The Standard Zero for Fair Trade Gold and Associated Silver and Platinum includes a set of draft principles gleaned from the Fairtrade Labelling Organisations International (FLO) standards for small agricultural producers, but adapted to the situation of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).

The Standard Zero was produced by a technical committee co-ordinated by the Alliance for Responsible Mining, ARM, and it follows the characteristic fairtrade grouping of social, economic, labour, and environmental development standards, with specific requirements for fair traders and jewellers.