Due to the very nature of the industry’s supply chain and the refining process within it, achieving traceability of the world’s existing gold stock is extremely difficult, as the content of last night’s programme made very clear. Since 2008 we have been meeting with…organisations, groups and Individuals to understand how Cookson…can deliver a commercial strategy that provides traceability on gold supply as well as an environmentally and ethical alternative. We are the UK’s leading recycler of gold by volume and have recently invested significantly in a new refining line which will be used to recycle gold under a fully audited and dedicated process…We are also supportive of Fairtrade Fairmined gold and Fairtrade Fairmined Ecological gold and are working with Fair Trade to become an authorised supplier…