 The Responsible Jewellery Council, an international standards setting and certification organization for the jewelry supply chain, requires its gold mining members to have applicable sites certified in compliance to the Cyanide Code.The Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) is developing a system of best practice standards aimed at improving mining operations' social and environmental performance, with a goal of certifying mine sites in 2015.In developing its system, IRMA is building on the work of other initiatives including the Cyanide Code.