{"id":13948,"date":"2022-07-05T17:40:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/swiss-refineries-collectively-pledge-not-to-use-illegal-amazonian-gold\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:19","slug":"swiss-refineries-collectively-pledge-not-to-use-illegal-amazonian-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/swiss-refineries-collectively-pledge-not-to-use-illegal-amazonian-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss refineries collectively pledge not to use illegal Amazonian gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-H1veYR-s5 tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"0px 0px 90px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='0px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-SkePxYA-i5\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-SkzPgFCWi5   \" ><style>.tatsu-SkzPgFCWi5 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 85%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner \">\n<p><strong><span class=\"swatch-white\">The Swiss refineries &#8220;condemn and reject any mining activity linked to protected areas in the Amazon without the consent [&#8230;] of the communities affected&#8221;; they also promise to take &#8220;the necessary technical and human measures to avoid taking, importing or refining illegal gold, particularly from Brazil, by tracing and identifying this gold&#8221;. They also urge Jair Bolsonaro&#8217;s Brazilian government to do more to protect indigenous populations and the environment.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap   tatsu-SyXDgF0Woc   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/fre\/les-raffineries-suisses-prennent-position-contre-l-or-ill%C3%A9gal-issu-d-amazonie\/47718878?utm_campaign=teaser-in-channel&amp;utm_content=o&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_source=swissinfoch\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Swiss Info (FR\/EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swiss Info (FR\/EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-SyXDgF0Woc .tatsu-button{background-color: #ffffff;color: rgba(0,0,0,1) ;border-width: 1px;border-color: rgba(0,0,0,1); }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HyZwxKRZo9 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-H1veYR-s5.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Raffineries-Suisse-Or-Ille\u0301gal-Amazonie-Engagement.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: top left;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 0px 0px 90px 0px;}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.36);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-H1veYR-s5 .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illegal artisanal gold mining contributes to deforestation in the Amazon, pollutes soils with mercury and encroaches on traditional indigenous lands. Switzerland, a hub of the global gold trade, seems to be the country where most of this gold is channeled or at least transits. The Swiss gold industry giants have pledged not to use it.  <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/swiss-refineries-collectively-pledge-not-to-use-illegal-amazonian-gold\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12347,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13964,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13948\/revisions\/13964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}