Founded in 1987, the World Gold Council is an organisation formed and funded by the world's leading gold mining companies with the aim of stimulating and maximising the demand for, and holding of, gold by consumers, investors, industry, and the official sector.
As well as undertaking marketing initiatives to drive demand, the World Gold Council is also instrumental in working to lower regulatory barriers to the widespread ownership of gold products, helping to develop distribution systems and promoting the role of gold as a reserve asset in the official sector.
To see further details of our activities around the world please browse our Value and Jewellery pages.
Read our statement on "Sustainability and the Gold Industry" (PDF)
Read how the World Gold Council supports the principles of the ICMM (PDF)