Ecological Jewelry with Mining Social Responsibility

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Ecological Jewelry with Mining Social Responsibility
Eco-friendly jewelry businesses with responsible gold supply chains, from the mine to the market.
SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Extractives and Minerals Processing
Metals and Mining
Business Model Description

Create and market eco-friendly jewelry, revaluing Peruvian gemstones, promoting legal and sustainable ASGM mining, using certified and responsible materials, and establishing fair and equitable business relationships with suppliers and employees.

Expected Impact

Involving artisanal and small-scale miners (MAPE) in the value chain of formal businesses for responsible production with social impact.

Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
20% - 25% (in IRR)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Medium Term (5–10 years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
USD 100 million - USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
USD 500,000 - USD 1 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9) Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Gender Equality (SDG 5) No Poverty (SDG 1) Partnerships For the Goals (SDG 17)
Sector Sources
  • 1) Conservación Amazónica (2022), ILLEGAL MINING IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON - 2022 UPDATE. 2) USAID (2022), PREVENIR: Combating Environmental Crimes in the Peruvian Amazon. 3) BCR (2022), Memoria Anual 2021 4) MINEM (2021), Mining Statistical Bulletin, 12th Edition 2021. 5) INEI (2023),Environmental Statistics - No. 2 (February). 6) INEI (2022), Perú: Yearbook of Environmental Statistics. 7) MINTRA (2022), Workplace Accident Notifications, Hazardous Incidents, and Occupational Diseases - December 2022. 8) COMEX (2022), Social conflicts related to mining activity have a serious impact on the national economy. 9) MINEM (2020), Empleo Minero 2020 10) Institute of Mining Engineers (2020), GENDER EQUITY IN THE MINING INDUSTRY, A COMMITMENT OF IIMP. 11) Ojo Público (2021),Investment without development: poverty is increasing in the mining regions of the country. 12) Observatory of Mining Conflicts in Peru (2022), Second Semester 2022. "13) USAID (2022), CORRUPTION IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON. " 14) PNUD (2022), Women and the Future of Mining. 15) Andina (2022), Exportación de joyería y orfebrería peruana creció 17.6% en enero de 2022 16) Rumbo MINERO (2022), Small-scale and artisanal mining contributes to over 20% of the world's gold production. 17) BCR (2018),The Dynamics of Investment Projects in Peru. 18) PNUD (2021), Toward Financial Inclusion for Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (MAPE). 19) ADEX (2022), Reporte de tendencias - Joyería 20) INGEMMET (2022), ATLAS DE LA PEQUEÑA MINERÍA Y MINERÍA ARTESANAL EN EL PERÚ
IOA Sources
  • 21)MINEM (2023), REGISTRO INTEGRAL DE FORMALIZACIÓN MINERA - REINFO 22) COMPLUTENSE (2020), Problemas ambientales en la minería aurífera ilegal en Madre de Dios (Perú) 23) MINEM (2022), ESTADÍSTICA DE ACCIDENTES MORTALES EN EL SECTOR MINERO 24) PNUD (2022), Hombres y mujeres de oro 25) USAID (2022),GÉNERO Y MINERÍA ALUVIAL: MUJERES MINERAS EN MADRE DE DIOS 26) Actualidad Ambiental (2020), Contaminación por mercurio: un problema que va de la mano con la minería ilegal e informal 27) MINEM (2022), Política Nacional Multisectorial para la Pequeña Minería y Minería Artesanal al 2030 28) Planet Gold (2022), Entrega de tecnologías limpias para reducir el uso de mercurio en la MAPE de Perú 29) Rumbo Minero (2022), MINEM: Hay 10,692 mineros formalizados a la fecha 30) Consorcio de Universidades (2022), Policy Brief – Daños ambientales de la minería en el Perú: ¿qué hacer con ellos? 31) Instituto de Ingeniero de Minas (2021), Ingreso tributario por minería suma S/ 8,125.6 millones y ya supera 2019 y 2020 32) MINEM (2022), Boletín estadístico minero, Edición 9 - 2022 33) MINEM (2022), Nota de prensa Más del 50% del oro producido en el Perú provino de La Libertad y Cajamarca 34) UPC (2015), Tesis, Evaluación de la Factibilidad Económica-Financiera del ProyectoAurífero Minero"LasAlexas"ubicado en el distrito de RioGrande,provincia de Condesuyos, región Arequipa 35) PLANET GOLD (2020), La MAPE en tiempos del COVID-19 36) World Gold Council (2023), Gold Demand Trends Q1 2023 37) Conservación Amazónica (ACCA) / Proyecto Prevenir de USAID (2022). Estimación de la población minera informal e ilegal en el departamento de Madre de Dios, a partir del uso de imágenes satelitales submétricas. 38) MINEM (2019) Visión de la minería en el Perú al 2030