of the ASGM sector and the requirements of the Swiss market.