SAO PAULO — The medals were billed as the most sustainable ever produced. To match the festive spirit of South America’s first Olympics, officials from Brazil, the host country for the 2016 games in ...

Once the epicenter of the global trade in gold, illegal mining is once again surging across the Amazon. Its extraction and trade is not only fueling corruption, money laundering and criminal violence ...

Like with any other product, solution or initiative Amazon undertakes, customer obsession drives the company's sustainability strategy. "Sustainability is an important issue for our customers around ...

SAO PAULO, July 25 (Reuters) - Brazilian police allege an Italian refiner purchased gold from a trader sourcing it illegally in the Amazon rainforest region, according to police documents, and ...

The Brazilian Amazon is experiencing a new and potentially catastrophic gold rush driven by increased international demand for the precious metal. Over the past year, an estimated $1.2 billion worth ...