Pure Earth Honors Iris Van der Veken

 In her acceptance speech, Van der Veken paid tribute to Pure Earth’s work removing mercury from the gold supply chain. “Artisanal and small-scale mining is the largest source of global mercury emissions,” she said. “But it is also, at the same time, a livelihood for 50 million people and 4 to 5 million women and children.

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