London’s vast gold market gives the UK leverage – and responsibility – on illicit gold A coalition of 34 civil society organisations has called for urgent action on tainted gold ahead of the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit, warning that London’s central role in the global gold trade gives the UK a particular responsibility to confront
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To claim human rights due diligence, to make ethical choices and ESG investments, to avoid greenwashing amidst a climate crisis, to protect the planet and its peoples, it is time to end the trade in tainted gold.
On 25 July 2023, Barrick published its Annual Sustainability Update, which included a PowerPoint and video presentation by Barrick’s management. The presentation included several inaccuracies regarding RAID’s research and reporting on the human rights situation at Barrick’s North Mara gold mine in Tanzania. The company’s continued attacks on RAID are an unfortunate distraction from the
