The production of just one gold ring produces 20 tons of mine waste.

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/625335970

Toxic chemicals such as cyanide and mercury that are used in producing gold have polluted drinking water supplies, contaminated farmland, and harmed the health of workers and communities. Gold mining operations can also leave a trail of social destruction, displacing communities from their homelands against their will and destroying traditional livelihoods.

This is the real price of gold.

Jewelers may not operate heavy equipment at mine sites, but more than 80 percent of gold mined each year is used to make jewelry. Jewelry firms are thus uniquely positioned to help make real change in gold mining practices.

Some prominent jewelry firms such as Tiffany & Co. have responded to requests from concerned people like you, and have staked out a leadership position on this important issue. Others jewelry companies are lagging behind and you can help them to catch up.

When you sign this No Dirty Gold Pledge, we will show jewelers that thousands of people want gold produced in ways that do not harm communities, workers, and the environment. There are some practices that are just too dirty to accept under any circumstances -- such as dumping mine waste directly into rivers or the ocean.