@article{2022:pieth:gold_stand,
title = {Gold Standards in the Supply Chain – A Golden Example},
year = {2022},
note = {Sourcing gold is an example of one of the most problematic mineral
supply chains. This is undoubtedly the case in artisanal mining (with
serious environmental degradation through deforestation, the use of
mercury, child labour and frequent violence). However, industrial
mining is rarely better (local communities suffer from displacement
and toxic emissions). The international community is struggling to
regulate, however most of the rules remain soft law and
self-regulation is unreliable. Furthermore, a large part of the supply
chain evades the regulation altogether, since consumers in the Middle
East, India and China rarely insist on clean sourcing.},
journal = {ZEuS Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien},
pages = {351--358},
author = {Pieth, Mark},
volume = {25},
number = {2}
}