Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (8) Arrow Down

Show Results For

Page 1 of 8 Results
  • Article

Private and Civil Society Governors of Mercury Pollution from Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: A Network Analytic Approach

By: Kristin Sippl
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is both a subsistence livelihood for millions of people and the leading source of mercury pollution globally. The United Nation’s 2013 Minamata Convention on Mercury aims to address this challenge, but such public regulatory... View Details
Keywords: Artisanal And Small-scale Mining (ASM); Private Governance; Gold; Mercury; Mining; Governance; Networks; Pollutants; Research
Related
  • 2012
  • Article

Global Policy for Local Livelihoods: Phasing Out Mercury in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

By: Kristin Sippl and Henrik Selin
This article uses a behavioral economics lens to identify the challenges the United Nation's Minamata Convention is likely to face in addressing the problem of mercury pollution from gold mining. View Details
Keywords: Mining; Pollutants; Problems and Challenges; Policy; Global Range
Related
  • 2019
  • Working Paper

Golden Opportunity? Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

By: Kristin Sippl
While much is known about voluntary sustainability standards' contributions to certain issues in certain sectors, less is known about their contributions to the realization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This paper helps balance the... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability Standards; Gold; Certification; Eco-labeling; International Law; Extractive Industries; Fair Trade; United Nations; Sustainable Development; Environmental Sustainability; Standards; Adoption; Governance; Global Range; Luxury; Mining Industry
Related
  • January 2019
  • Supplement

The De Beers Group: Launching GemFair for Artisanal Diamonds

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Daniel Fisher
In April 2018, the De Beers Group launched a pilot project called GemFair to create a new supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra Leone. Whether this project would yield a meaningful supply of rough... View Details
Keywords: Diamonds; New Business; Strategy Development; Strategy Execution; Scope; ESG; Supply; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Value Creation; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Mining Industry; Mining Industry; Sierra Leone; United Kingdom
Related
  • 18 Sep 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018

Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and the United Nations Sustainable... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 04 Dec 2018
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 4, 2018

will likely launch competing programs and producer participation might be low but will likely skew South. This paper presents a case study of Southern responses to Northern certification of artisanal View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
  • 09 Apr 2019
  • First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 9, 2019

supply of ethically and environmentally sourced diamonds from artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) in Sierra... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman