PROJECTS
Where the argument becomes work.
SINCE 2013 · DR CONGO
PeaceGold™
Gold as a means of building peace and upholding human rights.
Working with the Centre for Resolution Conflict and Peace Direct in Ituri Province, the PeaceGold programme helps ex-militia — men and women — legalise their mining, make their gold processing mercury free, and establish an export platform of their own.
These communities have overcome enormous social, political and environmental obstacles to build cooperatives that embed peacebuilding and mercury-free production. PeaceGold is now transitioning from grant funding to a social enterprise model, with shared ownership from mine to market at the heart of a circular economy.
FINE JEWELLERY
Valerio Jewellery
Grandeur for the rich needn't mean grit for the poor.
The fine jewellery brand founded by Greg Valerio — ethical jeweller and environmental activist — built on the conviction that luxury need not come at the expense of the people who supply it.
ALSO
Standards, structures, and a book.
2010 -2014
Fairtrade Gold
Co-ordinating the international gold programme for Fairtrade - advising on the standard and connecting refuners, manufacturers, assay offices and goverments across the supply chain.
2005 - 2010
Alliance for Responsible Mining
Founding board member of the NGO mineral consultancy specialising in artisanal mining communities, established alongside Coombian miners.
THE BOOK