On April 29, 2016 The Guardian reported that “(a) Dutch social enterprise has created the first Fairtrade gold supply chain for consumer electronics.”
According to the article, “(w)orking with Max Hevelaar, the Netherlands Fairtrade Certifier equivalent to the UK’s Fairtrade Foundation, Fairphone is sourcing the precious metal from Minera Sotrami SA in Peru. As a result, Fairphone has now achieved the first-ever Fairtrade gold supply chain for consumer electronics.”
The Guardian asks: “Will other mobile phone companies follow suit?”
You may read the article on The Guardian internet site.