LET GOLD SHINE FOR EVERYONE
Our vision is world where gold becomes a driving force for sustainable development in the mining regions and the people there benefit from the value they create.
ABOUT US
OUR MISSION
Over 150 million people depend on gold mining – one of the dirtiest industries on the planet: dangerous work, poor pay, poisoned rivers, destroyed habitats. And yet most buyers have no idea where their gold actually comes from.
Fairever supplies the alternative:
Responsible gold with real origin and impact.
We offer jewelry makers, manufacturers and investors a choice of Best-in-Class precious metals: from certified artisanal and small-scale mining (Fairmined, Fairtrade), from traceable large-scale mining (Single Mine Origin) and from verified post-consumer recycling. Fair, transparent, honest.
We're not just a supplier, we're also educators and part of a growing movement: we reveal the people and impact behind every gram of gold – and fight for greater responsibility along the precious metals supply chain.
Let gold shine for everyone.
We Care about People
We pay small-scale mines fair prices for mined gold. In doing so, we empower them to organize, pay better wages, create safe working conditions and develop sustainably. Additional social premiums are used in equitable collaboration to create positive change in the communities of workers and their families.
We Care about the Environment
For us, fair small-scale mining also
means a responsible approach to nature and its resources. Through certification, the mines undertake to comply with environmental protection measures. These include the responsible handling of chemical substances and elaborate
renaturation projects.
We Care about Standards
We work with recognized non-profit organizations that aim to help local people, especially small-scale producers. One of them is Fairtrade. You probably already know their label from coffee or chocolate.
Another organization is the Alliance for
Responsible Mining (ARM for short)
which stands up for fair mining with its
Fairmined label.
OUR TEAM
A great concept is nothing without a great group of people.
OUR FOUNDER
Florian Harkort
During my time as a development worker in Ethiopia, I saw hundreds of people making a living by working in small-scale mining. Conditions are precarious in many places. Mercury is used to separate gold from rocks, and without necessary safety equipment, workers inhale the toxic fumes. I saw small children carrying heavy loads out of the mines. A sight I will never forget and I wondered:
How can I support the local people? Is there any gold at all that I could buy with a clear conscience?
The answer: responsible small-scale mining!
Responsible small-scale mining creates safe conditions for workers and offers opportunities for the sustainable development of local communities.
Desirée Binternagel
Besides talking about fair gold at conferences or other events, I keep in close touch with the mines we source from and bring change into the jewelry business.
Carmen Weigelt
When I am not taking care of your orders, you can probably find me preparing the next audit or checking how much premium we managed to raise already.
OUR TIMELINE
This is the beginning.
Starting out in development aid, Florian lived in Ethiopia and first came in touch with the precarious conditions in artisanal and small-scale mining. He knew something had to be done.
Florian started Fairever (in the beginning called "TRAID GOLD") with the goal to enable mining communities and to create easy access to responsible gold for jewelry makers and investors around the world.
Fairever became the first Fairtrade certified precious metals dealer in Germany.
In the same year Fairever launched the world's first Fairtrade Gold Bars on the free market.
Fairever became a "Fairmined Authorized Supplier"
Fairever is sourcing gold certified by Fairmined or Fairtrade Standards from about 15 different mining cooperatives in South America and delivers it to more than 600 jewelry makers worldwide.
Fairever becomes a member of the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals
Fairever wins the German Sustainability Award 2024
OUR COMMUNITY
People bring about change.
Until now, our community has impacted the lives of thousands already. The premiums that were paid through the sales of Fair Gold and Silver helped to build new schools and other facilities. New renaturation projects were started, infrastructures improved and solar panels installed.
Premium Raised by our Community
SHOP
Gold & Silver with an Impact.
Jewelers & goldsmiths can find a wide range of semi-finished jewelry products out of certified Fairtrade Gold & Silver as well as Fairmined Gold & Silver.
Are you looking for an ethical investment? We offer Fairtrade Gold bars.
