What is dirty gold?
“Dirty” gold could be a reference to gold which is not produced in an environmentally and socially responsible way. This might include is a reference made by pressure groups, mainly NGOs (non-governmental organisations) such as Earthworks and Oxfam USA, who aim to promote improvements in the social and environmental aspects of gold mining (often referred to as “Sustainable Development”). World Gold Council member companies take the responsible production of gold, in line with the concepts of sustainable development, very seriously and there are many strict regulations and guidelines covering the mining of gold.
