- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=From the Source: Ghana, Child Labor Taints Gold Supply Chain https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/59716?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/59716?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/59716?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=From the Source: Ghana, Child Labor Taints Gold Supply Chain&body=ESG News from Source Intelligence® https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/59716?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Production & Consumption](/CSR-News/responsible-production-consumption-0) # From the Source: Ghana, Child Labor Taints Gold Supply Chain Jun 26, 2015 5:45 PM ET Campaign: [From the Source: Supply Chain, Risk Management, and Conflict Minerals](/news/campaign/source-supply-chain-risk-management-and-conflict-minerals) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/human_rights_watch.jpg) [From the Source Newsletter](http://bit.ly/1KitW3k) ## Ghana: Child labor taints gold supply chain *Human Rights Watch.* International gold refiners who use gold from [Ghana](http://info.sourceintelligence.com/acton/ct/9578/s-03b3-1506/Bct/l-053e/l-053e:1fa/ct6_0/1?sid=yp77isU32) may be benefitting from hazardous child labor in unlicensed mines, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today on the eve of World Day Against Child Labor, June 12, 2015. ## [Read More](http://info.sourceintelligence.com/acton/ct/9578/s-03b3-1506/Bct/l-053e/l-053e:1fa/ct7_0/1?sid=yp77isU32 "Ghana: Child labor taints gold supply chain")[ ](http://info.sourceintelligence.com/acton/ct/9578/s-03b3-1506/Bct/l-053e/l-053e:1fa/ct7_1/1?sid=yp77isU32 "Ghana: Child labor taints gold supply chain")>> ## This years conflict minerals filings show some improvement, according to early review *JD Supra.* An early review of conflict minerals filings for the 2014 reporting period shows improvement in “detail, clarity and quality,” according to this article in BNA. 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[Read More](http://info.sourceintelligence.com/acton/ct/9578/s-03b3-1506/Bct/l-053e/l-053e:1fa/ct5_0/1?sid=yp77isU32 "House advances chemical safety reform bill, teeing up senate vote")[ ](http://info.sourceintelligence.com/acton/ct/9578/s-03b3-1506/Bct/l-053e/l-053e:1fa/ct5_1/1?sid=yp77isU32 "House advances chemical safety reform bill, teeing up senate vote")>> ## Sustainability reporting: from routine to strategic *Triple Pundit.* Sustainability reports, impact reports, corporate responsibility updates. Call them what you like. More and more organizations are producing them due to rising demands for transparency and accountability. 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