Join the COLOMBIA QUEST ▶︎ Lear about the EXPANSION QUEST in KOGI LAND, COLOMBIA December 13-21, 2023 here ~ https://www.stephanietrager.com/journey-colombia-2023 In this episode we cover: ✨ The dirty side of gold most people don’t know about ✨ How mercury is poisoning watersheds and communities so that they can eat and we can have the gold ✨ How passion and purpose ignite action ✨ Toby’s journey as an artist and jewelry designer led him to create the Mercury Free Mining mission to end the use of mercury by artisanal gold miners ✨ The movement unfolding in the jewelry industry and the technology available to produce clean healthy gold that aligns with human rights and clean environmental standards ✨ The need to scale the technology available and a vision for making that happen ✨ When the calling calls and you can’t go back to sleep ABOUT TOBY: Toby Pomeroy, Founder, Executive Director, Mercury Free Mining A designer-goldsmith for over 50 years, Toby became passionate about responsible gold mining after encountering Earthworks’ “No Dirty Gold” campaign in 2004. Since then, Toby has been dedicated to cultivating industry-wide support for a socially and environmentally responsible gold supply chain and a purpose-driven jewelry industry. He founded Mercury Free Mining (MFM) in 2017, a nonprofit organization committed to the discovery and deployment of mercury-free processes for the health of 20 million artisanal and small-scale gold miners and the environment upon which we all depend. MFM is fostering and implementing safe, efficient, mercury-free gold mining methods, and focusing on establishing a certified mercury-free gold supply chain to match industry demand. With a mission to eradicate the use of mercury in gold mining, MFM stands for the jewelry industry’s interdependence and solidarity with artisanal and small-scale gold miners around the world. ▶︎ https://mercuryfreemining.org ▶︎ Learn more about Mercury Free Mining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7ezY_fy1Xw&t=634s Connect with Stephanie: ▶︎ Website | https://www.stephanietrager.com ▶︎ Youtube | https://www.youtube.com/channel/stephanietragercatalysttalks ▶︎ Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/stephanietrager ▶︎ Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/stephanietrager --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/catalyst-talks/message