Is the Swiss market ready for responsibly sourced gold from small-scale miners?

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Publish date: March 12, 2025

Smelting workstation at a small-scale gold mining site in Peru.
Smelting workstation at a small-scale gold mining site in Peru. / Author: Felipe Esparza

Is the Swiss market ready for responsibly sourced gold from small-scale miners?

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Publish date: March 12, 2025

The Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) and the Wyss Academy wanted to get to the bottom of this question. We conducted eight interviews with market actors in Switzerland to understand how they are seizing current opportunities and what challenges they face. Additionally, we examined existing due diligence requirements in the Swiss gold market and the Minamata financing mechanism.