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Inclusión financiera: situación actual del crédito en Colombia y del sector financiero en municipios a intervenir

PlanetGOLD Colombia 2019 Spanish

La inclusión financiera responsable es un factor determinante dentro de la iniciativa GEF-GOLD en Colombia, siendo la pequeña minería y minería artesanal, uno de los sectores más excluídos de la Banca Formal y con un alto desconocimiento por parte del Sector Financiero en general en nuestro país.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Colombia
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (244.12 KB)
Financial inclusion: current status of credit and financial affairs of municipalities in Colombia

PlanetGOLD Colombia 2019 English

Financial inclusion for sustainable investments is a key element in the GEF-GOLD initiative in Colombia. Small-scale mining and artisanal mining are foremost excluded from Formal Banking. Very little information is available within the country for granting credit criteria.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Colombia
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (229.58 KB)
Administración de Empresas Pequeñas en el Sector de la Minería de Oro Artesanal y en Pequeña Escala

Artisanal Gold Council and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2019 Spanish

Este plan de capacitación fue creado como parte del proyecto Desarrollo de materiales didácticos para promover la reducción del uso de mercurio en la minería de oro artesanal y en pequeña escala. Este plan tiene como objetivo ayudar a la capacitación de los mineros de oro artesanal y en pequeña escala, para que desarrollen habilidades empresariales fundamentales. Estos materiales didácticos están diseñados para ser de “libre acceso”, es decir, para que puedan ser usados gratuitamente por programas, organizaciones e instituciones que trabajen en el sector de minería de oro artesanal y en pequeña escala.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Indonesia

Philippines

Peru
Topics:

Income/Livelihood

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (2.61 MB)
Small Business Management in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

Artisanal Gold Council and Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2019 English

This curriculum was developed as part of the project Developing Training Materials to Promote the Reduction of Mercury Use in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining. This curriculum is intended to help teach fundamental business skills to artisanal and small-scale gold miners. These teaching and learning materials are designed to be “open source” meaning that they are made available freely for use by programs, organizations and institutions of all kinds working in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Indonesia

Philippines

Peru
Topics:

Income/Livelihood

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (9.22 MB)
Reporte de caso desde un enfoque de género

Programa Nacional para la Gestión de Sustancias Químicas Peligrosas 2019 Spanish

Parte de "Desarrollo de un producto financiero para ser utilizado en el sector de la Mineria Artesanal y de Pequena Escala de oro" del Programa Nacional para la Gestión Ambientalmente Racional y la Gestión del Ciclo de Vida de las Sustancias Químicas – proyecto
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Ecuador
Topics:

Gender

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (473.06 KB)
Case report from a gender perspective

National Program for the Management of Hazardous Chemical Substances 2019 English

Part of "Development of a financial product to be used in the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sector" developed by Ecuador's National Program for Environmentally Sound Management and Life-cycle Management of Chemicals.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Ecuador
Topics:

Gender

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (483.82 KB)
Propuesta de productos existentes que sean viables de ser fortalecidos y/o de nuevo producto financiero para el sector MAPE

Programa Nacional para la Gestión de Sustancias Químicas Peligrosas 2019 Spanish

Un informe sobre (i) Identificación de institución financiera que puede ofertar productos financieros para el sector MAPE y (ii) Propuesta de adecuación a productos financieros identificados. Parte de "Desarrollo de un producto financiero para ser utilizado en el sector de la Mineria Artesanal y de Pequena Escala de oro" del programa nacional para la gestión ambientalmente racional y la gestión del ciclo de vida de las sustancias químicas – proyecto
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Ecuador
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Legal Framework

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (631.61 KB)
Proposal of existing products that are viable to be strengthened and/or a new financial product for the ASM sector

National Program for the Management of Hazardous Chemical Substances 2019 English

Overview paper that presents (i) identification of financial institution that can offer financial products for the ASM sector, and (ii) proposal for adjustment to identified financial products. Part of "Development of a financial product to be used in the Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining Sector"
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Ecuador
Topics:

Baseline Assessments

Legal Framework

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (887.31 KB)
planetGOLD programme infographic

UNEP 2019 English

This infographic features a visual summary of the key facts and figures about ASGM. It provides answers to questions such as: Why is it hard to formalize the sector; Why is mercury used in ASGM; How does the Minamata Convention safeguard the ASGM sector? Key strategies through which the planetGOLD programme is transforming the sector are also presented.
Knowledge Areas:

Technical Solutions

Formalization

Awareness Raising

Access to Finance
Topics:

Minamata Convention/National Action Plan

Governance

Gold Consumers

Environmental Impact

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing
Download .pdf (367.39 KB)
The Hidden Cost of Jewelry: Human Rights in Supply Chains and the Responsibility of Jewlery Companies

Human Rights Watch 2018 English

In this report, Human Rights Watch scrutinizes steps taken by key actors within the jewelry industry to ensure that rights are respected in their gold and diamond supply chains. The report focuses on the policies and practices of 13 major jewelry brands, selected to include some of the industry’s largest and best-known jewelry and watch companies and to reflect different geographic markets.
Knowledge Areas:

Access to Finance
Countries:

Philippines
Topics:

Conflict Areas

Development

Gold Consumers

Human Rights/ Vulnerable Populations

Due Diligence/Responsible Gold

Microfinance/ Socially Responsible Investing

Due Diligence/ Supply Chains
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Inclusión financiera: situación actual del crédito en Colombia y del sector financiero en municipios a intervenir

Financial inclusion: current status of credit and financial affairs of municipalities in Colombia

Administración de Empresas Pequeñas en el Sector de la Minería de Oro Artesanal y en Pequeña Escala

Small Business Management in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector

Reporte de caso desde un enfoque de género

Case report from a gender perspective

Propuesta de productos existentes que sean viables de ser fortalecidos y/o de nuevo producto financiero para el sector MAPE

Proposal of existing products that are viable to be strengthened and/or a new financial product for the ASM sector

planetGOLD programme infographic

The Hidden Cost of Jewelry: Human Rights in Supply Chains and the Responsibility of Jewlery Companies